Buena Park station

Buena Park
Buena Park station, just before 2007 opening
General information
Location	8400 Lakeknoll Drive Buena Park, California
Coordinates	33°52′34″N 117°59′18″W
Owned by	City of Buena Park
Line(s)	BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	OC Bus: 25, 29A, 123
Construction
Parking	302 spaces, 11 accessible spaces[2]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 4, 2007 (2007-09-04)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs toward L.A. Union Station 91/Perris Valley Line Fullerton toward Perris–South Orange County Line Fullerton toward Oceanside
Location

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

Rail

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

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

• Zone 1
  • Route 29A – Southbound to Huntington Beach via Beach Boulevard (SR 39)
• Zone 2
  • Route 123 – Eastbound to Anaheim Canyon Station via Malvern, Chapman and Tustin Avenues or southbound to Golden West Transportation Center in Huntington Beach via Valley View Street, then Bolsa Chica Road

References

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. 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.

External links

• Buena Park – Metrolink
• Buena Park Metrolink Station at the City of Buena Park website