Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station
{{Short description|Commuter rail station in Norwalk, California}}
{{About||the Los Angeles Metro Rail station|Norwalk station (Los Angeles Metro)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs
| style = Metrolink (California)
| image = Norwalk-Santa Fe Springs Station - September 2016.jpg
| image_caption = The Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station in September 2016. A BNSF freight train is on the left.
| address = 12700 Imperial Highway
| borough = Norwalk, California
| coordinates = {{coord|33.9162|-118.0602|type:railwaystation_region:US-CA|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
| owned = Cities of Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| tracks = 4
| line = BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision{{CA rail schematics|page=22}}
| connections = Norwalk Transit
Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Express
| parking = 630 spaces, 18 accessible spaces, paid{{Cite web |title=Buena Park Train Station |url=https://metrolinktrains.com/rider-info/general-info/stations/norwalksanta-fe-springs/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Metrolink |language=en}}
| accessible = Yes
| opened = {{Start date|1995|7|17}}{{Cite news |date=July 18, 1995 |title=Metrolink Station Opens |page=23 |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33556077/metrolink_station_opens/ |access-date=July 5, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metrolink (California)
|line1=91/Perris Valley|left1=L.A. Union Station|right1=Buena Park
|line2=Orange County|left2=L.A. Union Station|right2=Buena Park|line3=Orange County|left3=Commerce|note-left3=(limited service)|right3=Buena Park}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station is a Metrolink rail station in the city of Norwalk, California. It is served by Metrolink's 91/Perris Valley Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Riverside and Metrolink's Orange County Line running from Los Angeles Union Station to Oceanside. On weekdays, this station is served by 19 Orange County Line trains and nine 91/Perris Valley Line trains. On weekends, eight Orange County Line trains and four 91/Perris Valley Line trains serve this station.
Platforms and tracks
| table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray"|Bridge |style="border-top:solid 1px gray"|Bridge between platforms |
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the right |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray"|Northbound
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray"|← {{rail color box|system=Metrolink (California)|line=91/Perris Valley|inline=yes}} toward {{scax|L.A. Union Station}} (Terminus) |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rail color box|system=Amtrak|line=Southwest Chief|inline=yes}} does not stop here |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rail color box|system=Amtrak|line=Southwest Chief|inline=yes}} does not stop here → |
| Eastbound/ Southbound |{{0|→}} {{rail color box|system=Metrolink (California)|line=91/Perris Valley|inline=yes}} toward {{scax|Perris–South}} ({{scax|Buena Park}}) → |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Transit connections
Norwalk Transit operates a connector shuttle bus service Route 4 which covers the {{convert|2.8|mi|adj=mid}} gap between the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center and the Metro C Line station in Norwalk. All Norwalk Transit and LA Metro connections, including Route 4, are free with a Metrolink ticket.
Future plans
There have been persistent proposals, especially due to the original plans for the Century Freeway to connect to the 5, for a {{convert|2.8|mi|km|adj=on}} eastward extension of the Los Angeles Metro Rail's C Line from its current eastern terminus at Norwalk station to reach Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station.{{Cite news |last=Weikel |first=Dan |date=January 10, 2016 |title=Closing 2.8-mile transit gap in Norwalk could smooth regional commute |work=Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-transit-gap-20160110-story.html |access-date=January 19, 2016}}{{Cite news |last=Wattenhofer |first=Jeff |date=January 11, 2016 |title=Metro Green Line Could Finally Be Connected to Metrolink in Southeast Los Angeles |agency=Curbed LA |url=https://la.curbed.com/2016/1/11/10847814/metro-green-link-metrolink-gap-norwalk-southeast-la |access-date=March 15, 2021}} This project carries a proposed cost of $321 million for an aerial bridge, and a $360 million cost for an underground tunnel. Since an initial Environmental Impact Review (EIR) in 1993, there has been no solid progress for this proposal. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) lists funding priorities to build through year 2040 – the C Line east extension is not a funded project in the Metro's 2009 LRTP (or through either Measure R or Measure M) and is instead in the Tier 1 Strategic Unfunded Plan.{{Cite web |year=2010 |title=2009 Long Range Transportation Plan |url=http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/images/final-2009-LRTP.pdf |access-date=January 9, 2016 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) |page=31 }}
References
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External links
{{Metrolink web|NorwalkSanta-Fe-Springs|Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs}}
{{Metrolink (California)}}
{{Norwalk, California}}
{{Metrolink 91/Perris Valley Line navbox}}
{{Metrolink Orange County Line navbox}}
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Category:Metrolink stations in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Santa Fe Springs, California
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1995
Category:Proposed California High-Speed Rail stations
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