(rshsdepot) Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo, CA

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From Altamont Press Newsline...

Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink depot set to debut 

After more than a decade of planning, the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink station will open Friday, the 10th platfo=
rm along the Orange County, CA rail line. 

The $9.8-million facility is expected to take pressure off the popular and congested San Juan Capistrano and Irvine rail =
stations, Orange County Transportation Authority officials said. The hope is that it will also convince more South County=
 commuters to use public transportation. 

The depot is fully automated - there are no employees. Located on Forbes Road just south of Crown Valley Parkway, it has =
300 parking spaces and four electric-vehicle charging stations. Two more Metrolink stations, one in Buena Park and anothe=
r in Yorba Linda, should be open within three years. 

The addition of each new Metrolink station adds about three minutes to a rider's commute. For Orange County residents who=
 travel the full length of the line - San Clemente to Los Angeles - the commute will take one hour and 37 minutes. - Dave=
 McKibben, The Los Angeles Times, courtesy Larry W. Grant

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