Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station explained

Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs
Style:Metrolink (California)
Address:12700 Imperial Highway
Borough:Norwalk, California
Coordinates:33.9162°N -118.0602°W
Owned:Cities of Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:4
Line:BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision
Connections:Norwalk Transit
Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Express
Parking:630 spaces, 18 accessible spaces, paid[1]
Bicycle:Racks, lockers
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[2]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station is a Metrolink rail station in the city of Norwalk, California. It is served by Metrolink's 91/Perris Valley Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Riverside and Metrolink's Orange County Line running from Los Angeles Union Station to Oceanside. On weekdays, this station is served by 19 Orange County Line trains and nine 91/Perris Valley Line trains. On weekends, eight Orange County Line trains and four 91/Perris Valley Line trains serve this station.

Platforms and tracks

BridgeBridge between platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound← toward (Terminus)
← toward (Terminus)
← toward ((limited))
does not stop here
does not stop here
does not stop here
does not stop here
Eastbound/
Southbound
toward
toward (Buena Park)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Transit connections

Norwalk Transit operates a connector shuttle bus service Route 4 which covers the 2.8miles gap between the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center and the Metro C Line station in Norwalk. All Norwalk Transit and LA Metro connections, including Route 4, are free with a Metrolink ticket.

Future plans

There have been persistent proposals, especially due to the original plans for the Century Freeway to connect to the 5, for a 2.8miles eastward extension of the Los Angeles Metro Rail’s C Line from its current eastern terminus at Norwalk station to reach Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs station.[3] [4] This project carries a proposed cost of $321 million for an aerial bridge, and a $360 million cost for an underground tunnel. Since an initial Environmental Impact Review (EIR) in 1993, there has been no solid progress for this proposal. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) lists funding priorities to build through year 2040 – the C Line east extension is not a funded project in the Metro's 2009 LRTP (or through either Measure R or Measure M) and is instead in the Tier 1 Strategic Unfunded Plan.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buena Park Train Station . June 26, 2024 . . en.
  2. News: July 18, 1995 . Metrolink Station Opens . 23 . . July 5, 2019 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Weikel . Dan . January 10, 2016 . Closing 2.8-mile transit gap in Norwalk could smooth regional commute . . January 19, 2016.
  4. News: Wattenhofer . Jeff . January 11, 2016 . Metro Green Line Could Finally Be Connected to Metrolink in Southeast Los Angeles . Curbed LA . March 15, 2021.
  5. Web site: 2010 . 2009 Long Range Transportation Plan . January 9, 2016 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) . 31 .