Buena Park station
Buena Park | |||||||||||||||
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| Metrolink commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||
 Buena Park Station, just before 2007 opening | |||||||||||||||
| Location |
8400 Lakeknoll Drive (At Dale Street) Buena Park, CA 90621 | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′34″N 117°59′18″W / 33.8762°N 117.9884°WCoordinates: 33°52′34″N 117°59′18″W / 33.8762°N 117.9884°W | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Buena Park | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |
Orange County Transportation Authority Fullerton Park-and-Ride Shuttle Services | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 300 free spaces | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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Buena Park is a train station at 8400 Lakeknoll Drive in northeastern 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.[1] 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.[1]
The proposed alignment for the California High-Speed Rail project would require the loss of the station or the demolition of about 25 condominiums.[2] 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.
Platforms and tracks
| Northwestern-bound | ■ 91 Line | toward L.A. Union Station (Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs) |
| ■ Orange County Line | toward L.A. Union Station (Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs) | |
| ■ Southwest Chief | No stops | |
| ■ Pacific Surfliner | No stops | |
| Center track | ■ BNSF freight line | No passenger service |
| Southeastern-bound | ■ 91 Line | toward Riverside-Downtown (Fullerton) |
| ■ Orange County Line | toward Oceanside (Fullerton) | |
| ■ Southwest Chief | No stops | |
| ■ Pacific Surfliner | No stops |
References
- 1 2 Reyes, David (September 5, 2007), "Metrolink's Buena Park station opens for business", Los Angeles Times
- ↑ Mello, Michael (March 10, 2010), "Railway shift could save Buena Park residences", Orange County Register
External links
- Metrolink – Buena Park
- Buena Park Metrolink Station at the City of Buena Park website