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“It is our top priority to keep people safe on our trains and near our railroad tracks,” said Metrolink Board Chair and Glendale City Councilmember Ara Najarian.

Metrolink’s Ventura County Line, which connects Moorpark and Simi Valley with stations in the San Fernando Valley and Union Station in Los Angeles, began Saturday service today. The line stops at stations in Chatsworth, Northridge, Van Nuys, the Burbank Airport area, downtown Burbank and Glendale before arriving at Los Angeles Union Station.

Seven train passengers were transported to the hospital. The vehicle was unoccupied and stationary on the train tracks.

Starting Monday, Metrolink is gearing up for a busy Bike Month, beginning by offering free travel during “Bike to Work Week” for those who board with bicycles on Metrolink’s bike-friendly passenger trains.

Vaccine clinics are open at train stations in Lancaster and Palmdale. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Tuesday April 20, 2021.

Metrolink announced Thursday it has received a $59,000 federal grant to fund a campaign aimed at deterring people from committing suicide on its train tracks.

Grade crossings at four streets along a Metrolink line in Palmdale and Lancaster will be enhanced for safety using up to $13.6 million in funds awarded to the rail system through the Federal Highway Administration Section 130 Program.

Metrolink announced Monday that its “$10 Holiday Ticket” will be available for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, providing unlimited rides to help travelers get to their essential destinations.

Metrolink will introduce an updated schedule Monday that will include the reintroduction of San Bernardino Line Express service and the temporary suspension of trains with lower ridership, while adding back trains that better serve riders’ needs.

Metrolink announced on Wednesday that free weekend tickets will be offered to children 17 and younger — if they are accompanied by a paying adult — starting Aug. 29 for travel across the six Southern California counties it serves.