Chatsworth station (also known as Chatsworth Transportation Center) is an intermodal passenger transport station in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Chatsworth, California, United States. It is served by Amtrak intercity rail service, Metrolink commuter rail service, Los Angeles Metro Busway bus rapid transit, and several transit bus operators.

Chatsworth
Amtrak, LA Metro and Metrolink station
Chatsworth Transportation Center station platform and building in November 2006
General information
Other names	Chatsworth Transportation Center
Location	10046 Old Depot Plaza Road Chatsworth, California United States
Coordinates	34°15′10″N 118°35′58″W
Owned by	City of Los Angeles
Line(s)	SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms (rail) 1 side platform (G Line)
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak Thruway[2] City of Santa Clarita Transit LADOT Commuter Express Los Angeles Metro Bus Simi Valley Transit
Construction
Parking	609 spaces[3]
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[4]
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed, platform with shelters
Station code	Amtrak: CWT
History
Opened	December 29, 1982 (December 29, 1982) (CalTrain) June 26, 1988 (Amtrak) October 26, 1992 (Metrolink) June 30, 2012 (June 30, 2012) (G Line)
Closed	March 1, 1983 (CalTrain) 1992 (original Amtrak station)
Rebuilt	1996
Passengers
FY 2021	17,752[5] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Simi Valley toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Van Nuys toward Los Angeles or San Diego      Coast Starlight does not stop here Preceding station Metrolink Following station Simi Valley toward East Ventura Ventura County Line Northridge toward Los Angeles Union Station Preceding station Metro Busway Following station Terminus G Line Nordhoff toward North Hollywood
Former services Preceding station CalTrain Following station Simi Valley towards Oxnard Los Angeles–Oxnard Panorama City towards Los Angeles Union Station Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Simi Valley toward San Francisco Coast Line Northridge toward Los Angeles
Location

Chatsworth station is served by eight Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (four in each direction) every day, with departures evenly spaced throughout the day. Fourteen Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (seven in each direction) serve the station each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. A single round trip operates on Saturdays. Metrolink passengers also have access to four of the Pacific Surfliner trains (two in each direction) each day through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak.[6]

It is also the northern terminus of the Metro G Line. The station is also served by Los Angeles Metro Bus and Simi Valley Transit local buses, plus Santa Clarita Transit and LADOT Commuter Express regional express bus routes.

The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) opened its first Chatsworth station in 1893; SP service ended in the 1950s. CalTrain service from 1982 to 1983, and Amtrak service beginning in 1988, used a station located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the southeast. Metrolink service began in 1992 with a station near the former SP station site; Amtrak service soon moved there. A station building was completed in 1996, and bus rapid transit service began in 2012.

History

The Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) opened a 22-mile (35 km) branch line from Burbank to Chatsworth in 1893.[7][8] The SP extended the branch westward in 1904, eventually forming the Coast Line.[7][8] The 1893-built station was a typical style: a two-story wooden depot with a longer one-story freight house. It was replaced with a similar larger station in 1910, though was left standing.[7] The original depot burned down in 1917; the newer station was demolished in 1962.[7][8]

An infill station opened in Chatsworth on the short-lived CalTrain line on December 29, 1982, only to close when service ended on March 2, 1983.[9][10] On June 26, 1988, Amtrak extended one San Diegan round trip to Santa Barbara, with the ex-CalTrain stop at Chatsworth reused as an intermediate stop.[11] The stop was located just east of DeSoto Avenue, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southeast of the former SP station site.[8]

On October 26, 1992, Metrolink Ventura County Line service began.[12] The Metrolink station – a bare platform with small shelters – was located near the original station site; Amtrak soon moved its operations to the Metrolink station.[8] The Chatsworth Transportation Center, opened in 1996, was designed to echo the appearance of the 1893-built station. The 220-foot (67 m)-long structure cost $1.7 million.[8] The station originally had only a single side platform on the east (main) track; a second platform on the west (siding) track was later added.[1]

On June 30, 2012, LA Metro opened a 4-mile (6.4 km) extension of Orange Line (now the G Line) busway, with Chatsworth as the northern terminus.[13]

Services

Station layout

Train platforms
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	← Ventura County toward East Ventura (Simi Valley) ← Pacific Surfliner toward San Luis Obispo (Simi Valley) ← Coast Starlight does not stop here
	Eastbound	→ Ventura County toward Los Angeles (Northridge) → → Pacific Surfliner toward San Diego (Van Nuys) → → Coast Starlight does not stop here →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
Plaza	Entrance/Exit, ticket vending machines, bus plaza, park and ride lot
Busway platform	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Eastbound	→  G Line toward North Hollywood (Nordhoff) →

Connections

As of June 26, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[14][15]

• Amtrak Thruway: 4
• City of Santa Clarita Transit: 791
• LADOT Commuter Express: 419
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 150, 158, 167, 244
• Simi Valley Transit: C

References

External links

Media related to Chatsworth station at Wikimedia Commons

• Chatsworth, CA – Amtrak
• Chatsworth, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Chatsworth at the Metrolink website
• TrainWeb USA RailGuide: Chatsworth, CA (CWT)