Van Nuys station

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::summary Railway station in Los Angeles, California ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox station"]

Field	Value
name	Van Nuys
style	Metrolink (California)
image	File:Van Nuys station Metrolink.jpg
caption	A Metrolink train at Van Nuys station in 2024
address	7724 Van Nuys Boulevard
borough	Van Nuys, California
country	United States
coordinates
owned	State of California
line	SCRRA Ventura Subdivision
platforms	1 island platform
tracks	3 (1 bypass/yard track)
connections	{{Unbulleted list
parking	350 spaces, 14 accessible spaces
bicycle	9 racks
accessible	Yes
architect	LPA Architects
status	Staffed, station building with waiting room
code
opened	(CalTrain)
(Amtrak)
closed	(CalTrain)
rebuilt	1995, 2019
former	Panorama City (CalTrain)
mpassengers
services	{{Adjacent stations
system1	Amtrak
line1	Coast Starlight
line2	Pacific Surfliner
line3	Pacific Surfliner
system4	Metrolink (California)
line4	Ventura County
other_services_header	Former services
other_services_collapsible	yes
other_services	{{Adjacent stations
system1	CalTrain
line1	Los Angeles–Oxnard
system2	Pacific Electric
line2	San Fernando
line3	Owensmouth
system4	Southern Pacific Railroad
line4	Coast Line
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	14
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| name = Van Nuys | style = Metrolink (California) | image = File:Van Nuys station Metrolink.jpg | caption = A Metrolink train at Van Nuys station in 2024 | address = 7724 Van Nuys Boulevard | borough = Van Nuys, California | country = United States | coordinates = | owned = State of California | line = SCRRA Ventura Subdivision | platforms = 1 island platform | tracks = 3 (1 bypass/yard track) | connections = {{Unbulleted list | Amtrak Thruway: 1C | LADOT DASH: Panorama City/Van Nuys | Los Angeles Metro Bus: , , Rapid | parking = 350 spaces, 14 accessible spaces | bicycle = 9 racks | accessible = Yes | architect = LPA Architects | status = Staffed, station building with waiting room | code = | opened = (CalTrain) (Amtrak) | closed = (CalTrain) | rebuilt = 1995, 2019 | former = Panorama City (CalTrain) | mpassengers = | services = {{Adjacent stations |system1=Amtrak |line1=Coast Starlight|left1=Simi Valley|right1=Hollywood Burbank Airport|to-left1=Seattle|to-right1=Los Angeles |line2=Pacific Surfliner|left2=Chatsworth|right2=Hollywood Burbank Airport |line3=Pacific Surfliner|left3=Northridge|right3=Hollywood Burbank Airport|note-left3=(limited service) |system4=Metrolink (California) |line4=Ventura County|left4=Northridge|right4=Burbank Airport–South | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations |system1=CalTrain |line1=Los Angeles–Oxnard|left1=Chatsworth|right1=Burbank Airport |system2=Pacific Electric |line2=San Fernando|left2=Whitsert|right2=Amherst |line3=Owensmouth|left3=Whitsert|right3=Amherst |system4=Southern Pacific Railroad |line4=Coast Line|left4=Raymer|right4=Burbank}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 14

Van Nuys station is an Amtrak and Metrolink train station in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, close to the neighborhood of Panorama City. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington, and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.

The station when opened the first time in 1982 was called Panorama City and was served by the short-lived CalTrain service in 1982–83. In 1988, service was restored with the Amtrak San Diegan with the station renamed as Van Nuys, and Metrolink service began in 1992.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Van_Nuys_Train_Station_2.jpg" caption="The 1995-built station house"] ::

The diagonal railway across the San Fernando Valley was built in 1904 as a cutoff for the Southern Pacific Coast Line. At the time the main Van Nuys station was located further south on the Burbank branch, at the modern Van Nuys G Line station.

Panorama City station opened with the inauguration of CalTrain on October18, 1982. The short-lived service ended on March1, 1983. Amtrak service to Van Nuys (the former CalTrain station) began on June26, 1988, when one San Diegan round trip was extended to Santa Barbara. Metrolink began Ventura County Line service with a stop at Van Nuys on October 26, 1992. A modern glass-and-concrete Van Nuys station building, funded by Caltrans, opened on December18, 1995.

The station originally had a single side platform serving the southern track of the two-track Ventura Subdivision. Original plans called for a second side platform instead, but the island platform design had fewer impacts. The project was originally to be completed in late 2019, but was not officially finished until January 2020.

Future

Van Nuys is expected to be expanded in the coming years to provide more connectivity through the Valley and the rest of Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles Metro East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project line runs adjacent to the station and the agency is planning a stop near Keswick Street to provide an interchange between systems. A new island platform in the median of Van Nuys Boulevard is expected to open for service in 2031. That line's maintenance and storage facility is additionally planned to be located nearby.

This is the northernmost station of the further planned Sepulveda Transit Corridor.

References

References

1. {{CA rail schematics
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5. (March 13, 1983). "State PUC dumps commuter train". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
6. (1988). "Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1990 Through 1995 Fiscal Years". Caltrans – Division of Mass Transportation.
7. (2017). "History of Metrolink". Southern California Regional Rail Authority.
8. "Van Nuys, CA (VNC)". Amtrak.
9. (March 29, 2018). "Van Nuys Station Project Update". Southern California Regional Rail Authority.
10. "Van Nuys Station Project". Southern California Regional Rail Authority.
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12. (January 16, 2020). "$32 million upgrade to Van Nuys Metrolink Station touted as 'lynchpin' of future Valley transit". Los Angeles Daily News.
13. (November 27, 2023). "October 2023 status report for LA Metro's East San Fernando Valley line. Contractor's initial schedule shows line opening at end of 2031, Metro is targeting summer 2031.".
14. (5 October 2020). "Public comment begins on L.A. Metro's FEIS/R for LRT project between Van Nuys and San Fernando".
15. (5 June 2023). "May 2023 LA Metro update to FTA on ESFV project.".
16. (January 9, 2026). "Metro Board to consider advancing C Line Extension to Torrance and Sepulveda Transit Corridor at January meeting". [[Los Angeles Metro.
17. (January 14, 2026). "Metro Committee Approves Sepulveda Rail Alignment, Postpones Torrance Rail Approval". [[OpenPlans]].
18. (January 22, 2026). "L.A. Metro Board approves new underground rail line through Sepulveda Pass". [[Nexstar Media Group]].

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