Riverside–La Sierra station explained

Riverside–La Sierra
Style:Metrolink (California)
Type:Metrolink commuter rail station
Address:10901 Indiana Avenue
Riverside, California 92503
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Tracks:2
Parking:1,082 spaces
Opened:October 2, 1995
Passengers:1,392 daily
Pass Year:2008
Line:BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision
Platform:2 side platforms
Accessible:yes

Riverside–La Sierra station is a Metrolink commuter rail train station in the La Sierra South neighborhood of Riverside, California, United States. Due to its large parking lot, it is the second-largest station served by Metrolink in surface area, after Union Station. La Sierra University is located a few miles from the station.

The station is owned by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC).

History

Riverside–La Sierra opened on October 2, 1995 with the opening of the Inland Empire–Orange County (IEOC) Line.

In 2002, Riverside Public Utilities began building a solar covered carport at the station. The carport was completed in 2003.

Current services

Bus services

Riverside Transit Agency Routes 15 and 200 stops at the station,[1] as does Orange County Transportation Authority Route 794.

Future development

RCTC developed plans in the 2000s to build a transit-oriented development (TOD) at the station, enlarge the parking lot, and build improved bus facilities. In 2010, Caltrans granted funds to increase parking capacity at the station., the parking expansion was in the public comment phase, and the TOD apartment complex was under construction.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15: Downtown Riverside - Merced & Magnolia. Riverside Transit Agency. 25 May 2017.
  2. News: CORONA: Builder opens luxury apartment community. Gruszecki. Debra. 25 March 2015. The Press-Enterprise. 25 May 2017.
  3. Web site: More Parking, Apartments Headed for Riverside’s La Sierra Metrolink Station. fIEtser. 24 August 2016. iNLand fIEts. 25 May 2017.