Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station is a station on the Inland Empire–Orange County Line and Orange County Line of the Metrolink commuter rail system around Southern California.
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 Metrolink train at Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo in 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 28200 Forbes Road Laguna Niguel, California | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°33′13″N 117°40′27″W / 33.5537°N 117.6741°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Laguna Niguel and Orange County Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SCRRA Orange Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms, 1 bay platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 460 spaces, 9 accessible spaces[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 19, 2002[5] | ||||||||||||||
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Some Metrolink trains terminate here and the station has an additional siding track with a side platform east of the mainline tracks to store these trains.[6]
Hours and frequency
editLaguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station is served by 16 Metrolink Orange County Line trains (8 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, running in each direction in the morning and evening.[7] Additionally, the station is served by 13 Metrolink Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains (7 northbound and 6 southbound) each weekday running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening.[7]
References
edit- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 25.
- ^ "System Map" (PDF) (Map). OC Bus. February 11, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Mission Viejo Shuttle" (PDF). City of Mission Viejo. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ "Laguna Niguel / Mission Viejo Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ McKibben, Dave (April 17, 2002). "Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink Depot Set to Debut". Los Angeles Times. p. 11. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Park, Jeong (March 26, 2019). "$34 million project should hasten Metrolink and Amtrak trips through south Orange County". Orange County Register. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
External links
edit- Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo – Metrolink
- Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo – USA RailGuide (TrainWeb)
- Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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