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Irwindale station is an at-grade light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of Irwindale Avenue and Avenida Padilla in Irwindale, California, after which the station is named.

Irwindale
A test train in early 2016
General information
Location	16017 Avenida Padilla Irwindale, California
Coordinates	34.1290°N 117.9336°W / 34.1290; -117.9336
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Foothill Transit
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	350 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[2]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1887
Rebuilt	March 5, 2016; 6 years ago (2016-03-05)[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Duarte/City of Hope toward Atlantic L Line Azusa Downtown toward APU/Citrus College
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Duarte/City of Hope toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Azusa Downtown toward APU/Citrus College
Location

This station opened on March 5, 2016, as part of Phase 2A of the Gold Line Foothill Extension project.[3][4] This station and all the other original Gold Line and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the A Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2023.

History

The original train track through Irwindale were built by the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad. The L line uses the old right of way of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad who built the first train tracks through Irwindale in 1887. The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad was founded in 1883, by James F. Crank with the goal of bringing a rail line to San Gabriel Valley from downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad was sold on May 20, 1887 into the California Central Railway. In 1889 the rail line was consolidated into Southern California Railway Company. On January 17, 1906, the Southern California Railway was sold to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and called the Pasadena Subdivision. Amtrak-Santa Fe ran the Southwest Chief and Desert Wind over this line through Irwindale, but relocated the Desert Wind to the Fullerton Line in 1986. The Santa Fe line served the San Gabriel Valley until 1994, when the 1994 Northridge earthquake weakened the bridge in Arcadia and the track was closed until the Gold line was built. The rail line crosses the San Gabriel River on a long girder bridge, then passes through the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area (how it received its name). The rail line intersected the north end of the former SP Azusa Industrial Track at Irwindale (MP 118.2). Irwindale had a 6,165 foot rail siding that passed the Miller Brewing Company's Irwindale brewery. From there the tracks continued and crossed beneath Irwindale Avenue.[5][6][7]

Service

Station layout

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound	← L Line toward APU/Citrus College (Azusa Downtown)
Southbound	→ L Line toward Atlantic (Duarte/City of Hope) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Hours and frequency

L Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 a.m. until 12:15 a.m. daily. Monday through Friday, trains on the L Line operate every 10 minutes during peak hours, every 12 minutes during the midday hours, and every 20 minutes into the evening. During the weekends, trains operate every 12 minutes most of the day, but every 20 minutes in the early morning and evening hours.[8]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[9]

• Foothill Transit: 185

References

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