Moorpark station

Moorpark
A Metrolink train arriving at Moorpark station, 2010
General information
Location300 High Street
Moorpark, California
United States
Coordinates34°17′07″N 118°52′37″W / 34.28528°N 118.87694°W / 34.28528; -118.87694
Owned byCity of Moorpark
Line(s)SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking270 spaces, 8 accessible spaces[2]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, platform with shelters
Station codeAmtrak: MPK
History
Opened
  • 1983; 41 years ago (1983) (CalTrain)
  • October 25, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-10-25) (Amtrak)
Passengers
FY 202323,091[3] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Camarillo
toward San Luis Obispo
 Pacific Surfliner Simi Valley
toward San Diego
     Coast Starlight does not stop here
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Camarillo
toward Ventura–East
 Ventura County Line Simi Valley
toward L.A. Union Station
Former services
Preceding station CalTrain Following station
Oxnard
Terminus
 Los Angeles–Oxnard Simi Valley
towards Los Angeles
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Camarillo
toward San Francisco
 Coast Line Santa Susana
toward Los Angeles
Proposed services[4]
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Camarillo
toward Goleta
 Ventura County Line Express
Proposed
 Terminus
L.A. Union Station
Southbound only
Terminus
Location
Map

Moorpark station is a passenger rail station in the city of Moorpark, California. Service commenced in 1983 as an infill station on the short-lived CalTrain line.[5] The station was rebuilt in 1992 to accommodate the new Metrolink Ventura County Line commuter trains. Service on that line began on October 26, 1992; Amtrak's Santa Barbara–San Diego San Diegan trains had begun stopping there the day before.[6]

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.

Moorpark station is served by ten Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (five in each direction) every day, with departures evenly spaced throughout the day.[7] Sixteen Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (eight in each direction) serve the station each weekday, running during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. On weekends, four Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (two in each direction) serve the station. Metrolink passengers also have access to all Pacific Surfliner trains through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak.[8]

Moorpark served as the Ventura County Line's terminal until service was extended to Oxnard after the Northridge earthquake in 1994, and now acts as the western terminus of the Ventura County Line except during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Metrolink stores trains in a small yard a short distance west of the station.[9]

In FY2018, boarding or detraining Amtrak passengers averaged approximately 50 passengers daily.[10]

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 16.
  2. ^ "Moorpark Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Fowler, Carl (9 May 2024). "Santa Barbara agency asks for agreement for launch of Metrolink service". Trains. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ "It's Here". Oxnard Press-Courier. February 16, 1983. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. ^ Maiella, James Jr. (October 25, 1992). "City Hopes for a Revival With Metrolink". Los Angeles Times. p. B1. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Moorpark, California (MPK)".
  9. ^ "Amtrak Service in Moorpark, California" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.