Van Nuys station
{{Short description|Railway station in Los Angeles, California}}
{{For|the G Line BRT station|Van Nuys station (Los Angeles Metro)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Van Nuys
| style = Metrolink (California)
| image = File:Van Nuys station Metrolink.jpg
| caption = A Metrolink train at Van Nuys station in 2024
| address = 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard
| borough = Van Nuys, California
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|34|12|41|N|118|26|54|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| owned = State of California
| line = SCRRA Ventura Subdivision{{CA rail schematics|page=16}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks = 3 (1 bypass/yard track)
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| {{bus icon}} Amtrak Thruway: 1C
| {{bus icon}} LADOT DASH: Panorama City/Van Nuys
| {{bus icon}} Los Angeles Metro Bus: {{LA Metro route|169}}, {{LA Metro route|233}}, Rapid {{LA Metro route|761}}
}}
| parking = 350 spaces, 14 accessible spaces{{Cite web |title=Van Nuys Train Station |url=https://metrolinktrains.com/rider-info/general-info/stations/van-nuys/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=Metrolink |language=en}}
| bicycle = 9 racks
| accessible = Yes
| architect = LPA Architects
| status = Staffed, station building with waiting room
| code = {{Amtrak code|VNC}}
| opened = {{Start date|1982|10|18}} (CalTrain)
{{Start date|1988|06|26}} (Amtrak)
| closed = {{end date|1983|03|01}} (CalTrain)
| rebuilt = 1995, 2019
| former = Panorama City (CalTrain)
| mpassengers = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak only|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Van Nuys}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations
|system1=Amtrak
|line1=Coast Starlight|left1=Simi Valley|right1=Hollywood Burbank Airport|to-left1=Seattle|to-right1=Los Angeles
|line2=Pacific Surfliner|left2=Chatsworth|right2=Hollywood Burbank Airport
|line3=Pacific Surfliner|left3=Northridge|right3=Hollywood Burbank Airport|note-left3=(limited service)
|system4=Metrolink (California)
|line4=Ventura County|left4=Northridge|right4=Burbank Airport–South
}}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations
|system1=CalTrain
|line1=Los Angeles–Oxnard|left1=Chatsworth|right1=Burbank Airport
|system2=Pacific Electric
|line2=San Fernando|left2=Whitsert|right2=Amherst
|line3=Owensmouth|left3=Whitsert|right3=Amherst
|system4=Southern Pacific Railroad
|line4=Coast Line|left4=Raymer|right4=Burbank}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
Van Nuys station is an Amtrak and Metrolink train station in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, close to the neighborhood of Panorama City. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington, and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.
{{LA Metrolink hours and frequency|PS/CS/VC South}}
The station when opened the first time in 1982 was called Panorama City and was served by the short-lived CalTrain service in 1982–83. In 1988, service was restored with the Amtrak San Diegan with the station renamed as Van Nuys, and Metrolink service began in 1992.
History
File:Van Nuys Train Station 2.jpg
The diagonal railway across the San Fernando Valley was built in 1904 as a cutoff for the Southern Pacific Coast Line.{{cite news |url=http://slorrm.com/images/coast_line_hist.pdf |title=Coast Line History |date=June 1984 |work=The Ferroequinologist |access-date=23 May 2018}} At the time the main Van Nuys station was located further south on the Burbank branch, at the modern Van Nuys G Line station.
Panorama City station opened with the inauguration of CalTrain on October{{nbsp}}18, 1982.{{cite news|title=IT'S HERE. The start of the line.|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u1BLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cSMNAAAAIBAJ&dq=glendale+amtrak&pg=5545,5506758&hl=en|access-date=17 April 2017|work=The Press-Courier|date=25 October 1982}} The short-lived service ended on March{{nbsp}}1, 1983.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33537602/state_puc_dumps_commuter_train/ |title=State PUC dumps commuter train |date=March 13, 1983 |newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} Amtrak service to Van Nuys (the former CalTrain station) began on June{{nbsp}}26, 1988, when one San Diegan round trip was extended to Santa Barbara.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucw6AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA60 |title=Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1990 Through 1995 Fiscal Years |year=1988 |publisher=California Department of Transportation – Division of Mass Transportation |via=Google Books |page=60}} Metrolink began Ventura County Line service with a stop at Van Nuys on October 26, 1992.{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinktrains.com/about/agency/history-of-metrolink/ |title=History of Metrolink |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority |year=2017}} A modern glass-and-concrete Van Nuys station building, funded by Caltrans, opened on December{{nbsp}}18, 1995.{{cite web |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/van-nuys-ca-vnc/ |title=Van Nuys, CA (VNC) |work=Great American Stations |publisher=Amtrak}}
The station originally had a single side platform serving the southern track of the two-track Ventura Subdivision. A third track to the north is part of the Union Pacific Railroad Gemco Yard. In January 2018, Metrolink began construction of an island platform — which serves both main tracks — and a pedestrian underpass.{{cite web |url=https://metrolinkmatters.com/2018/03/29/van-nuys-station-project-update/ |title=Van Nuys Station Project Update |work=Metrolink Matters |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority |date=March 29, 2018}} Original plans called for a second side platform instead, but the island platform design had fewer impacts.{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinktrains.com/globalassets/station-detail-pages/2017-_van-nuys-presentation--final.pdf |title=Van Nuys Station Project |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority}} The project was originally to be completed in late 2019,{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinktrains.com/rider-info/general-info/stations/van-nuys/ |title=Van Nuys Station |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority}} but was not officially finished until January 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2020/01/16/32-million-upgrade-to-van-nuys-metrolink-station-touted-as-lynchpin-of-future-valley-transit/|title=$32 million upgrade to Van Nuys Metrolink Station touted as 'lynchpin' of future Valley transit|date=January 16, 2020|work=Los Angeles Daily News}}
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= Future =
{{See also|East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project|Sepulveda Transit Corridor}}
Van Nuys is expected to be expanded in the coming years to provide more connectivity through the Valley and the rest of Los Angeles County.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project line runs adjacent to the station and the agency is planning a stop near Keswick Street to provide an interchange between systems. A new island platform in the median of Van Nuys Boulevard is expected to open for service in 2031.{{Cite tweet |user=numble |number=1729197872242217344 |title=October 2023 status report for LA Metro's East San Fernando Valley line. Contractor's initial schedule shows line opening at end of 2031, Metro is targeting summer 2031. |url=https://twitter.com/numble/status/1729197872242217344 |date=November 27, 2023 |access-date=November 28, 2023}}{{cite magazine |title=Public comment begins on L.A. Metro's FEIS/R for LRT project between Van Nuys and San Fernando |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/press-release/21157066/los-angeles-county-metropolitan-transportation-authority-metro-public-comment-begins-on-la-metros-feisr-for-lrt-project-between-van-nuys-and-san-fernando |access-date=19 October 2020 |magazine=Mass Transit |date=5 October 2020}}{{cite news |title=May 2023 LA Metro update to FTA on ESFV project.|url=https://twitter.com/numble/status/1665799018964828163 |access-date=5 June 2023 |date=5 June 2023}} That line's maintenance and storage facility is additionally planned to be located nearby.
This is the northernmost station of the further planned Sepulveda Transit Corridor. {{As of|2020}} new subway or aerial platforms are planned to be built at Van Nuys for the service.
References
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External links
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{{Amtrak web|VNC|Van Nuys, CA}}
{{Metrolink web|van-nuys|Van Nuys}}
- [http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/vannuys.htm Van Nuys, CA – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)]
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