Bob Hope Airport Train Station

Bob Hope Airport
Station statistics
Address 3750 Empire Avenue
Burbank, California 91505
Lines Amtrak Metrolink
Connections Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Burbank Airport Shuttle Bus
LACMTA Buses: 165
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Parking Paid
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Opened 1992
Accessible
Code BUR
Owned by City of Burbank
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 41,997  5% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Pacific Surfliner
toward San Diego
toward Seattle
Coast Starlight
Terminus
Metrolink
Ventura County Line
Location
Location within Los Angeles

Bob Hope Airport Train Station is an unstaffed Amtrak and Metrolink rail station at Bob Hope Airport in the city of Burbank, California. It is served by both Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Montalvo. The ten Pacific Surfliner trains that serve the station daily and 29 Metrolink trains that serve the station each weekday connect arrivals from the airport to downtown Los Angeles' Union Station in about 30 minutes. The Coast Starlight from Seattle and Emeryville also stops here.

A free airport shuttle transports passengers to and from the terminal area during the airport's operating hours[1], although the station is a short walking distance from the terminals. Metrolink operates some trains as shuttles[2] from the Bob Hope Airport station to Los Angeles Union Station with intermediate stops at the downtown Burbank and Glendale stations.

The station is to become part of a new intermodal transportation center which the Burbank city council approved in late August 2010. The facility is to cost around $120 million, and will be completed by 2012. It will serve rail, air and bus travelers, as well as incorporating rental car facilities.[3]

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Burbank was the 34th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 115 passengers daily.[4]

Contents

Ticketing to and from downtown LA Union Station (Rail2Rail)

The station contains only Metrolink ticket machines; however, tickets to and from downtown LA (Union Station), and all stations between, are accepted on both Metrolink and Amtrak trains as part of the Rail2Rail program. Likewise, passengers with a valid Amtrak ticket between Bob Hope and Union Station may also use it for transport on Metrolink trains.

To Downtown Los Angeles

On weekdays (except on major holidays), there are a total of 20 trips to downtown LA from 5:51 a.m. (Metrolink) to 9:13 p.m. (Amtrak). On weekends and major holidays, only five Amtrak trips are in service and only between 8:59 a.m. and 9:13 p.m.

From Downtown Los Angeles

On weekdays (except on major holidays), there are a total of 19 trips to Burbank-Bob Hope from 6:50 a.m. (Metrolink) to 7:00 p.m. (Amtrak). On weekends and major holidays, only five Amtrak trips are in service and only between 7:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

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