Newhall station explained

Newhall
Style:Metrolink (California)
Other Name:Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station
Address:24300 Railroad Avenue
Borough:Santa Clarita, California
Country:United States
Owned:City of Santa Clarita
Line:SCRRA Valley Subdivision
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:324 spaces, 17 accessible spaces[1]
Bicycle:Racks, 22 lockers[2]
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[3]
Pass Year:December 2012
Passengers:334 per day
Pass Percent:7.6
Pass System:Metrolink
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Newhall station is an intermodal hub in the Newhall neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California. The station is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line operating between Los Angeles Union Station and Lancaster, Amtrak Thruway buses connecting to/from San Joaquins trains in Bakersfield, and serves as a transfer point in the City of Santa Clarita Transit bus system.

Newhall was built as an infill station on the busy Antelope Valley Line and opened on March 18, 2000. The official name of the station is Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station in honor of Jan Heidt, one of the original members of the Santa Clarita city council.

Connections

City of Santa Clarita Transit

The station serves as a major transfer station for City of Santa Clarita Transit routes:

Amtrak Thruway

Amtrak Thruway buses offer connections between Newhall station and San Joaquins trains to Oakland and Sacramento through route 1C buses that travel to/from the Bakersfield station. Amtrak also allows city-to-city bus travel to Southern California destinations on Route 1C. During the overnight hours, when San Joaquins trains aren't running, route 1 buses serve Newhall station.[6]

Antelope Valley Transit Authority

Newhall serves as the connection point to the Antelope Valley Transit Authority route 790, the North County TRANSporter. The route allows Metrolink passengers on mid-day trains (that only go as far as the Santa Clarita Valley) to travel to the Palmdale station.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Santa Clarita Train Station . September 27, 2022 . . en.
  2. Web site: Santa Clarita Bike Lockers . July 2, 2024 . . en-US.
  3. News: De Gal . Norinne . March 17, 2000 . Valley's third Metrolink station opens Saturday . 3 . . July 7, 2019 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: August 6, 2022 . Local Bus Schedule . July 10, 2023 . City of Santa Clarita Transit.
  5. Web site: August 6, 2022 . Commuter Express Bus Schedule . July 10, 2023 . City of Santa Clarita Transit.
  6. Web site: May 15, 2022 . Thruway Bus Routes . July 10, 2023 . . San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority . en-US.
  7. Web site: 790 TRANSporter Schedule . July 10, 2023 . Antelope Valley Transit Authority.