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Glendale Transportation Center

Coordinates: 34°07′25″N 118°15′28″W / 34.123565°N 118.257844°W / 34.123565; -118.257844
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Glendale, CA
The Glendale Transportation Center building, 2007
General information
Other namesLarry Zarian Transportation Center
Location400 West Cerritos Avenue
Glendale, California
United States
Coordinates34°07′25″N 118°15′28″W / 34.123565°N 118.257844°W / 34.123565; -118.257844
Owned byCity of Glendale
Line(s)SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1]
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Parking426 spaces, 17 accessible spaces[2]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[2]
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, platform with shelters
Station codeAmtrak: GDL
History
Opened1923
Rebuilt1999
Original companySouthern Pacific
Passengers
FY 202340,094[3] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hollywood Burbank Airport
toward San Luis Obispo
 Pacific Surfliner Los Angeles
toward San Diego
Downtown Burbank
(limited service)
toward San Luis Obispo
     Coast Starlight does not stop here
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Downtown Burbank
toward Lancaster
 Antelope Valley Line L.A. Union Station
Terminus
Downtown Burbank
toward Ventura–East
 Ventura County Line
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Hollywood Burbank Airport
toward Seattle
 Coast Starlight
1971–2005
 Los Angeles
Terminus
Oxnard
toward Sacramento
 Spirit of California
1981–1983
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Burbank
toward San Francisco
 Coast Line River
toward Los Angeles
Burbank
toward San Jose
 Los Angeles – San Jose Los Angeles
Terminus
Oxnard
toward San Francisco
 Coast Daylight
Saugus
toward Oakland Pier
 San Joaquin Daylight
Saugus
toward Sacramento
 Sacramento Daylight
Ventura
toward San Francisco
 Lark
Preceding station CalTrain Following station
Burbank Airport
towards Oxnard
 Los Angeles–Oxnard Los Angeles
Terminus
Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
ArchitectMaurice Couchot & Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.
Architectural styleCalifornia Churrigueresque
(Spanish Colonial Revival)
NRHP reference No.97000376
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1997
Location
Map

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 inter-city 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.[4] 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.[5]

Amtrak's Coast Starlight passes through the station, but does not stop.

History

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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.[6]

The city bought the depot from Southern Pacific in 1989 and acquired adjacent properties to create an intermodal center.[7] Restoration of the historic building and the construction of other elements of the intermodal center cost approximately $6 million.[8]

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.[9]

In November 2011, the station was dedicated to former Glendale mayor Larry Zarian.[10]

Connections

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As of June 26, 2022, the following connections are available:[11][12]

The station also serves as a stop for Greyhound Lines buses, but there is no Greyhound ticketing kiosk or agent.[13]

Future streetcar service

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A feasibility study for a streetcar connecting with downtown is underway.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "Glendale Train Station". Metrolink. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Pacific Surfliner Timetable" (PDF). Pacific Surfliner. October 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  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.
  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.
  7. ^ "Glendale, CA (GDL)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  8. ^ "Amtrak System Timetable". The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. November 1, 2004. p. 95. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Public Transportation | City of Glendale, CA". www.glendaleca.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Beeline System Map" (Map). City of Glendale. November 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "San Fernando Valley" (PDF) (Map). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 26, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  12. ^ "Train & Regional Bus Services | City of Glendale, CA". www.glendaleca.gov. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  13. ^ Seidman, Lila (August 9, 2019). "Proposed Glendale streetcar rolls into focus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
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