El Monte station (Metrolink) explained

El Monte
Style:Metrolink (California)
Address:10925 Railroad Street
Borough:El Monte, California
Country:United States
Coordinates:34.0768°N -118.0356°W
Owned:City of El Monte
Line:SCRRA San Gabriel Subdivision
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:4
Connections:See Connections section
Parking:238 spaces, 11 accessible spaces[1]
Bicycle:Racks, lockers
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[2]
Mapframe:yes

El Monte station is a train station on Metrolink's San Bernardino Line in El Monte, California. It is at 10925 Railroad Street between Santa Anita and Tyler Avenues north of Valley Boulevard. It has 238 parking spaces. The station is owned by the City of El Monte.[3]

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has plans to relocate the station to be closer to the J Line station. Currently, the stations are approximately three-fourths of a mile apart from each other.[4]

Connections

The station is located directly across Railroad Street from the El Monte Trolley Station, the hub for the city's El Monte Transit system. Each of the agencies five color-coded routes (Blue, Green, Orange, Red, Yellow) stop at the Trolley Station every day of the week.[5] In addition, the city also operates two commuter shuttles to the Civic Center and Flair Park on weekdays.[6]

In addition, other regional bus operators stop near the station. Foothill Transit route and Los Angeles Metro Bus route stop on Santa Anita Ave to the west of the station, while Los Angeles Metro Bus route stops on Tyler Avenue to the east of the station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Monte Train Station . June 13, 2023 . . en.
  2. News: Stein. Mark A.. Rail Commuter Era Beings in L.A. . Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1992. 1; 23. Newspapers.com. July 6, 2019 .
  3. Web site: El Monte Train Station . 2022-09-29 . . en.
  4. Web site: El Monte Station Relocation Feasibility Study . . June 24, 2023.
  5. Web site: Trolleys . September 29, 2022 . El Monte Transit.
  6. Web site: Shuttles . September 29, 2022 . El Monte Transit.