The station is owned by the city of Rialto and was designed as a replica of the former 1888-built Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway frame-built structure.[5]
Rialto station is served by 34 Metrolink San Bernardino Line trains (17 in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Weekend service consists of 16 trains (8 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday, evenly spaced throughout the day.[6]
Omnitrans route 22 stops at the eastern side of the station at Rialto and Riverside. Route 15 stops at Riverside and Merrill, three blocks to the south.