Metrolink adds more weekend trains for Antelope Valley

Metrolink will double its weekend service to the Antelope Valley starting Saturday, Metrolink officials said today.

The Antelope Valley Line, running between Lancaster and downtown Union Station, will have three more trains on Saturdays, doubling the service to six trains. The first train will leave Lancaster at 6:45 a.m. and the last train will leave Union Station at 9 p.m.

The line will also have three trains on Sundays for the first time. The first train will leave Lancaster at 6:45 a.m. and the last train will leave Union Station at 6:05 p.m.

“The Antelope Valley is a vibrant and growing community and we hope that even more people will be encouraged to take the train instead of the freeway,” said Metrolink Board Chair Ron Roberts.

-- source: Daily News wires