Newsroom – California State University, Northridge

Media/Photo Advisory for Thursday, August 30, 2012: CSUN, Elected Officials to Celebrate the Opening of New Transit Station on Northridge Campus

(NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Aug. 28th, 2012) ―

 

What: Congressman Brad Sherman and Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander will join California State University, Northridge President Dianne F. Harrison and other university officials as they celebrate the addition of a new transit station to the Northridge campus.

The new transit station will serve university students, staff, faculty and the community. At the moment, four bus lines run out of the station:  Metro bus lines 167 (Plummer Street) and 741 (Reseda Rapid), Antelope Valley Transit Authority’s (ATVA) 787 Express and the CSUN Metrolink Shuttle. Transit and university officials said they hope to add more lines in the future. Construction of the new station cost approximately $490,000, with most of the funding coming from a grant from Federal Transit Administration.

Hundreds of university students, faculty and staff members commute to the campus using Metro bus lines, Metrolink trains and AVTA during the academic year.

Where: CSUN Transit Station
Vincennes and West University Drive on the
California State University, Northridge campus
18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330

When: Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 from 2 to 2:30 p.m.

Who: CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison
Congressman Brad Sherman
Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander
Vance Peterson, CSUN’s vice president for university advancement

Media Contacts: Hailey Graves or Carmen Ramos Chandler, CSUN Marketing and Communications, (818) 677-2130

 

 

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