Moorpark station explained

Moorpark
Style:Metrolink (California)
Address:300 High Street
Borough:Moorpark, California
Country:United States
Owned:City of Moorpark
Line:SCRRA Ventura Subdivision
Platform:1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks:2
Parking:270 spaces, 8 accessible spaces[1]
Bicycle:Racks
Accessible:Yes
Status:Unstaffed, platform with shelters
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Moorpark station is a passenger rail station in the city of Moorpark, California. Service commenced in 1983 as an infill station on the short-lived CalTrain line.[2] The station was rebuilt in 1992 to accommodate the new Metrolink Ventura County Line commuter trains. Service on that line began on October 26, 1992; Amtrak's Santa Barbara–San Diego San Diegan trains had begun stopping there the day before.[3]

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.

Moorpark served as the Ventura County Line's terminal until service was extended to Oxnard after the Northridge earthquake in 1994, and now acts as the western terminus of the Ventura County Line except during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Metrolink stores trains in a small yard a short distance west of the station.[4]

In FY2018, boarding or detraining Amtrak passengers averaged approximately 50 passengers daily.[5]

Historic Moorpark station

The original Moorpark station was constructed at 18 E. High Street by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1900. The first station was destroyed by fire in 1909 and was rebuilt in 1910. It remained in service until the late 1950s and was demolished in 1964. The former station site is now occupied by the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moorpark Train Station . June 26, 2024 . . en.
  2. News: It's Here . . February 16, 1983 . 18 January 2020 .
  3. News: Maiella. James Jr.. City Hopes for a Revival With Metrolink . Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1992. B1. Newspapers.com. July 7, 2019 .
  4. Web site: Moorpark, California (MPK) .
  5. Web site: Amtrak Service in Moorpark, California. Rail Passengers Association . 2019 . 18 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Original Moorpark Southern Pacific Depot Site . Moorpark Points of Historical Interest. Moorpark Historical Society . January 18, 2020.