Newhall station

Newhall
Exterior of the Newhall station
General information
Other namesJan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station
Location24300 Railroad Avenue
Santa Clarita, California
United States
Coordinates34°22′44″N 118°31′37″W / 34.37889°N 118.52694°W / 34.37889; -118.52694
Owned byCity of Santa Clarita
Line(s)SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking324 spaces, 17 accessible spaces[2]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, 22 lockers[3]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: NHL
History
OpenedMarch 18, 2000 (2000-03-18)[4]
Passengers
December 2012334 per day Increase 7.6% (Metrolink)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Santa Clarita
toward Lancaster
 Antelope Valley Line Sylmar/San Fernando
toward L.A. Union Station
Location
Map

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 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]

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.
  2. ^ "Santa Clarita Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Santa Clarita Bike Lockers". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.