Palmdale Transportation Center
Palmdale Transportation Center | |||||||||||
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| Metrolink commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 The Palmdale Transportation Center | |||||||||||
| Location |
39000 Clock Tower Plaza Drive Palmdale, CA 93550 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°35′27″N 118°07′10″W / 34.59083°N 118.11944°WCoordinates: 34°35′27″N 118°07′10″W / 34.59083°N 118.11944°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Palmdale | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Metrolink | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
Amtrak Thruway Bus Service Antelope Valley Transit Authority Greyhound Lines Santa Clarita Transit | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 586 "Park and Ride" lot spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |
8 Locker Spaces Bikeway Connectors | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | PMD | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | April 2005 | ||||||||||
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The Palmdale Transportation Center is a multi-modal transportation center featuring a Metrolink rail station, a local bus hub, and commuter bus hub, in the city of Palmdale, California. The center was completely rebuilt in April 2005. It now features a "clock tower plaza" which has an enclosed waiting room with concessions and vending, public telephone, restrooms, a bus pass sales office, and security service. For those who wish to wait closer to the services, the center has 4 partially enclosed shelters at the bus hub and 6 partially enclosed shelters for the rail platform. The center also has a large parking lot for those who wish to "Park and Ride" the Metrolink or commuter buses.
Rail Service
The center is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line from Los Angeles Union Station to Lancaster. 21 Metrolink trains serve the station each weekday and 12 trains serve on weekends. Weekday Metrolink service runs primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel while weekend departures and arrivals are fairly evenly spaced throughout the day.
Platforms and tracks
| East track | ■Bypass/Freight line | No passenger service |
| West track | ■Antelope Valley Line | toward Lancaster (Terminus) |
| ■Antelope Valley Line | toward L.A. Union Station (Vincent Grade/Acton) |
Future Connections
The center is also designated as a stop on the future California High Speed Rail line from San Francisco to Los Angeles. It may also be a future station of the planned Desert Xpress high-speed rail line to Las Vegas upon completion of the California High-Speed Rail line.
Bus services
The center serves as a hub for the Antelope Valley Transit Authority, the city's local bus system as well as a hub for its commuter bus network to Los Angeles. City of Santa Clarita Transit also serves the station with its commuter bus system to Santa Clarita which serve to supplement Metrolink service when the trains go only as far as the stations in Santa Clarita. Greyhound Bus also serves the station.
- Route 12- Bakersfield/Victorville
Antelope Valley Transit Authority:
- Local: 1, 3, 7, 9, Lake LA Express
- Commuter Express: 785, 786, 787
- School Service: 97
- Route 557 - Palmdale/Los Angeles[1]
City of Santa Clarita Transit: 795
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