Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo
Metrolink train at Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo in 2008
General information
Location28200 Forbes Road
Laguna Niguel, California
Coordinates33°33′13″N 117°40′27″W / 33.5537°N 117.6741°W / 33.5537; -117.6741
Owned byCity of Laguna Niguel and City of Mission Viejo
Line(s)SCRRA Orange Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms, 1 bay platform
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Parking460 spaces, 9 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 19, 2002 (2002-04-19)[3]
Passengers
2009182,500[4] (Metrolink and Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Irvine
toward San Bernardino–Downtown
 Inland Empire–Orange County Line San Juan Capistrano
toward Oceanside
Irvine
toward L.A. Union Station
 Orange County Line
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Irvine
toward San Luis Obispo
 Pacific Surfliner San Juan Capistrano
toward San Diego
Location
Map

Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo is a station on the Inland Empire–Orange County Line and Orange County Line of the Metrolink commuter rail system around Southern California. Originally built to serve Metrolink, the station became a stop for Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner in 2007 but is currently not used as a limited Amtrak stop on the Pacific Surfliner route.[5][6] Total daily ridership for Metrolink and Amtrak was about 500 passengers in fiscal year 2009.[4] Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo was the 71st-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately seven passengers daily.[7] Metrolink trains terminate here[8] and if they do by noon time, one train set moves over to a nearby siding track until the rush hour.

Hours and frequency

Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo station is served by 16 Metrolink Orange County Line trains (8 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, running in each direction in the morning and evening.[9] Additionally, the station is served by 13 Metrolink Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains (7 northbound and 6 southbound) each weekday running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, heading towards Orange County in the morning and towards the Inland Empire in the evening.[9]

References

  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "Mission Viejo Shuttle" (PDF). City of Mission Viejo. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  3. ^ McKibben, Dave (April 17, 2002). "Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink Depot Set to Debut". Los Angeles Times. p. 11. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Fast Facts" (PDF). octa.net.
  5. ^ "Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo, CA (LNL) — Great American Stations". Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-10-06.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  8. ^ Park, Jeong (March 26, 2019). "$34 million project should hasten Metrolink and Amtrak trips through south Orange County". Orange County Register. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

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