Newhall station

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
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
Owned by	City of Santa Clarita
Line(s)	SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
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[2]
Bicycle facilities	Racks, 22 lockers[3]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: NHL
History
Opened	March 18, 2000 (2000-03-18)[4]
Passengers
December 2012	334 per day  7.6% (Metrolink)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Santa Clarita toward Lancaster Antelope Valley Line Sylmar/San Fernando toward L.A. Union Station
Location

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]

See also

• McBean Regional Transit Center
• Santa Clara River Trail
• Lang Southern Pacific Station, a California Historic Landmark