Track work will affect Antelope Valley Line Sunday service
LOS ANGELES - Beginning Sunday, Dec. 13 and continuing for six consecutive Sundays through Jan. 17, Metrolink will be completing maintenance work along the Antelope Valley Line between the Sylmar/San Fernando and Newhall stations.
Because of this work, Metrolink will provide bus service between the Sylmar/San Fernando and Newhall stations on Sundays Dec. 13 through Jan. 17. Regular Metrolink train service will run on the rest of the line.
There will be train service between Lancaster and Newhall, and Sylmar/San Fernando and Los Angeles. The full schedule will operate, however passengers can expect delays of up to 60 minutes.
The work will take place in a tunnel south of Newhall. Many of the timber ties inside the tunnel are in need of repair, while the topography of the tunnel requires pumps to continually remove water from the area. Work to be conducted includes replacing up to 1,000 aging ties, the cleaning of ballast and other various projects to improve drainage.
The work is being implemented to prevent a major weather-related disruption along the Antelope Valley Line in anticipation of the heavy rains this winter.
For more information regarding the service go to metrolinktrains.com/AVTrackWork.
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Metrolink is Southern California's regional commuter rail service in its 23rd year of operation. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), a joint powers authority made up of an 11-member board representing the transportation commissions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, governs the service. Metrolink operates over seven routes through a six-county, 512 route-mile network. Metrolink is the third largest commuter rail agency in the United States based on directional route miles and the eighth largest based on annual ridership.
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