Riverside Line

For the light rail line connecting Boston and Riverside, Massachusetts, see Green Line D branch.

Riverside Line
View from the tracks at the Pomona station
Overview
Status	Operating
Locale	Greater Los Angeles Area and Inland Empire
Termini	Los Angeles Union Station Riverside
Stations	7
Service
Type	Commuter rail line
System	Metrolink
Operator(s)	Metrolink
Daily ridership	5,161 (2011)
History
Opened	June 1993
Technical
Line length	59.1 miles (95.1 km)
Character	Elevated and surface-level
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	41 miles per hour (66 km/h)
Route map ■ Antelope Valley Line ■ Ventura County Line Los Angeles Union Station ■ San Bernardino Line ■ 91/Perris Valley Line ■ Orange County Line Montebello/​Commerce Industry Pomona–Downtown Ontario–East Jurupa Valley/Pedley ■ 91/Perris Valley Line ■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line Riverside–Downtown ■ 91/Perris Valley Line ■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line All stations are accessible

Metrolink's Riverside Line is a commuter rail line running from Los Angeles Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles to Riverside along the Union Pacific Railroad. It runs weekday peak commuter hours only, with very little midday and reverse commute service. In 2011, the average weekday ridership was 5,161 passengers.

History

The Riverside Line, the fourth line to be introduced, was added to the Metrolink system in June 1993. This line featured Saturday service from June 2000 until January 2002, when it was cancelled due to low ridership. As of November 2021, the line has seven trains daily on weekdays only with reverse commute service eliminated in 2019.

The Riverside Line can be used to get to Ontario International Airport; the East Ontario station has an airport shuttle served by Omnitrans Bus route 81 as of 2019, including discounted Lyft fares from the station.

As Metrolink trains along the Riverside Line share tracks with Union Pacific freight trains, delays of up to 90 minutes are not uncommon. In April 2005, morning westbound trains arrived on schedule 90% of the time, while those headed east during the evening arrived on schedule only 72% of the time.

Present Decline

Ridership for the Riverside line has gradually declined following the opening of the 91/Perris Valley Line in 2002. Much of the decline in service has been a direct result of competition with the 91 Line or San Bernardino Line, or track right-of-way disputes with Union Pacific. Planning of the line's route has also come into question later in its lifetime, as the line was not redirected to the north half of the Monte Vista Subdivision to possibly construct a station to directly serve Ontario International Airport, which was heavily renovated in 1998. As a result, many riders believe Metrolink has not made the line as much of a priority for frequent usage, which has shown in the decline of trains per day in recent schedule updates. As of 2022, the Riverside Line operates seven trains on weekdays only.

Stations

Station	Connections	Location
Riverside–Downtown	Metrolink: 91/Perris Valley Inland Empire-Orange County Amtrak: Southwest Chief	Riverside	Riverside County
Jurupa Valley/Pedley		Jurupa Valley
Ontario–East		Ontario	San Bernardino County
Pomona–Downtown	Amtrak: Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle Silver Streak	Pomona	Los Angeles County
Industry		City of Industry
Montebello/Commerce		Montebello
L.A. Union Station	Metrolink: 91/Perris Valley Antelope Valley Orange County San Bernardino Ventura County Amtrak: Coast Starlight, Pacific Surfliner, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle Metro:  B Line  D Line  J Line  L Line FlyAway to LAX Silver Streak	Los Angeles

Demographics

In 2011, the average weekday ridership was 5,161 passengers, with 46 percent male and 54 percent female. Eighty-nine percent of riders used the line for work commutes. The median household income for riders was US$86,028.

Ridership by ethnicity was evenly split:

• 27% Hispanic
• 27% Caucasian
• 21% Asian/Pacific Islander
• 19% African American
• 5% other

Accidents

Several accidents have occurred on the Riverside Line since its inception. On December 30, 1993, around 6:15 pm, a pedestrian was killed in a collision with a Metrolink train near Bon View Avenue and Mission Boulevard (adjacent to Ontario International Airport).

In 1997, a 95-year-old, hearing-impaired man was hit and killed by a train as he crossed the Riverside Line. At 5:33 a.m. on January 30, 2003, a clinically depressed 37-year-old man was killed in a Metrolink train collision at a City of Industry rail crossing. The death was reported to be a suicide.

On March 9, 2005, a Union Pacific train crashed near Fullerton Road and Railroad Street, derailing 21 rail cars and disrupting Metrolink service on the Riverside Line. The crash was caused by a broken track.

On December 13, 2006, at 4:40 p.m., a Metrolink train struck a man standing on the tracks near the Pomona Freeway and 7th Avenue, between Metrolink's Montebello/Commerce and Industry stations.

On June 12, 2018, a Woman was killed after her Car was struck by a train at the Archibald Ave Crossing in Ontario, CA.

See also

• Metro Local (Los Angeles County) – local transfer bus routes
• Riverside Transit Agency – local transfer bus routes

External links

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• Metrolink Schedules