City of Industry
Industry station from the east end of the platform looking west
General information
Location600 South Brea Canyon Road
Industry, California
Coordinates34°00′28″N 117°50′44″W / 34.0079°N 117.8456°W / 34.0079; -117.8456
Owned byCity of Industry
Line(s)UP Los Angeles Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Foothill Transit: 482, 495[2]
Construction
Structure typeGrade-level
Parking1,200 spaces[3]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 14, 1993
Passengers
20121,317[4] Decrease 3.189%
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Montebello/​Commerce
toward L.A. Union Station
 Riverside Line Pomona–Downtown
toward Riverside–Downtown
Location

Industry station is a Metrolink train station located at 600 South Brea Canyon Road in Industry, California. Metrolink's Riverside Line trains between Los Angeles Union Station and Riverside–Downtown station stop here. It is owned and operated by the City of Industry.

Industry station is served by 11 Metrolink Riverside Line trains (6 westbound and 5 eastbound) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. There is no service on weekends.[5]

In 2011, the Industry station had the highest ridership on the Riverside line, averaging 1,378 daily boardings, representing 34.5% of all boardings for the Riverside line.[6]

History

The City of Industry station opened on June 14, 1993, and built at a cost of $2.4 million as one of the original 5 stations on the line.[7] In 1994, the Riverside line had Metrolink's highest ridership per week, averaging 2,000 passengers.[8] A second platform facing North was originally constructed to serve the opposite side of the tracks but was mostly removed sometime around 2007. In 2012, 8,000 solar panels were installed to cover 940 parking spaces in an $11 million project that generates 2.2 megawatts (3,000 hp) of electricity per hour.[9] The project also included the installation of 64 electric car charging stations.[10] Most of the funding came from Proposition 1A, although the South Coast Air Quality Management District also provided a $2 million grant.[10]

The remnants of the former platform 2.
The abandoned platform 2 entrance.

References

  1. ↑ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. ↑ "Foothill Transit System" (PDF) (Map). Foothill Transit. November 14, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Industry Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Metrolink Station Boardings (Average Weekday FY12 Q3)" (PDF). Metrolink. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Riverside Line 2011 Demographics Fact Sheet" (PDF). Metrolink. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Area Commuters Now Served by New Metrolink Route". Los Angeles Times. June 17, 1993. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ "The Region : Metrolink Ridership Figures". San Gabriel Valley Digest. January 6, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  8. ↑ Velasco, J.D. (April 9, 2012). "Solar carport at Industry Metrolink station capable of powering 1,300 homes". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  9. 1 2 Kryzanowski, Tony (July–August 2012). "City of industry moves into solar future". Energy Sources magazine. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
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