CalTrain (Los Angeles)

CalTrain was a short-lived commuter rail system in the Los Angeles area which operated between 19821983. It connected downtown Los Angeles's Union Station with Oxnard in Ventura County, using the tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was the first local rail service in Los Angeles since 1961 and was a forerunner of the modern Metrolink Ventura County Line. Service ended in the face of high costs, lower-than-expected ridership, a changing political climate, and staunch opposition from the Southern Pacific.

CalTrain
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusDiscontinued
First serviceOctober 18, 1982
Last serviceMarch 1, 1983
SuccessorVentura County Line
Former operator(s)Southern Pacific Railroad
Caltrans
Amtrak
Route
TerminiUnion Station
Oxnard
Stops6
Average journey time1 hour 40 minutes
Service frequencyTwo weekday round-trips
Train number(s)101104
Line(s) usedCoast Line
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)Southern Pacific
Route map
Oxnard
Camarillo
planned
Moorpark
Simi Valley
Santa Susana Tunnel
Chatsworth
Northridge
planned
Panorama City
Burbank Airport
Burbank
planned
Glendale
Los Angeles
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