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Vincent Grade/Acton station

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Vincent Grade/Acton station[5] is a Metrolink rail station just north of the community of Acton, California. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Lancaster.

Location730 West Sierra Highway
Acton, California
Coordinates34°29′53″N 118°07′05″W
LineSCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
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Vincent Grade/Acton
Vincent Grade/Action station in 2015
General information
Location730 West Sierra Highway
Acton, California
Coordinates34°29′53″N 118°07′05″W
OwnerLos Angeles County Department of Public Works
LineSCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 790 (northbound only)
Construction
Parking414 spaces, 16 accessible spaces[2]
Cycle facilities
Racks and lockers[2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1994[3]
Passengers
FY 202693 (avg. wkdy boardings)[4]
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Palmdale
toward Lancaster
Antelope Valley Line Vista Canyon
Location
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Vincent Grade/Acton station is served by 22 Metrolink Antelope Valley Line trains (11 in each direction) each weekday. Weekend service consists of 12 trains (6 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday. On all days, trains are evenly spaced throughout the day.[6]

The station shelters are designed to resemble Wild West-era facades.

This station predominantly serves residents of southern and eastern Palmdale, due to the station's closer proximity to these areas than the Palmdale Transportation Center in northern Palmdale.

Connections

The station is served by Antelope Valley Transit Authority route 790, the North County TRANSporter. The route allows Metrolink passengers on mid-day trains (that only go as far as Newhall station in the Santa Clarita Valley) to travel to the Palmdale station. Vincent Grade/Acton station is only served in the northbound direction, by request from passengers onboard the bus.[7]

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