Buena Park station
Buena Park | |||||||||||||||
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 Buena Park station, just before 2007 opening | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 8400 Lakeknoll Drive Buena Park, California | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′34″N 117°59′18″W / 33.8762°N 117.9884°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Buena Park | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  OC Bus: 25, 29A, 123 | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 302 spaces, 11 accessible spaces[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 4, 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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Buena Park station 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/Perris Valley 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.[3] The station includes a 300-car parking lot and a covered pedestrian overpass to allow passengers to cross the tracks.[citation needed]
Construction started in January 2006, and after many delays, the station opened on September 4, 2007. Construction cost $14 million.[3]
The proposed alignment for the California High-Speed Rail project would require the loss of the station or the demolition of about 25 condominiums.[4] 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.[5]
Amtrak(s) Pacific Surfliner and Southwest Chief passes through the station but does not stop in Buena Park.
Services
[edit]Rail
[edit]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 | |
| Track 1 (Northbound) | ← 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 | |
| Track 2 | ← BNSF freight line – No Passenger Service → | |
| Track 3 (Southbound) | 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
[edit]The station's driveway has two "zones" that are used for OCTA services.[6]
- Zone 1
- Route 29A – Southbound to Huntington Beach via Beach Boulevard (SR 39)
- Zone 2
- Route 123 – Eastbound to Anaheim Canyon Station via Malvern, Chapman and Tustin Avenues or southbound to Golden West Transportation Center in Huntington Beach via Valley View Street, then Bolsa Chica Road
References
[edit]- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 22.
- ^ "Buena Park Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Reyes, David (September 5, 2007). "Metrolink's Buena Park station opens for business". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ Mello, Michael (March 10, 2010), "Railway shift could save Buena Park residences", Orange County Register
- ^ OC, Voice of (2010-04-10). "High-speed Hope in Buena Park". Voice of OC. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "OCTA Bus Book October 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-12.
External links
[edit]- Buena Park – Metrolink
- Buena Park Metrolink Station at the City of Buena Park website
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