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Buena Park station

Coordinates: 33°52′34″N 117°59′18″W / 33.8762°N 117.9884°W / 33.8762; -117.9884
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Buena Park
Buena Park station, just before 2007 opening
General information
Location8400 Lakeknoll Drive
Buena Park, California
Coordinates33°52′34″N 117°59′18″W / 33.8762°N 117.9884°W / 33.8762; -117.9884
Owned byCity of Buena Park
Line(s)BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus transport OC Bus: 25, 29A, 123
Construction
Parking302 spaces, 11 accessible spaces[2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 4, 2007 (2007-09-04)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs 91/Perris Valley Line Fullerton
Orange County Line Fullerton
toward Oceanside
Location
Map

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

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Rail

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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

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The station's driveway has two "zones" that are used for OCTA services.[6]

References

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  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Buena Park Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Reyes, David (September 5, 2007). "Metrolink's Buena Park station opens for business". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Mello, Michael (March 10, 2010), "Railway shift could save Buena Park residences", Orange County Register
  5. ^ OC, Voice of (2010-04-10). "High-speed Hope in Buena Park". Voice of OC. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  6. ^ "OCTA Bus Book October 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-12.
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