Covina | |
Style: | Metrolink (California) |
Address: | 600 North Citrus Avenue |
Borough: | Covina, California |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 34.0922°N -117.8887°W |
Owned: | City of Covina |
Line: | SCRRA San Gabriel Subdivision |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Parking: | Yes, paid |
Bicycle: | Parking station |
Accessible: | Yes |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
Mapframe: | yes |
Covina station is a Metrolink train station located at 600 North Citrus Avenue in Covina, California. It is located just east of Citrus Avenue between Front Street and Edna Place.
The station is owned by the City of Covina. It is one of the few Metrolink stations that charges for parking (on weekdays only, for parking is free on the weekends). The small lot near the platforms requires a monthly permit. The parking structure across Citrus Avenue has lower monthly rates and allows daily parking. There is a discount for Covina residents purchasing monthly parking permits.[1]
Southern Pacific built a branch to Covina which was opened to passengers on August 30, 1895.[2] The original Covina station was a boxcar,[3] but a depot was soon built between First and Second Streets.[4] The station proved valuable as a freight depot as it was in the vicinity of several fruit packers.
The new Metrolink station opened with the service on October 26, 1992.[5]