Glendale_Transportation_Center

Glendale Transportation Center

Glendale Transportation Center

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.

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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

Southern Pacific Railroad Lark at Glendale in 1965
The dedication plaque found on the front of the building

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

As of June 26, 2022, 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

A feasibility study for a streetcar connecting with downtown is underway.[13]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. [2]
    "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. [5]
    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.
  5. [6]
    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.
  6. [7]
    "Glendale, CA (GDL)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  7. [8]
    "Amtrak System Timetable". The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. November 1, 2004. p. 95. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. [9]
    "Public Transportation | City of Glendale, CA". www.glendaleca.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  9. [10]
    "Beeline System Map" (Map). City of Glendale. November 15, 2020.
  10. [11]
    "San Fernando Valley" (PDF) (Map). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 26, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  11. [12]
    "Train & Regional Bus Services | City of Glendale, CA". www.glendaleca.gov. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  12. [13]
    Seidman, Lila (August 9, 2019). "Proposed Glendale streetcar rolls into focus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

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