Buena Park station

Buena Park
Metrolink commuter rail station
Buena Park station, just before 2007 opening
General information
Location	8400 Lakeknoll Drive (At Dale Street) Buena Park, California 90621
Coordinates	33.8762°N 117.9884°W / 33.8762; -117.9884
Owned by	City of Buena Park
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Orange County Transportation Authority
Construction
Parking	302 free spaces 11 handicapped spaces
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 4, 2007 (2007-09-04)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs toward L.A. Union Station 91/Perris Valley Line Fullerton toward Perris–South Orange County Line Fullerton toward Oceanside
Location

Buena Park is a train station in Buena Park, California, United States, served by Metrolink commuter rail. It is at the center of a transit-oriented development including townhomes and a housing complex owned by the California State University, Fullerton, near the corner of Dale Street and Malvern Avenue. The station is served by Metrolink's Orange County Line and 91 Line.

The station has a clock tower nearly 70 feet high which echoes a clock tower at nearby Knott's Berry Farm, itself a copy of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The station includes a 300-car parking lot and a covered pedestrian overpass to allow passengers to cross the tracks.

Construction started in January 2006, and after many delays, the station opened on September 4, 2007. Construction cost $14 million.

The proposed alignment for the California High-Speed Rail project would require the loss of the station or the demolition of about 25 condominiums. The City of Buena Park joined other area municipalities to demand greater consultation from the High-Speed Rail Commission. In response, the California High-Speed Rail Authority agreed to study the possibility of a "shared-track alignment" between Los Angeles and Anaheim that would not require the demolition of the present station or condominiums.

Amtrak(s) Pacific Surfliner and Southwest Chief passes through the station and does not stop in Buena Park.

Services

Rail

Buena Park is served by Metrolink's Orange County and 91/Perris Valley Lines. Three tracks pass through the station, but only tracks 1 and 3 have platforms for passenger service.

Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northwestern-bound Track 1	←      91/Perris Valley Line toward L.A. Union Station (Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs) ←      Orange County Line toward L.A. Union Station (Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs) ←      Pacific Surfliner no stops ←      Southwest Chief no stops
	Center track Track 2	BNSF freight line - No Passenger Service
	Southeastern-bound Track 3	91/Perris Valley Line toward Perris-South (Fullerton) →      Orange County Line toward Oceanside (Fullerton) →      Pacific Surfliner no stops →      Southwest Chief no stops →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Bus

The station's driveway has two "zones" that are used for OCTA service.

• Zone 1
  • Route 29A - Southbound to Huntington Beach via Beach Blvd
• Zone 2
  • Route 21 - Southbound to Sunset Beach via Valley View St and Bolsa Chica Rd
  • Route 24 - Eastbound to The Village at Orange via Malvern Ave, Chapman Ave, and Tustin Ave
  • Route 25 - Southbound to Huntington Beach via Knott Ave and Goldenwest St; Northbound to Fullerton Park and Ride via Dale Ave
  • Layover

External links

• Buena Park – Metrolink
• Buena Park Metrolink Station at the City of Buena Park website