Riverside–La Sierra | ||||||||||||||||
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Metrolink commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 10901 Indiana Avenue Riverside, California 92503 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°54′00″N 117°28′13″W / 33.8999°N 117.4703°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Riverside County Transportation Commission [1] [2] | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision [3] | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||
Parking | 1,082 spaces [2] | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | October 2, 1995 [5] | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | 1,392 daily [6] | |||||||||||||||
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Riverside–La Sierra station is a Metrolink commuter rail train station in the La Sierra South neighborhood [7] of Riverside, California, United States. [1] [2] Due to its large parking lot, it is the second-largest station served by Metrolink in surface area, after Union Station. [8] La Sierra University is located a few miles from the station. [9]
The station is owned by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC). [1] [2]
Riverside–La Sierra opened on October 2, 1995 with the opening of the Inland Empire–Orange County (IEOC) Line. [10] [11]
In 2002, Riverside Public Utilities began building a solar covered carport at the station. [8] The carport was completed in 2003. [8]
Riverside–La Sierra station is served by 12 Metrolink 91/Perris Valley Line trains (5 westbound and 7 eastbound) 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 westbound in the morning and eastbound in the evening. [12]
Additionally, the station is served by 14 Metrolink Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains (7 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, heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening. [12]
Riverside Transit Agency Routes 15 and 200 stops at the station, [13] as does Orange County Transportation Authority Route 794. [4]
Westbound | ■ 91/Perris Valley Line | toward L.A. Union Station ( Corona–North Main) |
■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line | toward Oceanside (Corona–North Main) | |
■ Southwest Chief | No stops | |
Eastbound | ■ 91/Perris Valley Line | toward Perris–South ( Riverside–Downtown) |
■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line | toward San Bernardino–Downtown ( Riverside–Downtown) | |
■ Southwest Chief | No stops |
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. [10] [11] [14] [15] In 2010, Caltrans granted funds to increase parking capacity at the station. [16] As of 2016 [update], the parking expansion was in the public comment phase, and the TOD apartment complex was under construction. [17] [18]
Number of daily arriving and departing passengers at busiest stations*[...]Riverside-La Sierra: 1,392
The La Sierra-Riverside Metrolink train station is about two miles from the campus.
The proposal is to expand the station parking facility and add approximately 500 parking spaces. In addition, a new street entrance will be provided along Indiana Avenue and the facility will have dedicated bus stops and passenger loading area.[ dead link]
The TOD [transit-oriented development] project at the La Sierra Station proposed by BRE Properties...[ dead link]
Other awards include $870,637 to add parking spaces at the La Sierra Metrolink station