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.
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 A Metrolink train at the Burbank station in 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 201 North Front Street Burbank, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°10′43″N 118°18′43″W / 34.178595°N 118.312044°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Burbank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 458 spaces, 12 accessible spaces[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Secured area[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: BBK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 26, 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2023 | 7,152[3] (Amtrak only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editThe 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- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.
- ^ a b "Downtown Burbank Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "Metrolink Timetable" (PDF). Metrolink. October 23, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Coast Line History" (PDF). The Ferroequinologist. June 1984. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chandler Bikeway Extension Project". City of Burbank. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor Community Meeting" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 1, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Downtown Burbank station at Wikimedia Commons- Downtown Burbank – Metrolink
- Burbank.com: Metrolink
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