| Buena Park | ||||||||||||||||
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| Address | 8400 Lakeknoll Drive (At Dale Street) Buena Park, CA 90621 |
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| Connections | Orange County Transportation Authority Fullerton Park-and-Ride Shuttle Services |
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | 300 free spaces | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Buena Park | |||||||||||||||
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Buena Park station is a passenger railroad station at 8400 Lakeknoll Drive in northeastern Buena Park, California. 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.
Buena Park is the newest and northernmost of eleven Metrolink stations in Orange County. It is served by the Orange County Line (originating in Oceanside in northern San Diego County) and the 91 Line (originating in Riverside in the Inland Empire). Both lines continue north with service to Los Angeles-Union Station.
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.[1] The station includes a 300-car parking lot and a covered pedestrian overpass to allow passengers to cross the tracks.
Construction started in January 2006 and after many frustrating delays, the station opened on September 4, 2007. Construction had cost $14 million.[1]
The proposed alignment for the California High-Speed Rail project would require the loss of the station or the demolition of about 25 condominiums.[2] The City of Buena Park has joined other area municipalities to demand greater consultation from the High-Speed Rail Commission. In response, the California High-Speed Rail Authority has 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.