Downtown Burbank station

Downtown Burbank
A Metrolink train at the Burbank station in 2006
General information
Location201 North Front Street
Burbank, California
Coordinates34°10′43″N 118°18′43″W / 34.178595°N 118.312044°W / 34.178595; -118.312044
Owned byCity of Burbank
Line(s)SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking458 spaces, 12 accessible spaces[2]
Bicycle facilitiesSecured area[2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: BBK
History
OpenedOctober 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)
Passengers
FY 20237,152[3] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hollywood Burbank Airport
toward San Luis Obispo
 Pacific Surfliner
(limited service)
 Glendale
toward San Diego
     Coast Starlight does not stop here
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Burbank Airport–North
toward Lancaster
 Antelope Valley Line Glendale
toward L.A. Union Station
Burbank Airport–South
toward Ventura–East
 Ventura County Line
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Roscoe
toward Oakland Pier
 San Joaquin Valley Line Glendale
toward Los Angeles
Raymer
toward San Francisco
 Coast Line
Macneil
toward Chatsworth
 Burbank Branch Terminus
Location
Map

Downtown Burbank station is a passenger rail station near downtown Burbank, California. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line to Lancaster and Ventura County Line to East Ventura with both terminating at Los Angeles Union Station.

Downtown Burbank station is served by 20 Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (ten in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. On weekends, four Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (two in each direction) serve the station. Metrolink passengers also have access to four Pacific Surfliner trains (two in each direction) each day through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak.[4]

History

[edit]

The Southern Pacific built their line north of Los Angeles to Burbank by mid-1873.[5] The company rebuilt the station in 1927. That building was destroyed in a fire in 1991.[6]

The modern station opened on October 26, 1992, with the inauguration of Metrolink services.[7]

In 2020, the Burbank City Council approved an extension of the Chandler Boulevard Bike Path to the station along a route that will include the under-construction Burbank Channel Bikeway[8] and a connection to the San Fernando Bikeway.[9]

The North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor, a bus rapid transit line, currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2027, will stop at Olive/Lake, nearby, but not at, the station, due to safety concerns regarding the existing Olive Avenue bridge.[10][11]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "Downtown Burbank Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Coast Line History" (PDF). The Ferroequinologist. June 1984. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Braxton, Greg (October 10, 1991). "Condemnation Filing OKd to Acquire Depot : Burbank: The city acts after fruitless negotiation to buy the property for use as a public transit station". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Stein, Mark A. (October 25, 1992). "Budding Metrolink Rail System Ready to Roll for L.A.-Bound Commuters". Los Angeles Times. p. A3. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Carpio, Anthony Clark (February 29, 2020). "Chandler Bikeway to be extended, connect with Burbank Channel Bikeway". Burbank Leader. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "Chandler Bikeway Extension Project". City of Burbank. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Scauzillo, Steve (February 20, 2024). "Long-planned NoHo-to-Pasadena rapid bus line gains momentum, but road blocks await". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  10. ^ "North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor Community Meeting" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 1, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
[edit]


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This California train station-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Downtown_Burbank_station&oldid=1250520339"