Newhall station

Newhall
Newhall
	Exterior of the Newhall station
General information
Other names	Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station
Location	24300 Railroad Avenue; Santa Clarita, California; United States
Coordinates	34°22′44″N 118°31′37″W / 34.37889°N 118.52694°W
Owned by	City of Santa Clarita
Line(s)	SCRRA Valley Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak Thruway: 1C, 1; Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 790; City of Santa Clarita Transit: 4, 5, 6, 12, 14, 757, 796, 797, 799;
Construction
Parking	324 spaces, 17 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks, 22 lockers
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: NHL
History
Opened	March 18, 2000
Passengers
December 2012	334 per day 7.6% (Metrolink)
Services
Location
Location

Newhall station is an intermodal hub in the Newhall neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California. The station is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line operating between Los Angeles Union Station and Lancaster, Amtrak Thruway buses connecting to/from San Joaquins trains in Bakersfield, and serves as a transfer point in the City of Santa Clarita Transit bus system.

Newhall was built as an infill station on the busy Antelope Valley Line and opened on March 18, 2000. The official name of the station is Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station in honor of Jan Heidt, one of the original members of the Santa Clarita city council.^[4]

Newhall station is served by 30 Metrolink Antelope Valley Line trains (15 in each direction) each weekday. Weekend service consists of 24 trains (12 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday. On all days, trains are evenly spaced throughout the day.^[5]

Connections

City of Santa Clarita Transit

The station serves as a major transfer station for City of Santa Clarita Transit routes:

Local: 4, 5, 6, 12, 14^[6]
Commuter Express: 757, 796, 797, 799^[7]

Amtrak Thruway

Amtrak Thruway buses offer connections between Newhall station and San Joaquins trains to Oakland and Sacramento through route 1C buses that travel to/from the Bakersfield station. Amtrak also allows city-to-city bus travel to Southern California destinations on Route 1C. During the overnight hours, when San Joaquins trains aren't running, route 1 buses serve Newhall station.^[8]

Route 1C: Bakersfield – Hollywood Burbank Airport – Van Nuys – UCLA – Santa Monica
Route 1: San Diego – Santa Ana – Los Angeles – Bakersfield (limited late-night service)

Antelope Valley Transit Authority

Newhall serves as the connection point to the Antelope Valley Transit Authority route 790, the North County TRANSporter. The route allows Metrolink passengers on mid-day trains (that only go as far as the Santa Clarita Valley) to travel to the Palmdale station.^[9]

References

^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.
^ "Santa Clarita Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
^ "Santa Clarita Bike Lockers". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b De Gal, Norinne (March 17, 2000). "Valley's third Metrolink station opens Saturday". The Signal. p. 3. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Local Bus Schedule" (PDF). City of Santa Clarita Transit. August 6, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
^ "Commuter Express Bus Schedule" (PDF). City of Santa Clarita Transit. August 6, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
^ "Thruway Bus Routes". San Joaquins. San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. May 15, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
^ "790 TRANSporter Schedule". Antelope Valley Transit Authority. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

External links

Newhall station – Metrolink

[schematics-1] SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.

[Metrolink_Station_Page-2] "Santa Clarita Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved September 27, 2022.

[3] "Santa Clarita Bike Lockers". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

[De_Gal_2000-4] De Gal, Norinne (March 17, 2000). "Valley's third Metrolink station opens Saturday". The Signal. p. 3. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[Metrolink_Timetable-5] "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[6] "Local Bus Schedule" (PDF). City of Santa Clarita Transit. August 6, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

[7] "Commuter Express Bus Schedule" (PDF). City of Santa Clarita Transit. August 6, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

[San_Joaquins-8] "Thruway Bus Routes". San Joaquins. San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. May 15, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

[9] "790 TRANSporter Schedule". Antelope Valley Transit Authority. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

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v t e Metrolink
Lines	Antelope Valley Line Inland Empire–Orange County Line Orange County Line Riverside Line San Bernardino Line Ventura County Line 91/Perris Valley Line Arrow
Connecting rail	Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Coaster Metro Rail Sprinter OC Streetcar (2025) Brightline West (2028) California High-Speed Rail (2033)
Governing agencies	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Orange County Transportation Authority Riverside County Transportation Commission San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Ventura County Transportation Commission
Ex officio agencies	San Diego Association of Governments Southern California Association of Governments State of California
Other information	List of stations Metrolink rolling stock Transportation in Los Angeles Transportation in the Inland Empire Coast Line Surf Line

v t e Metrolink Antelope Valley Line
Stations	Lancaster Palmdale Vincent Grade/Acton Vista Canyon Via Princessa Santa Clarita Newhall Sylmar/San Fernando Sun Valley Burbank Airport–North Downtown Burbank Glendale L.A. Union Station
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

v t e Santa Clarita Valley
City	Santa Clarita
Neighborhoods	Agua Dulce Canyon Country Sand Canyon Castaic Newhall Saugus Stevenson Ranch Valencia unincorporated residential villages Val Verde
Public schools	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Castaic Union School District Newhall School District Saugus Union School District Sulphur Springs School District William S. Hart Union High School District Academy of the Canyons Canyon HS Castaic HS Golden Valley HS Hart HS Saugus HS Valencia HS West Ranch HS Foothill League
Private schools	Santa Clarita Christian School Trinity Classical Academy
Colleges and universities	California Institute of the Arts College of the Canyons The Master's University
Points of interest	Beale's Cut Castaic Junction Castaic Lake Central Park Gibbon Conservation Center Golden Oak Ranch Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Mentryville Newhall Pass Pitchess Detention Center Placerita Canyon State Park Pioneer Oil Refinery Santa Clarita Woodlands Park Saugus Speedway Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia Country Club Valencia Town Center Vasquez Rocks William S. Hart Ranch and Museum
Services	Los Angeles County Fire Department Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Media	KHTS (AM) The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Transportation	City of Santa Clarita Transit McBean Regional Transit Center Metrolink: Antelope Valley Line Stations: Newhall Santa Clarita Via Princessa Vista Canyon Lang Southern Pacific Station (historic)
History	St. Francis Dam disaster United Airlines Trip 34 Newhall incident 1971 San Fernando earthquake Twilight Zone accident 1994 Northridge earthquake 2001 Stevenson Ranch shootout Sand Fire Rye Fire Tick Fire 2019 Saugus High School shooting
Companies	condomman.com Honda Performance Development Mechanix Wear Newhall Land and Farming Company Princess Cruises Precision Dynamics Corporation Remo WayForward