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 | |||||||||||
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 Exterior of the Newhall station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station | ||||||||||
| Location | 24300 Railroad Avenue Santa Clarita, California United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°22′44″N 118°31′37″W / 34.37889°N 118.52694°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Santa Clarita | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 324 spaces, 17 accessible spaces[2] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks, 22 lockers[3] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: NHL | ||||||||||
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| Opened | March 18, 2000[4] | ||||||||||
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| December 2012 | 334 per day  7.6% (Metrolink) | ||||||||||
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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.[4]
Newhall station is served by 30 Metrolink Antelope Valley Line trains (15 in each direction) each weekday. Weekend service consists of 24 trains (12 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday. On all days, trains are evenly spaced throughout the day.[5]
Connections
editCity of Santa Clarita Transit
editThe station serves as a major transfer station for City of Santa Clarita Transit routes:
Amtrak Thruway
editAmtrak 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.[8]
- Route 1C: Bakersfield –
Hollywood Burbank Airport – Van Nuys – UCLA – Santa Monica - Route 1: San Diego – Santa Ana – Los Angeles – Bakersfield (limited late-night service)
Antelope Valley Transit Authority
editNewhall 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.[9]
See also
edit- McBean Regional Transit Center
- Santa Clara River Trail
- Lang Southern Pacific Station, a California Historic Landmark
References
edit- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.
- ^ "Santa Clarita Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Santa Clarita Bike Lockers". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ a b De Gal, Norinne (March 17, 2000). "Valley's third Metrolink station opens Saturday". The Signal. p. 3. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Local Bus Schedule" (PDF). City of Santa Clarita Transit. August 6, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Commuter Express Bus Schedule" (PDF). City of Santa Clarita Transit. August 6, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Thruway Bus Routes". San Joaquins. San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. May 15, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "790 TRANSporter Schedule". Antelope Valley Transit Authority. Retrieved July 10, 2023.