Glendale (Amtrak station)

The Glendale Amtrak/Metrolink Station, often referred to as the Glendale Transportation Center, is an Amtrak and Metrolink rail station in the city of Glendale, California. This station used to be known as Tropico.

Service

It is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's bus route from Bakersfield to Los Angeles, Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Montalvo, and Metrolink's Metrolink Antelope Valley Line.

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Glendale was the 37th-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 100 passengers daily.^[2]

Schedule

10 Pacific Surfliner trains serve the station daily and 54 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday, and 12 Antelope Valley Line trains serve the station on Saturdays. There is no Metrolink service on the Ventura County Line on weekends and Antelope Valley Line trains stop 6 times on Sundays.

Greyhound Bus

The station also serves as a stop for Greyhound Lines buses.

History

Originally known as the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, it was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architectural styles in 1923. It had replaced an older depot dating from 1883.

National Registry

In 1997, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has recently undergone an extensive renovation.

Transit Connections

• Metro Local: lines 94 (outside station), 180 (outside station), 181 (outside station), 183 (inside station), 603 (outside station)
• Metro Rapid:Line 794 (outside station), 780 (outside station)
• Glendale Beeline: Routes 1, 2 and Express routes 11, 12
• Paramount Studios Employee Shuttle (employee use only)

References

External links

• Amtrak California Station Info Page
• Metrolink – Glendale
• photos of the restored Glendale train depot
• Los Angeles County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
• Glendale, CA (GDL) - Great American Stations