Perris–Downtown station


Perris–Downtown is a train station in Perris, California, that opened on June 6, 2016, along with the Perris Valley Line extension of the Metrolink commuter rail system. It is located near the Perris Depot.

Station History

From 1892 to 1947, passenger service was provided by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Service ceased due to decrease in ridership. Freight service continued on the line until development replaced the farmland in the area. Proposals to return passenger service to Perris was first proposed in the 1990s
Planning was formalized in the form of an extreme commuter train station in the early 2010s. The bus portion of the station opened in January 2010, at the time, rail service was to start in late 2011, this was later postponed indefinitely. The rail plan was approved on January 16, 2013 At the time, it was reported that service would start in 2014, but that was pushed back by nearly two years. Train service finally began on June 6, 2016, marking the first regularly scheduled passenger train to arrive in Perris in nearly 59 years.

Services

Rail

Metrolink service is offered from Los Angeles Union station. Eastbound trains proceed to a staging yard next to the Perris-South station after departing. As of the October 2019 timetable, trains mostly operate during peak hours, with two trains per day, per direction on weekends and bank holidays.
In addition to the main platform, a track pocket will be constructed to allow trains from the Southern California Railway Museum to turn around. Construction will begin when funding permits.

Bus

The Riverside Transit Agency operates a feeder network of buses around the Inland Empire, RTA also assigns bus bays to any future bus operator at the station. In addition, intercity bus service is provided by Thruway to connect to the San Joaquin train in Bakersfield.