East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor

Rail system map included in the official 1980 Proposition A election pamphlet – the corridor is seen at the upper left

The northern end of the proposed line is Sylmar/San Fernando Station, providing a connection to the Metrolink Antelope Valley Line, and the southern end would be the G Line's Van Nuys Station.[7] An important intermdiary stop would be at the currently existing Van Nuys Metrolink and Amtrak station, where passengers could transfer to the Ventura County Line, Amtrak routes, and the proposed Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor to the Westside. The Metro staff recommendation included 14 stations for the 9.2-mile (14.8 km) line.[8]

The Pacific Electric San Fernando Line ran a north-south line between Downtown Los Angeles and San Fernando, partially on Van Nuys Avenue, from 1911 to 1952 before being dismantled and converted to bus service. The project route was portrayed in the project map included in the 1980 Proposition A documentation. Metro Rapid bus lines that serve the route as of 2020 are route 744 on Van Nuys Boulevard and route 794 on San Fernando Road, with additional Metro Local lines supplementing both. Planning for the line will take into consideration other major planned infrastructure projects, including a Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor rail link and the conversion of the G Line from bus rapid transit to light rail.

The Draft Environmental Impact Report was completed and released in September 2017,[9] and the final clearance was granted by the Federal Transit Administration in February 2021.[10]

Six initial alternatives were developed during the environmental review process:[9]

Route Selection: Alternative Six

In June 2018, Metro staff recommended a modified version of Alternative 6, using high-floor light rail vehicles like those on other Metro Rail lines but entirely on the street and entirely at-grade. The underground section between Sherman Way and Roscoe stations was eliminated, due to high costs of tunneling.[12]

Metro approved the project with $1.3 billion in funds, initiating the final EIR. The northern terminus will be the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station. The light rail train will run southeast for two and a half miles on San Fernando Road to Van Nuys Boulevard. It then heads south on Van Nuys Boulevard for five miles (8.0 km) reaching the Van Nuys Metrolink station. Its southern terminus will be the Van Nuys G Line station near L.A.'s Van Nuys City Hall two miles (3.2 km) further south.[13]

Phase	Station	City/Neighborhood	Connecting services[14]
Phase Two	Sylmar/San Fernando	Sylmar	Metrolink: Antelope Valley
	Maclay	San Fernando
	Paxton	Pacoima
Phase One	Van Nuys/San Fernando
	Laurel Canyon
	Arleta	Arleta
	Woodman
	Nordhoff	Panorama City
	Roscoe		Possible future interchange with North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor
	Saticoy Street Van Nuys Metrolink/Amtrak	Van Nuys	Connection to Amtrak: Pacific Surfliner & Coast Starlight, Metrolink: Ventura County Possible future terminus of the Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor[15]
	Sherman Way
	Vanowen
	Victory
	Van Nuys		Connection to  G Line

The line is planned to be built in two phases: the first running from the Van Nuys G Line station to San Fernando Road with the remaining segment to be completed later.[10][16] Groundbreaking is scheduled for early 2022 with operations anticipated to begin in 2028.[2] Funds are being acquired, with $800 million coming from measure M, $200 million from SB1 gas tax, and $200 million from other state-level sources.[17]

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