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{{Short description|Railway station in Simi Valley, California}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox station
| name               = Simi Valley
| style              = Metrolink (California)
| image              = Simi valley train station at dusk from tracks.jpg
| image_caption      = Simi Valley station platform, 2013
| address            = 5050 Los Angeles Avenue
| borough            = [[Simi Valley, California]]
| country            = United States
| coordinates        = {{coord|34|16|13|N|118|41|43|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| owned              = City of Simi Valley
| line               = [[Southern California Regional Rail Authority|SCRRA]] [[Ventura Subdivision]]<ref name="schematics">{{CA rail schematics|page=16}}</ref>
| platform           = 1 [[side platform]]
| tracks             = 1
| connections        = {{Unbulleted list
   | {{bus icon}} [[Simi Valley Transit]]: 20
   | {{bus icon}} [[VCTC Intercity]]: [[VCTC Intercity#Cross County|Cross County]], [[VCTC Intercity#East County|East County]]
   }}
| parking            = 569 spaces, 7 [[accessible]] spaces<ref name="Metrolink Station Page">{{Cite web |title=Simi Valley Train Station |url=https://metrolinktrains.com/rider-info/general-info/stations/simi-valley/ |access-date=June 26, 2024 |website=[[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] |language=en}}</ref>
| bicycle            = [[Bicycle parking rack|Racks]]
| accessible         = Yes
| status             = Unstaffed, platform with shelters
| code               = {{Amtrak code|SIM}}
| opened             = {{Plainlist|
* {{Start date|1982|10|18}} ([[CalTrain (Los Angeles)|CalTrain]])
* {{start date|1986|10|26}} (Amtrak)
}}
| mpassengers        = {{rail pass box|system=Amtrak only|passengers={{Amtrak ridership|Simi Valley}}{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}|pass_year={{Amtrak ridership|date}}}}
| services           = {{Adjacent stations
  |system1=Amtrak
    |line1=Coast Starlight|left1=Oxnard|right1=Van Nuys|to-left1=Seattle|to-right1=Los Angeles
    |line2=Pacific Surfliner|left2=Moorpark|right2=Chatsworth
  |system3=Metrolink (California)
    |line3=Ventura County|left3=Moorpark|right3=Chatsworth
  }}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services     = {{Adjacent stations|system=CalTrain|line=Los Angeles–Oxnard|left=Moorpark|right=Chatsworth|system2=Southern Pacific Railroad|line2=Coast Line|left2=Moorpark|right2=Chatsworth}}
| mapframe           = yes
| mapframe-zoom      = 14
}}

'''Simi Valley station''' is a passenger [[train station|rail station]] in the city of [[Simi Valley, California]]. Amtrak's ''[[Pacific Surfliner]]'' from [[San Luis Obispo station|San Luis Obispo]] to [[Santa Fe Depot (San Diego)|San Diego]] and Metrolink's [[Ventura County Line]] from [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] to [[Ventura–East station|East Ventura]] stop here.

{{LA Metrolink hours and frequency|PS/CS/VC Mid}}

In {{Amtrak ridership|longdate}}, {{Amtrak ridership|Simi Valley}} passengers boarded or detrained at Simi Valley station.{{Amtrak ridership|citationCA}}

== History ==
[[File:San Diegan at Simi Valley station, January 24, 1992.jpg|thumb|left|The Amtrak ''San Diegan'' at Simi Valley station in January 1992]]
The Southern Pacific Railroad built a line between Ventura and Los Angeles, as an alternate to the Montalvo to Newhall line. The first passenger station to serve the Rancho Simi area was the [[Santa Susana Depot]], originally located at Tapo Street and Los Angeles Avenue.<ref name="AppletonSociety2009">{{cite book | author1 = Bill Appleton | author2 = Simi Valley Historical Society | date = 10 August 2009 | title = Santa Susana | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | pages = | isbn = 978-1-4396-3820-0 | oclc = 700950508 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=d0S2usx-oUoC}}</ref> The depot served the community of [[Santa Susana, California|Santa Susana]] which is now mostly within the city of Simi Valley. The historic Santa Susana Depot building has since been preserved and moved three miles east of its original location.

A station parking location at Surveyor Street (just west of Tapo Street) was acquired for [[CalTrain (Los Angeles)|CalTrain]] by 1982. The station opened with the inauguration of [[CalTrain (Los Angeles)|CalTrain]] on October 18, 1982.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/simi-valley-star/125715002/ |title=Commuter train ready to go |newspaper=Simi Valley Star |date=October 17, 1982 |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IT'S HERE. The start of the line.|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u1BLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cSMNAAAAIBAJ&dq=glendale+amtrak&pg=5545,5506758&hl=en|accessdate=17 April 2017|work=The Press-Courier|date=25 October 1982}}</ref><ref name="State of California, Department of Transportation1984">{{cite book | date = 1984 | title = Rail Passenger Development Plan ...: As Required by Section 14036 of the Government Code | publisher = State of California, Department of Transportation | pages = | oclc = 12385802 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UvtFAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> The CalTrain service was discontinued in 1983. The Amtrak ''Coast Starlight'' began stopping the former CalTrain station on October 26, 1986.<ref>{{CA-Rail Passenger Development Plan-1988|page=37}}</ref><ref name=devplan1988>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucw6AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA48 |title=Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1988 Through 1993 Fiscal Years |year=1988 |publisher=California Department of Transportation – Division of Mass Transportation |via=Google Books |page=48}}</ref> On June 26, 1988, Amtrak extended one daily ''[[San Diegan (train)|San Diegan]]'' round trip to Santa Barbara, stopping at Simi Valley.<ref name=devplan1990>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucw6AQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA60 |title=Rail Passenger Development Plan: 1990 Through 1995 Fiscal Years |year=1988 |publisher=California Department of Transportation – Division of Mass Transportation |via=Google Books |pages=60–61}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatamericanstations.com/stations/burbank-airport-ca-bur/ |title=Burbank—Airport, CA (BUR) |work=Great American Stations |publisher=Amtrak}}</ref> Metrolink [[Ventura County Line]] service began on October 26, 1992, stopping at most former CalTrain stations (except Oxnard, which Metrolink began serving after the 1994 Northridge earthquake).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metrolinktrains.com/about/agency/history-of-metrolink/ |title=History of Metrolink |publisher=Southern California Regional Rail Authority |year=2017}}</ref> Amtrak switched to the Metrolink station, located about one mile east of Tapo Avenue, at that time.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/simi-valley-star/125714115/ |first=Mary Ann |last=Benitez |title=Metrolink station focus of attention |newspaper=Simi Valley Star |date=February 14, 1992 |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

A project to improve the station was announced in 2020. The plan includes a second passenger platform and pedestrian crossing along with a second track which would allow eastbound and westbound trains to be at the station at the same time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Mike |date=December 23, 2020 |title=Metrolink planning $86.5 million rail project in Simi Valley to increase train frequency |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/simi-valley/2020/12/23/simi-valley-transportation-metrolink-train-service-update/3941356001/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |newspaper=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref> The double track would extend about {{convert|2 |miles}} to the west of the station and include improvements at several intersections. As part of the Southern California Optimized Rail Expansion Program, the project will improve safety, enable more frequent service and make existing service more reliable.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2021-07-27 |title=Metrolink certifies Final EIR for Simi Valley Double Track Project |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2021/07/27/metrolink-certifies-final-eir-for-simi-valley-double-track-project/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |work=The Source |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Metrolink web|simi-valley|Simi Valley}}
{{Amtrak web|SIM|Simi Valley, CA}}
* [http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/simivalley.htm Simi Valley Amtrak-Metrolink Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)]

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