Riverside Line

Riverside Line
View from the tracks at the Pomona station
Overview
LocaleGreater Los Angeles Area and Inland Empire
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMetrolink
Operator(s)Metrolink
Daily ridership1,237 (June 2023)[1]
History
OpenedJune 1993[2]
Technical
Line length59.1 miles (95.1 km)[citation needed]
CharacterElevated and surface-level
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed41 miles per hour (66 km/h) (average)[3]
Route map
Map Riverside Line highlighted in purple
L.A. Union Station
Montebello/​Commerce
Industry
Pomona–Downtown
Ontario–East
Jurupa Valley/Pedley
Riverside–Downtown
Other service sharing track
Multiple services sharing track
Stations with Amtrak service

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

Metrolink's Riverside Line is a commuter rail line running from L.A. Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to Riverside along the Union Pacific Railroad. It runs weekday peak commuter hours only, with very little midday and reverse commute service.[4] In 2011, the average weekday ridership was 5,161 passengers.[5]

  1. ^ "Quarterly Fact Sheet Q4 2022-2023" (PDF). Metrolink. June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Curtiss, Aaron (October 27, 1993). "Rail System Ends 1st Year on Upswing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "Metrolink Fact Sheet for June 2012" (PDF). Metrolink. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). June 6, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Riverside Line 2011 Demographics Fact Sheet" (PDF). Metrolink. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.