Riverside – La Sierra station
Riverside – La Sierra | ||||||||||||||||
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| Metrolink commuter rail | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location |
10901 Indiana Avenue Riverside, California 92503 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°54′00″N 117°28′13″W / 33.8999°N 117.4703°WCoordinates: 33°54′00″N 117°28′13″W / 33.8999°N 117.4703°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Riverside County Transportation Commission[1][2] | |||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |
Bus service Riverside Transit Agency[3] Orange County Transportation Authority[4] Metrolink Shuttle[3] Paratransit RTA Dial-a-Ride[3] | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 1,067 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1995[5][6] | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2008) | 1,392 daily[7] | |||||||||||||||
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Riverside – La Sierra is a train station served by Metrolink commuter rail in the La Sierra South neighborhood[8] of Riverside, California, United States.[1][2] It is the second-largest station served by Metrolink, after Union Station.[9] La Sierra University is located a few miles from the station.[10]
The station is owned by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC).[1][2]
History
Riverside – La Sierra opened in 1995 along with the opening of the Inland Empire–Orange County (IEOC) Line.[5][6]
In 2002, Riverside Public Utilities began building a solar covered carport at the station.[9] The carport was completed in 2003.[9]
Current services
Rail services
Two Metrolink lines serve Riverside – La Sierra: the IEOC Line,[1][2] which runs daily,[11] and the 91 Line,[1][2] which runs Monday through Friday.[11]
Bus services
Riverside Transit Agency Route 15 stops at the station,[3] as does Orange County Transportation Authority Route 794.[4]
Platforms and tracks
| Westbound | ■ 91 Line | toward L.A. Union Station (North Main Corona) |
| ■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line | toward Oceanside (North Main Corona) | |
| ■ Southwest Chief | No stops | |
| Eastbound | ■ 91 Line | toward Riverside-Downtown (Terminus) |
| ■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line | toward San Bernardino (Riverside-Downtown) | |
| ■ Southwest Chief | No stops |
Future development
RCTC is planning to enlarge the station parking lot and build improved bus facilities at the station.[12] In 2010, Caltrans granted funds to increase parking capacity at the station.[13]
A transit-oriented development is in the planning stages.[5][6][14]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Metrolink Stations". Riverside County Transportation Commission. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Riverside-La Sierra". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- 1 2 3 4 "Transit Connections at Riverside La Sierra Station" (PDF). Metrolink. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- 1 2 "Route 794" (PDF download). Orange County Transportation Authority. 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- 1 2 3 "Approval of Release of Statement of Qualifications/Request for Proposal for the Joint Development of the Riverside-Downtown Station" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. 2006-04-12. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- 1 2 3 "Train Station Concepts (Los Angeles-Indio Corridor)". A Better Inland Empire. San Fernando, California: The Transit Coalition. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ↑ Reyes, David (2008-07-05). "Metrolink growth strains station parking capacity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
Number of daily arriving and departing passengers at busiest stations*[...]Riverside-La Sierra: 1,392
- ↑ "La Sierra South Neighborhood". Riverside, California: City of Riverside, California. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- 1 2 3 "La Sierra Metrolink Station Carport". Riverside, California: City of Riverside, California. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ↑ "Directions to the La Sierra University Library". Riverside, California: La Sierra University. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
The La Sierra-Riverside Metrolink train station is about two miles from the campus.
- 1 2 "Days of Operation". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ↑ "Amendment with Engineering Resources of Southern California for Design of the La Sierra Station Parking Lot Expansion" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. 2009-04-08. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
The proposal is to expand the station parking facility and add approximately 500 parking spaces. In addition, a new street entrance will be provided along Indiana Avenue and the facility will have dedicated bus stops and passenger loading area.
- ↑ Begley, Dug (13 May 2010). "Inland receives its share of state transit bond money". The Press-Enterprise. Riverside, California: Press-Enterprise Company. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
Other awards include $870,637 to add parking spaces at the La Sierra Metrolink station
- ↑ "Agreement with BRE Properties for Transit Oriented Development at the La Sierra Metrolink Station" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. 2007-09-12. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
The TOD [transit-oriented development] project at the La Sierra Station proposed by BRE Properties...
External links
- Metrolink – Riverside-La Sierra station
- Metrolink stations at the Riverside County Transportation Commission website