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East San Fernando Valley Shared Right-of-Way (ROW) Study

Overview

Location: San Fernando Valley

Phase: Early Planning

Type: Better Transit

Metro is conducting a supplemental study for the northern segment of the East San Fernando Valley (ESFV) Transit Corridor Project, in a shared right-of-way (ROW) corridor that extends approximately 2.5 miles northwest along San Fernando Rd from Van Nuys Bl to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station.

The study is evaluating rail transit alternatives that will provide additional service to Pacoima, Sylmar and the City of San Fernando along this additional 2.5 mile route.

Alternatives under consideration include:

Light Rail Extension– Extending Light Rail service along the existing Metrolink railroad ROW with three new stations at Paxton, Maclay and Sylmar/San Fernando

New Pacoima Metrolink Station– Adding a new Metrolink rail station at Van Nuys/San Fernando Road, including a Mobility Hub that would facilitate transfers for riders to connect from Metro’s ESFV LRT to Metrolink

Status

The Supplemental Study is now complete and is available below. Thank you to everyone who engaged with the project team during the various engagement events, including the resource fair, community meetings and pop-ups throughout May and June along the project corridor. To view the virtual meeting presentation and slides, please see the “Documents” section below. Your feedback throughout these events will help inform the staff recommendation to the Metro Board of Directors this fall for the next steps of planning and development in this corridor.

Supplemental Study | March 2025