Sherman Way station

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.

Sherman Way
 
Platform view with floor mural and wallpaper
Location21384 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Coordinates34.20095°N 118.59746°W / 34.20095; -118.59746
Elevationat-grade
Owned byMetro
Line(s) G Line (Orange) 
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
Construction
Parking207 spaces
Bicycle facilities12 rack spaces
16 lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedJune 30, 2012 (June 30, 2012)
Services
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Roscoe
toward Chatsworth
 G Line (Orange) Canoga
toward North Hollywood
Location

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

Sherman Way station is located on the intersection of Canoga Avenue and Sherman Way. The station features similar station amenities as the existing Orange Line stations. Station art is added to the station.[2]

Service

Station layout
Eastbound ■ Orange Line toward Chatsworth (Roscoe)
Westbound ■ 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
  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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