Pomona station, also called Pomona–Downtown station, ( ) is a

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Pomona, California Pomona is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley, between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 151,713. The main campus of California State Pol ...

, United States. Amtrak's '' Sunset Limited'' between

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and

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and ''

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'' between Los Angeles and Chicago via Texas, along with Metrolink's

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trains between Los Angeles and Riverside–Downtown station stop here. It is owned and operated by the City of Pomona. The ''Sunset Limited'' and ''Texas Eagle'' operate as a single combined train, with the eastbound train stopping at the station on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 10:40 pm, and westbound trains stopping at the station on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4am.

History

The 1940 station was designed by Donald Parkinson in the

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and

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styles. Details include stuccoed walls, an arcade and red clay tile roofs. It once served the main Southern Pacific Railroad line from Los Angeles to New Orleans, and the main

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line. Currently both lines are now

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lines.

Train service

Metrolink has served Downtown Pomona station since February 5, 2001. In fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2015, an average of 221 passengers boarded

Metrolink trains at Downtown Pomona station daily. Metrolink trains board at the south platform, across the pedestrian bridge. Approximately 300 parking spaces are available for Metrolink passengers. Originally a center platform was created for additional Metrolink service facing track 2, but was abandoned around 2006 due to declining ridership. Amtrak trains board at the North platform facing Track 3, near the station building. There are no Amtrak personnel at the station, but tickets can be picked up from the Metrolink ticket vending machines at the station so long as reservations are made in advance, either on Amtrak's web site, smartphone App, or via telephone. Amtrak serves the station following a Union Pacific-owned freight route which redirects through El Monte and Baldwin Park to connect to the Monte Vista Rail Corridor, rather than follow the route of the Riverside Line. Of the 77 California stations served by Amtrak, Pomona had the lowest passenger traffic in Fiscal Year 2015, boarding or detraining 1,812, which corresponds to an average of approximately 5 passengers daily due to extremely inconvenient travel times to and from Los Angeles. The different Pomona (North) station serves the ex Southern Pacific, Pacific Electric and Santa Fe Lines, now the

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Platforms and tracks

Connecting bus service

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uses the station as a transit center for the area, with extensive connections throughout the San Gabriel Valley. The bus depot is located near the main station building, adjacent to the North platform, across from 1st and Commercial Streets. Foothill operates a transit store and information center in the station building. Lines , , , , , , provide service to the station. The Silver Streak provides express service to Downtown

seven days a week.

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operates route 61 to the Pomona station. Foothill passes are accepted for one trip on Omnitrans, and Omni passes are accepted for one trip on Foothill at the station. The 61 also connects to

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. Both operators provide free rides for passengers holding a valid Metrolink ticket or pass.

References

External links

Pomona Amtrak-Metrolink Station – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)
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