Covina station
Covina | |||||||||||||||||
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 Covina station from the east end of the platform looking west | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 600 North Citrus Avenue Covina, California United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°05′32″N 117°53′19″W / 34.092231°N 117.888708°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Covina | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SCRRA San Gabriel Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes, paid | ||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Parking station[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 26, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
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Covina station is a Metrolink train station located at 600 North Citrus Avenue in Covina, California. It is located just east of Citrus Avenue between Front Street and Edna Place.
Covina station is served by 36 Metrolink San Bernardino Line trains (18 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. This station is also served by an express train that operates once in each direction on weekdays. Weekend service consists of 16 trains (8 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, evenly spaced throughout the day.[4]
The station is owned by the City of Covina. It is one of the few Metrolink stations that charges for parking (on weekdays only, for parking is free on the weekends). The small lot near the platforms requires a monthly permit. The parking structure across Citrus Avenue has lower monthly rates and allows daily parking. There is a discount for Covina residents purchasing monthly parking permits.[3]
History
[edit]Southern Pacific built a branch to Covina which was opened to passengers on August 30, 1895.[5] The original Covina station was a boxcar,[6]: 30 but a depot was soon built between First and Second Streets.[7] The station proved valuable as a freight depot as it was in the vicinity of several fruit packers.[6]: 52
The new Metrolink station opened with the service on October 26, 1992.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 19.
- ^ "Glendora Metrolink Commuter Shuttle". City of Glendora Transportation Division. May 24, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Covina Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). April 4, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Railroad Notes". Los Angeles Evening Express. September 4, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved September 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Hall, Barbara Ann (2007). Covina. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738555553.
- ^ Pflueger, Donald H. (1964). Covina: Sunflowers, Citrus, Subdivisions. p. 72. ASIN B01N048YAR.
- ^ Stein, Mark A. (October 27, 1992). "Rail Commuter Era Beings in L.A." Los Angeles Times. pp. 1, 23. Retrieved July 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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