Railway station in Glendale, California
The
Glendale Transportation Center
(officially the
Larry Zarian Transportation Center
) is an
Amtrak
and
Metrolink
train station
in the city of
Glendale, California
. It is served by the Amtrak
Pacific Surfliner
intercity rail
route and the Metrolink
Ventura County Line
and
Antelope Valley Line
commuter rail
routes.
Glendale Transportation Center is served by ten Amtrak
Pacific Surfliner
trains (five in each direction) every day, with departures evenly spaced throughout the day.
[3]
Twenty Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (ten in each direction) serve the station each weekday, running during 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 all
Pacific Surfliner
trains through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak.
[4]
Amtrak's
Coast Starlight
passes through the station, but does not stop.
History
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Originally known as the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, it was built by the
Southern Pacific Railroad
in the
California Churrigueresque
style of
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture
in 1923. It had replaced the
Atwater Tract Office
dating from 1883. A scene from Buster Keaton's
College
was filmed at the station in 1927.
[5]
The city bought the depot from Southern Pacific in 1989 and acquired adjacent properties to create an intermodal center.
[6]
Restoration of the historic building and the construction of other elements of the intermodal center cost approximately $6 million.
[7]
In May 1997, it was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
and has recently
[
when?
]
undergone an extensive renovation.
[
citation needed
]
Until April 25, 2005, the station was also served by Amtrak's
Coast Starlight
route.
[8]
In November 2011, the station was dedicated to former Glendale mayor
Larry Zarian
.
[9]
Connections
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As of June 26, 2022
[update]
, the following connections are available:
[10]
[11]
The station also serves as a stop for
Greyhound Lines
buses, but there is no Greyhound ticketing kiosk or agent.
[12]
Future streetcar service
[
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]
A feasibility study for a
streetcar
connecting with downtown is underway.
[13]
See also
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References
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- ^
SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016).
"California Passenger Rail Network Schematics"
(PDF)
. California Department of Transportation.
- ^
"Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California"
(PDF)
.
Amtrak
. June 2023
. Retrieved
August 30,
2023
.
- ^
"Pacific Surfliner Timetable"
(PDF)
.
Pacific Surfliner
. October 6, 2023
. Retrieved
November 6,
2023
.
- ^
"Metrolink Timetable"
(PDF)
.
Metrolink
. October 23, 2023
. Retrieved
March 9,
2023
.
- ^
Bengtson, John; Brownlow, Kevin (2000).
Silent echoes: discovering early Hollywood through the films of Buster Keaton
. Santa Monica, Calif: Santa Monica Press. p. 200.
ISBN
978-1-891661-06-8
.
- ^
Willman, Martha L. (December 12, 1991).
"Council Eyes Scaled-Down Transit Center : Transportation: Officials lean toward cutting the cost of railroad depot project by $1 million. The new proposal would reduce parking space for cars and buses"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Archived from
the original
on December 22, 2014
. Retrieved
December 4,
2014
.
- ^
"Glendale, CA (GDL)"
.
Great American Stations
. Amtrak
. Retrieved
February 7,
2013
.
- ^
"Amtrak System Timetable"
.
The Museum of Railway Timetables
. Amtrak. November 1, 2004. p. 95
. Retrieved
February 9,
2021
.
- ^
"Public Transportation | City of Glendale, CA"
.
www.glendaleca.gov
. Retrieved
December 2,
2023
.
- ^
"Beeline System Map"
(Map).
City of Glendale
. November 15, 2020.
- ^
"San Fernando Valley"
(PDF)
(Map).
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
. June 26, 2022
. Retrieved
August 3,
2022
.
- ^
"Train & Regional Bus Services | City of Glendale, CA"
.
www.glendaleca.gov
. Archived from
the original
on October 19, 2020
. Retrieved
November 23,
2020
.
- ^
Seidman, Lila (August 9, 2019).
"Proposed Glendale streetcar rolls into focus"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
August 9,
2019
.
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