Van Nuys (Amtrak station)

Van Nuys
Location	7724 Van Nuys Boulevard Van Nuys, CA 91405 United States
Coordinates	34°12′41″N 118°26′54″W / 34.21139°N 118.44833°W / 34.21139; -118.44833Coordinates: 34°12′41″N 118°26′54″W / 34.21139°N 118.44833°W / 34.21139; -118.44833
Owned by	State of California
Line(s)	LACMTA Metro Rail
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Modern glass-and-concrete building
Parking	240 short term and 240 long term parking spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	LPA Architects
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: VNC
History
Opened	18 October 1982 (1982-10-18) (CalTrain) 1992 (1992) (Metrolink)
Rebuilt	16 December 1995 (1995-12-16)
Previous names	Panorama City
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	75,762  2.8% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Simi Valley toward Seattle Coast Starlight Burbank–Bob Hope Airport toward Los Angeles Chatsworth toward Goleta or San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Burbank–Bob Hope Airport toward Los Angeles or San Diego (Union Station) Northridge toward East Ventura Ventura County Line Burbank–Bob Hope Airport toward Los Angeles Union Station
Location
Van Nuys Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area

Van Nuys is an Amtrak and Metrolink train station in the community of Van Nuys in Los Angeles, California.

The station is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles Union Station to Seattle, Washington, and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura. Ten Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily and 20 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday. The Coast Starlight operates one train daily in each direction.

Originally called Panorama City, the station opened with the inauguration of CalTrain in 1982, though this service was extremely short lived. The modern glass-and-concrete Van Nuys station, designed by LPA Architects, opened on December 18, 1995. A joint project of Caltrans and Amtrak, funding was provided by Caltrans with Amtrak providing construction management. Improvements for Metrolink commuters were funded by Caltrans and the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 74 California stations served by Amtrak, Van Nuys was the 29th busiest in FY2012, boarding or detraining an average of 202 passengers daily.

There are two tracks at this station (not including the third, side track that leads into the nearby train yard), but only one platform, which means only one of the two tracks can be used. As a result, trains have to stop and wait outside of the station for that platform to be cleared by trains that are already there, which increases travel times.