Ventura station

Ventura, CA
Ventura station platform in front of freeway embankment
General information
Other namesVentura–Downtown/Beach
Location20 West Harbor Boulevard
Ventura, California
United States
Coordinates34°16′37″N 119°18′00″W / 34.2770°N 119.2999°W / 34.2770; -119.2999
Owned byCity of Ventura
Line(s)UP Santa Barbara Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Amtrak Thruway: 10
Bus transport Flixbus
Construction
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, platform with shelters
Station codeAmtrak: VEC
History
OpenedApril 22, 1992[2]
Passengers
FY 202362,284[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Carpinteria Pacific Surfliner Oxnard
toward San Diego
     Coast Starlight does not stop here
Future services[4][5]
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Terminus Ventura County Line Ventura–East
Carpinteria
toward Goleta
Ventura County Line Express
Proposed
Oxnard
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
La Conchita Coast Line East Ventura
Terminus Ventura – Ojai Ojai
Terminus
Location
Map

Ventura station (referred to as Ventura–Downtown/Beach station by Metrolink) is a passenger rail station in downtown Ventura, California. The station is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. Ten Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily. Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Ventura was the 33rd-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 125 passengers daily.[6] The single platform is located on the south side of the tracks with a view of the Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands. The Ventura Freeway (U.S. Route 101) is parallel with and on the north side of tracks.

Ventura station is served by ten Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (five in each direction) evenly spaced throughout the day.[7]

Metrolink’s Ventura County Line terminus is in Montalvo at the Ventura–East station since overnight storage of trains in the downtown area was impractical.[8] Special service trains may come to this station such as service to the Ventura County Fair, in season.[9] In March 2022, Metrolink announced that Ventura County Line trains will terminate at this station sometime in the future.[4]

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 15.
  2. ^ Nash, Collin (April 23, 1992). "Making Tracks to Ventura". The Los Angeles Times. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved March 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Metrolink Schedule Update". Metrolink. April 8, 2022. Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022. The Ventura - Downtown / Beach Station is located at 39 E. Harbor Blvd. in Ventura. It is along E. Harbor Boulevard between Figueroa Street and Ventura Avenue across the street from the parking lot serving the Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center. Metrolink trains currently do not serve this station, but will in the future. The codeshare Amtrak trains do serve this station.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Fowler, Carl (May 9, 2024). "Santa Barbara agency asks for agreement for launch of Metrolink service". Trains. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Blake, Catherine (October 11, 1999). "Officials Revise Plan for Ventura Metrolink Station". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "Train Web: Ventura".