Glendale Transportation Center
Glendale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The Glendale Transportation Center building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Glendale Transportation Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 400 West Cerritos Avenue Glendale, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°07′25″N 118°15′28″W / 34.123565°N 118.257844°WCoordinates: 34°07′25″N 118°15′28″W / 34.123565°N 118.257844°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Glendale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | SCRRA Valley Subdivision[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Greyhound, Glendale Beeline, Metro Local, Metro Rapid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | GDL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original company | Southern Pacific | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 55,032[2] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() The depot's National Register of Historic Places plaque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Glendale, California, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Maurice Couchot & Kenneth MacDonald, Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | California Churrigueresque (Spanish Colonial Revival) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 97000376 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | May 2, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glendale Transportation Center is an Amtrak and Metrolink rail station in the city of Glendale, California. It is served by the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner intercity rail route and the Metrolink Ventura County Line and Metrolink Antelope Valley Line commuter rail routes.
History[]
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. The city bought the depot from Southern Pacific in 1989 and acquired adjacent properties to create an intermodal center.[3] Restoration of the historic building and the construction of other elements of the intermodal center cost approximately $6 million.[4]
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.[5]
Transit connections[]
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- Metro Local: 180, 603
- Glendale Beeline: 1, 4, 8, 11, 12
The station also serves as a stop for Greyhound Lines buses, but there is no Greyhound ticketing kiosk or agent.[6]
- *All beeline routes stop inside the station. All other routes stop outside of the station
Future service[]
A feasibility study for a streetcar connecting with downtown is underway.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ 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.[dead link]
- ^ "Glendale, CA (GDL)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ "Amtrak System Timetable". The Museum of Railway Timetables. Amtrak. November 1, 2004. p. 95. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Train & Regional Bus Services | City of Glendale, CA". www.glendaleca.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Seidman, Lila (2019-08-09). "Proposed Glendale streetcar rolls into focus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
External links[]
Media related to Glendale Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak California Station Info Page
- Glendale at the Metrolink website
- Greatamericanstations.com—Great American Stations: Glendale Station (GDL)
- Glendale, California
- Amtrak stations in Los Angeles County, California
- Metrolink stations in Los Angeles County, California
- Bus stations in Los Angeles County, California
- Public transportation in the San Fernando Valley
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1923
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles County, California
- Buildings and structures in Glendale, California
- Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in California
- Mission Revival architecture in California
- 1923 establishments in California
- Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California