Irvine Transportation Center

Irvine Transportation Center
Intermodal transit center

A Metrolink train pulls in to Irvine.
Location 15215 Barranca Parkway
Irvine, California 92618
United States
Coordinates 33°39′24″N 117°44′01″W / 33.6568°N 117.7335°W / 33.6568; -117.7335Coordinates: 33°39′24″N 117°44′01″W / 33.6568°N 117.7335°W / 33.6568; -117.7335
Owned by City of Irvine
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Bus stands 8
Bus operators OCTA
iShuttle
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code Amtrak code: IRV
History
Opened 1985
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 421,736[1]Increase 3.7% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Pacific Surfliner
Inland Empire–Orange County Line
toward Oceanside
Orange County Line
Location
Irvine Transportation Center
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area

Irvine Transportation Center[2] (also referred to as Irvine Station[3]) is a passenger rail and bus terminal in Irvine, California, United States. Located on the southwest end of the decommissioned Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, it is served by Amtrak California's Pacific Surfliner route, two Metrolink commuter rail lines, and multiple Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus routes. FlyAway Bus coach service to Los Angeles International Airport was formerly provided from the station.[4]

The $13 million Irvine Transportation Center opened on June 1, 1990 when Irvine was officially added to the Amtrak timetable as a stop on the route of the San Diegan (later renamed the Pacific Surfliner).[5] On 25 August 2008, a new four-story parking structure was opened to expand available parking at the station by 1,500 spots.[6]

The station has been mentioned as a possible location for the terminus of the Irvine leg of the California High-Speed Rail project.[7]

When Amtrak is doing track work on the San Diego Sub, this is the terminus for the line.

Rail ridership

Irvine served an average of approximately 1155 passengers daily in FY2015.[8]

Platforms and tracks

Northbound  Pacific Surfliner toward San Luis Obispo (Santa Ana)
 Inland Empire–Orange County Line toward San Bernardino (Tustin)
 Orange County Line toward L.A. Union Station (Tustin)
Southbound  Pacific Surfliner toward San Diego-Union Station (San Juan Capistrano)
 Inland Empire–Orange County Line toward Oceanside (Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo)
 Orange County Line toward Oceanside (Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo)

Buses

OCTA

Several OCTA bus routes operate to the Irvine Transportation Center:

iShuttle

The city of Irvine's iShuttle has two routes[9] that serve the station:

See also

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. "Irvine, CA (IRV)". Amtrak. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  3. "Irvine Station". City of Irvine. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  4. "News Content". lawa.org.
  5. Amtrak History and Archives. Accessed 2 February 2013.
  6. "1,500 parking spaces in new train station garage". The Orange County Register.
  7. CA High-Speed Rail Authority. "Route Map". Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  9. http://www.irvineshuttle.net/
  10. Irvine Shuttle Route C
  11. Irvine Shuttle Route D

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irvine (train station).


]

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.