Riverside–La Sierra station

Riverside–La Sierra
Metrolink (Southern California)
Metrolink commuter rail
Location 10901 Indiana Avenue
Riverside, California 92503
Coordinates 33°54′00″N 117°28′13″W / 33.8999°N 117.4703°W / 33.8999; -117.4703Coordinates: 33°54′00″N 117°28′13″W / 33.8999°N 117.4703°W / 33.8999; -117.4703
Owned by Riverside County Transportation Commission[1][2]
Line(s)
  91/Perris Valley Line
  Inland Empire–Orange County Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Parking 1,082 spaces[2]
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened 1995[4][5]
Traffic
Passengers (2008) 1,392 daily[6]
Services
Preceding station   Metrolink   Following station
91/Perris Valley Line
Inland Empire–Orange County Line
toward Oceanside
Location
Location of Riverside – La Sierra station on a map of the Los Angeles area
Riverside–La Sierra
Location just outside of Los Angeles

Riverside–La Sierra is a train station served by Metrolink commuter rail in the La Sierra South neighborhood[7] of Riverside, California, United States.[1][2] Due to its large parking area, it is the second-largest station served by Metrolink, 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]

History

Riverside–La Sierra opened in 1995 along with the opening of the Inland Empire–Orange County (IEOC) Line.[4][5]

In 2002, Riverside Public Utilities began building a solar covered carport at the station.[8] The carport was completed in 2003.[8]

Current services

Rail services

Two Metrolink lines serve Riverside–La Sierra: the IEOC Line and the 91 Line.[1][2][10]

Bus services

Riverside Transit Agency Route 15 stops at the station,[11] as does Orange County Transportation Authority Route 794.[3]

Platforms and tracks

Westbound ■ 91 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 Line toward Perris–South (Riverside–Downtown)
■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line toward San Bernardino–Downtown (Riverside–Downtown)
■ Southwest Chief No stops

Future development

An apartment development under construction at the station in August 2016

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.[12][4][5][13] In 2010, Caltrans granted funds to increase parking capacity at the station.[14] As of 2016, the parking expansion was in the public comment phase, and the TOD apartment complex was under construction.[15][16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Metrolink Stations". Riverside County Transportation Commission. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  2. 1 2 "Route 794" (PDF). Orange County Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  3. 1 2 3 "Approval of Release of Statement of Qualifications/Request for Proposal for the Joint Development of the Riverside-Downtown Station" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. 2006-04-12. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  4. 1 2 3 "Train Station Concepts (Los Angeles-Indio Corridor)". A Better Inland Empire. San Fernando, California: The Transit Coalition. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  5. ↑ Reyes, David (2008-07-05). "Metrolink growth strains station parking capacity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-02-06. Number of daily arriving and departing passengers at busiest stations*[...]Riverside-La Sierra: 1,392
  6. ↑ "La Sierra South Neighborhood". Riverside, California: City of Riverside, California. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  7. 1 2 3 "La Sierra Metrolink Station Carport". Riverside, California: City of Riverside, California. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  8. ↑ "Directions to the La Sierra University Library". Riverside, California: La Sierra University. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-27. The La Sierra-Riverside Metrolink train station is about two miles from the campus.
  9. ↑ "Days of Operation". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  10. ↑ "15: Downtown Riverside - Merced & Magnolia" (PDF). Riverside Transit Agency. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  11. ↑ "Amendment with Engineering Resources of Southern California for Design of the La Sierra Station Parking Lot Expansion" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. 2009-04-08. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-02-06. 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.
  12. ↑ "Agreement with BRE Properties for Transit Oriented Development at the La Sierra Metrolink Station" (PDF). Riverside County Transportation Commission. 2007-09-12. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2010-02-06. The TOD [transit-oriented development] project at the La Sierra Station proposed by BRE Properties...
  13. ↑ Begley, Dug (13 May 2010). "Inland receives its share of state transit bond money". The Press-Enterprise. Riverside, California: Press-Enterprise Company. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 2010-05-17. Other awards include $870,637 to add parking spaces at the La Sierra Metrolink station
  14. ↑ Gruszecki, Debra (2015-03-25). "CORONA: Builder opens luxury apartment community". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  15. ↑ fIEtser (2016-08-24). "More Parking, Apartments Headed for Riverside's La Sierra Metrolink Station". iNLand fIEts. Retrieved 2017-05-25.

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