Ventura–East station
Rail station in Ventura, California, United States
Ventura–East station (formerly Montalvo station and also known as East Ventura station) is a Metrolink passenger train station in the Montalvo neighborhood of Ventura, California. Passengers board here for Metrolink's Ventura County Line going towards Los Angeles Union Station. The platform is just off the main coast route on the Santa Paula Branch Line which is owned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission. Because of its location, trains must reverse into the station from the east.
6 Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (3 in each direction) serve the station each weekday, running during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. 2 round trips operate on weekends.
The station opened for regular service on November 11, 2002; a grand opening ceremony took place on November 8. Prior to that, Metrolink trains that ran from Los Angeles to Oxnard were stored overnight at this site with no passenger boardings.
Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner remains on the Coast line towards downtown Ventura and Santa Barbara, and does not switch over to serve this station. Growth in commuters traveling towards Los Angeles is expected to favor this location over the (downtown) Ventura station used by the Pacific Surfliner.
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