Pomona
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Location | 100 West Commercial Street Pomona, CA 91768 United States |
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Coordinates | 34°03′33″N 117°45′04″W / 34.059188°N 117.75117°WCoordinates: 34°03′33″N 117°45′04″W / 34.059188°N 117.75117°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Pomona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island and 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | POS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2015) | 1,812 10.8% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pomona or Downtown Pomona is a train station in Pomona, California, United States, served by Amtrak intercity rail and Metrolink commuter rail. Amtrak serves the Pomona station with thrice-weekly service provided by the Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle combined service; Metrolink's Riverside Line runs a commute schedule to and from Los Angeles on weekdays.
The 1940 station was designed by Donald Parkinson in the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival 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 Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad line. Currently both lines are now Union Pacific Railroad lines.
Metrolink has served Downtown Pomona station since 1993. In fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2015, an average of 221 passengers boarded Riverside Line 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.
Amtrak trains board at the North platform, 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, or via telephone.
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.