Industry station

Industry
Metrolink commuter rail
Location	600 South Brea Canyon Road Industry, CA 91789
Coordinates	34°00′28″N 117°50′44″W / 34.0079°N 117.8456°WCoordinates: 34°00′28″N 117°50′44″W / 34.0079°N 117.8456°W
Owned by	City of Industry
Line(s)	Riverside Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Grade-level
Parking	1,440 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	June 14, 1993
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	1,317[1]  3.189%
Services
Preceding station     Following station Montebello/Commerce toward Los Angeles Union Station Riverside Line Downtown Pomona toward Riverside – Downtown
Location
Industry Station

Industry Metrolink is located at 600 S. Brea Canyon Road in Industry, California. It is owned and operated by the City of Industry. Metro and Foothill Transit provide connecting service at the station with lines 484 and 482, respectively. There are approximately 1,440 parking spaces available. Foothill 482 is a local bus route serving the area There is no rail service to this station on weekends, but connecting buses continue to run with a limited schedule. In 2011, the Industry station had the highest ridership in the Riverside line, averaging 1,378 daily boardings, representing 34.5% of all boardings for the Riverside line.^[2]

History

The City of Industry station opened on June 14, 1993, and built at a cost of $2.4 million.^[3] In 1994, the Riverside line, which then ran from downtown Los Angeles to the Industry station, had Metrolink's highest ridership per week, averaging 2,000 passengers.^[4] In 2012, 8,000 solar panels were installed to cover 940 parking spaces in an $11 million project that generates 2.2 megawatts (3,000 hp) of electricity per hour.^[5] The project also included the installation of 64 electric car charging stations.^[6] Most of the funding came from Proposition 1A, although the South Coast Air Quality Management District also provided a $2 million grant.^[6]

Platforms and tracks

North track	■ Riverside Line	toward L.A. Union Station (Montebello/Commerce)
	■ Riverside Line	toward Riverside-Downtown (Downtown Pomona)
South track	■ Sunset Limited	No stops
	■ Texas Eagle	No stops

References

1. "Metrolink Station Boardings (Average Weekday FY12 Q3)" (PDF). Metrolink. 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
2. "Riverside Line 2011 Demographics Fact Sheet" (PDF). Metrolink. 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
3. "Area Commuters Now Served by New Metrolink Route". Los Angeles Times. 17 June 1993. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
4. "The Region : Metrolink Ridership Figures". San Gabriel Valley Digest. 6 January 1994. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
5. Velasco, J.D. (9 April 2012). "Solar carport at Industry Metrolink station capable of powering 1,300 homes". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
6. Kryzanowski, Tony (July–August 2012). "City of industry moves into solar future". Energy Sources magazine. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

External links

• Metrolink – Industry
• Foothill Transit
• Metro