Buena Park station
Passenger train station in Buena Park, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buena Park station is a train station in Buena Park, California, United States, served by Metrolink commuter rail. 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. The station is served by Metrolink's Orange County Line and 91/Perris Valley Line.
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Location | 8400 Lakeknoll Drive Buena Park, California | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.8762°N 117.9884°W / 33.8762; -117.9884 | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Buena Park | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Connections | OC Bus: 25, 29A, 123 | ||||||||||||||
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Parking | 302 spaces, 11 handicapped spaces | ||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Opened | September 4, 2007 (2007-09-04) | ||||||||||||||
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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.[citation needed]
Construction started in January 2006, and after many delays, the station opened on September 4, 2007. Construction 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 joined other area municipalities to demand greater consultation from the High-Speed Rail Commission. In response, the California High-Speed Rail Authority 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.[3]
Amtrak(s) Pacific Surfliner and Southwest Chief passes through the station but does not stop in Buena Park.