Sherman Way station

Sherman Way
Orange Line 
Platform View with floor mural and wallpaper
Location 21384 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA
Coordinates 34°12′03″N 118°35′51″W / 34.20095°N 118.59746°W / 34.20095; -118.59746
Owned by Metro
Line(s) Orange Line Orange Line 
Construction
Parking 207 spaces
Bicycle facilities 12 rack spaces
16 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status in service
History
Opened June 30, 2012 (June 30, 2012)
Services
Preceding station   Metro Busway   Following station
toward Chatsworth
Orange Line

Sherman Way, is a station on the Los Angeles Metro Orange Line located at Sherman Way in downtown Canoga Park - a community of Los Angeles in the western San Fernando Valley.

The station is currently in service on the Metro Orange Line Chatsworth Extension. The station has a parking lot with 207 spaces along with bicycle lockers.[1] It opened in June 2012.

Sherman Way Orange Line station is located on the intersection of Canoga Avenue and Sherman Way. The station features similar station amenities like the existing Orange Line Stations. Additionally, station art is added to the station.[2]

Service

Station Layout

■ Orange Line toward Chatsworth (Roscoe)
■ Orange Line toward North Hollywood (Canoga)

Metro Busway service

Orange Line service operates 24 hours a day.[3]

Bus connections

Nearby destinations

  • Downtown Canoga Park shops, antiques row
  • Madrid Theater
  • Vallarta Supermarket
  • Follow Your Heart, cafe and health food store
  • Pastries by Edie, bakery & cafe
  • Green Thumb Nursery
  • Sara J Pastries & Cakes
  • Starbucks
  • Andy's Submarine Sandwich's
  • Burger King
  • Carl's Jr.

History

The current station is on the right-of-way of an old Los Angeles Pacific Railroad line, which later became a Pacific Electric Railway line. Sherman Way is named after General Moses Sherman, due his land development and rail lines he built in the valley.[4] [5]

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ L.A.Metro: Chatsworth extension . accessed 4.9.2012
  3. ↑ "Metro Orange Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Electric Railway Heritage Association
  5. ↑ Electric Railway Heritage Association, San Fernando Valley Line
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