91 Line

91 Line
Pedestrian bridge and tracks at the Fullerton station
Overview
Type	Commuter rail
System	Metrolink
Status	Operating
Locale	Los Angeles Metropolitan Area-Inland Empire
Termini	Los Angeles Union Station San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot
Stations	8
Operation
Owner	BNSF Railway (track)
Operator(s)	Metrolink
Character	Elevated and surface-level
Technical
Line length	61.6 miles
Track gauge	1,435mm (4ft 8½ inches)
Route map Legend      Antelope Valley &      Ventura Lines Union Station      San Bernardino Line      Riverside Line Commerce(No Stop) Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Buena Park Fullerton      Orange County Line Placentia(planned)      Inland Empire–Orange County Line West Corona North Main Corona Riverside-La Sierra      Riverside Line Riverside-Downtown      Inland Empire-Orange County Line Hunter Park(planned) Moreno Valley/March Field(planned) Downtown Perris(planned) South Perris(planned)

The 91 Line is a commuter rail line operated by Metrolink that runs from Los Angeles to Riverside in Southern California, paralleling State Route 91 between Riverside and Santa Fe Springs. Operating since May 2002, the line runs on the Southern Transcon track owned by BNSF Railway. The 91 Line has five trains each way on weekdays and none on weekends. As of April 2010, the line shares all of its stations with the Orange County Line and Inland Empire-Orange County (IEOC) Line. The planned Placentia station will be the first station only served by the 91 Line.

Stations

There are eight stations on the 91 Line:

• Union Station, Los Angeles
• Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs, Norwalk
• Buena Park, Buena Park
• Fullerton, Fullerton
• West Corona, Corona
• North Main Corona, Corona
• Riverside-La Sierra, Riverside
• Riverside-Downtown, Riverside

Anaheim, Anaheim Canyon, Commerce, Orange, and San Bernardino are listed on the 91 Line schedule,^[1] but are not shown as 91 Line stations on Metrolink maps.^[2] No actual 91 Line (700-series) trains stop at these stations.^[1] They are listed because the combination of the Orange County and IEOC Lines are listed on the 91 Line timetable.^[1] When one transfers between the two in Orange, the effect is the same as riding the 91 Line.

A new Placentia station will be built to serve the 91 Line's north Orange County passengers; this station is in final design with construction to begin in 2012 or 2013. This will be the only station on the 91 Line not shared by another Metrolink line.^[3]

Perris Valley Line extension

The Perris Valley Line is a 24-mile-long extension of the 91 Line into the Perris Valley being planned by the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC).^[4] As of February 2010, the extension is scheduled to begin service by 2013.^[5] The extension will run on the San Jacinto Branch Line, which parallels Interstate 215.^[4]

Planned stations

As of April 2010, four stations are planned for the extension:^[6]

• Hunter Park/Palmyrita area,^[7] Riverside
• March Air Reserve Base, Moreno Valley
• Downtown^[7] Perris
• South Perris

Seven stations were originally planned by RCTC—five to open along with the extension, and two to be built in the future. However, in the April 2010 CEQA-mandated^[7] draft environmental impact report, three stations were dropped: the two future stations, one on the Cajalco Expressway near its junction with Interstate 215 in Perris and one in Box Springs within Riverside, and a station near UC Riverside, which was removed due to complaints by local residents.^[6] In response to these removals, RCTC officials stated that more stations could be built in the future if necessary.^[6]

History

RCTC bought the BNSF San Jacinto Branch Line in 1993, soon after Metrolink began operating.^[8] Planning for the extension formally began in 2002. After studying the service alternatives available for the Perris Valley, RCTC selected commuter rail service in 2004. The Federal Transit Administration provided funding for the extension in 2007.^[8]

Future development

In 2005, an RCTC-commissioned study determined that extending the line to San Jacinto via an underused rail line and/or Temecula via a brand-new trackage would be feasible.^[9]

References

External links

• 91 Line Schedule
• 91 Line on Twitter
• Perris Valley Line

v t e 91 Line Stations Buena Park Fullerton Los Angeles Union Station North Main Corona Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Riverside-Downtown Riverside-La Sierra West Corona Planned stations Placentia Metrolink