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Moorpark
A Metrolink train arriving at Moorpark station, 2010
General information
Location	300 High Street Moorpark, California United States
Coordinates	34°17′07″N 118°52′37″W / 34.28528°N 118.87694°W / 34.28528; -118.87694
Owned by	City of Moorpark
Line(s)	SCRRA Ventura Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Moorpark City Transit: 1, 2 VCTC Intercity: Cross County, East County
Construction
Parking	270 spaces, 8 accessible spaces
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Unstaffed, platform with shelters
Station code	Amtrak: MPK
History
Opened	1983; 41 years ago (1983) (CalTrain) October 25, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-10-25) (Amtrak)
Passengers
FY 2023	23,091 (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Camarillotoward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Simi Valleytoward San Diego      Coast Starlight does not stop here Preceding station Metrolink Following station Camarillotoward Ventura–East Ventura County Line Simi Valleytoward L.A. Union Station
Former services Preceding station CalTrain Following station OxnardTerminus Los Angeles–Oxnard Simi Valleytowards Los Angeles Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Camarillotoward San Francisco Coast Line Santa Susanatoward Los Angeles
Proposed services Preceding station Metrolink Following station Camarillotoward Goleta Ventura County Line ExpressProposed Terminus L.A. Union StationSouthbound onlyTerminus
Location

Moorpark station is a passenger rail station in the city of Moorpark, California. Service commenced in 1983 as an infill station on the short-lived CalTrain line. The station was rebuilt in 1992 to accommodate the new Metrolink Ventura County Line commuter trains. Service on that line began on October 26, 1992; Amtrak's Santa Barbara–San Diego San Diegan trains had begun stopping there the day before.

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.

Moorpark station is served by ten Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (five in each direction) every day, with departures evenly spaced throughout the day. Sixteen Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (eight in each direction) serve the station each weekday, running during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. On weekends, four Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (two in each direction) serve the station. Metrolink passengers also have access to all Pacific Surfliner trains through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak.

Moorpark served as the Ventura County Line's terminal until service was extended to Oxnard after the Northridge earthquake in 1994, and now acts as the western terminus of the Ventura County Line except during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Metrolink stores trains in a small yard a short distance west of the station.

In FY2018, boarding or detraining Amtrak passengers averaged approximately 50 passengers daily.

Historic Moorpark station

The original Moorpark station was constructed at 18 E. High Street by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1900. The first station was destroyed by fire in 1909 and was rebuilt in 1910. It remained in service until the late 1950s and was demolished in 1964. The former station site is now occupied by the Moorpark Chamber of Commerce.

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 16.
2. "Moorpark Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
4. Fowler, Carl (9 May 2024). "Santa Barbara agency asks for agreement for launch of Metrolink service". Trains. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
5. "It's Here". Oxnard Press-Courier. February 16, 1983. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
6. Maiella, James Jr. (October 25, 1992). "City Hopes for a Revival With Metrolink". Los Angeles Times. p. B1. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
8. "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
9. "Moorpark, California (MPK)".
10. "Amtrak Service in Moorpark, California" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
11. "Original Moorpark Southern Pacific Depot Site". Moorpark Points of Historical Interest. Moorpark Historical Society. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

External links

Media related to Moorpark station at Wikimedia Commons

• Moorpark station – Metrolink
• Moorpark, CA – Amtrak
• Moorpark, CA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)

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