A pedestrian died on Saturday night after being struck by a Metrolink train between Lancaster and Palmdale stations.
About 70 passengers were stranded on the train for more than 90 minutes during the investigation, and train travel between Lancaster and Union Station in downtown Los Angeles continued to be disrupted into the evening, said Chris Gutierrez, a Metrolink spokesman.
The accident occurred at 6:22 p.m., about 11 minutes after Train 1282's scheduled departure from Palmdale Station, where it arrived at Union Station at 8:20 p.m.
The incident didn't happen at the crossing — so it was in an area where a pedestrian shouldn't have been near the tracks, said Gutierrez, who could not immediately provide an exact location.
The train stopped after the collision and first responders were called, but the victim died at the scene.
Passengers were kept on the train while it was checked whether the area allowed a safe exit. The first decision was to board the ship, but at 8 pm, the officials decided that the passengers should disembark.
Metrolink offered riders a $50 rideshare voucher to help them get to their destination.
The train had to stay longer.
“Actually, the train is now part of the investigation,” said Gutierrez, “that's why we can't move it until they finish their investigation.”
In that area, the line is a single track, preventing the passage of trains in either direction. In the first two hours of the collision, four other trains were affected.
In the early hours of the morning, Metrolink was assessing when service could resume on part of the route.
Passengers with tickets on other affected trains are also given rideshare vouchers.
Metrolink provides updates about the status of the service on its website and its X social media account:
Lancaster police are investigating the incident.
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