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Simi Valley station is a passenger rail station in the city of Simi Valley, California. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.

Simi Valley
Simi Valley station platform in 2013
General information
Location	5050 Los Angeles Avenue Simi Valley, California United States
Coordinates	34°16′13″N 118°41′43″W
Owned by	City of Simi Valley
Line(s)	SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Amtrak Thruway: 4 Simi Valley Transit: 20 VCTC Intercity: Cross County, East County
Construction
Parking	270 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed, platform with shelters
Station code	Amtrak: SIM
History
Opened	October 18, 1982 (1982-10-18) (CalTrain) October 26, 1986 (1986-10-26) (Amtrak)
Passengers
FY 2021	16,690[2] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Oxnard toward Seattle Coast Starlight Van Nuys toward Los Angeles Moorpark (limited service) toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Chatsworth toward Los Angeles or San Diego Preceding station Metrolink Following station Moorpark toward East Ventura Ventura County Line Chatsworth toward Los Angeles Union Station
Former services Preceding station CalTrain Following station Moorpark towards Oxnard Los Angeles–Oxnard Chatsworth towards Los Angeles Union Station Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Moorpark toward San Francisco Coast Line Chatsworth toward Los Angeles
Location

Simi Valley 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.[3] Amtrak's Coast Starlight serves the station with one train daily in each direction.[4]

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Simi Valley was the 37th-busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 111 passengers daily.[5]

History

The Southern Pacific Railroad built a line between Ventura and Los Angeles, as an alternate to the Montalvo to Newhall line. The first passenger station to serve the Rancho Simi area was the Santa Susana Depot, originally located at Tapo Street and Los Angeles Avenue.[6] The depot served the community of Santa Susana which is now mostly within the city of Simi Valley. The historic Santa Susana Depot building has since been preserved and moved three miles east of its original location.

The station parking location was acquired for CalTrain by 1982. Located one mile east of the Tapo Street depot location, the station opened with the inauguration of CalTrain in 1982.[7] The first trips were on October 18, 1982.[8] The CalTrain service was discontinued by 1983.

The Amtrak Coast Starlight began stopping there on October 26, 1986.[9][10] On June 26, 1988, Amtrak extended one daily San Diegan round trip to Santa Barbara, stopping at the Simi Valley station.[11][12] Metrolink Ventura County Line service began on October 26, 1992, stopping at all former CalTrain stations (except Oxnard, which Metrolink began serving after the 1994 Northridge earthquake).[13]

A project to improve the station was announced in 2020. The plan includes a second passenger platform and pedestrian crossing along with a second track which would allow eastbound and westbound trains to be at the station at the same time.[14] The double track would extend about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the west of the station and include improvements at several intersections. As part of the Southern California Optimized Rail Expansion Program, the project will improve safety, enable more frequent service and make existing service more reliable.[15]

References

External links

Media related to Simi Valley station at Wikimedia Commons

• Simi Valley at the Metrolink website
• Simi Valley, CA – Amtrak
• Simi Valley, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Simi Valley Amtrak-Metrolink Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)

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