Downtown Burbank station

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Downtown Burbank
Metrolink Train Station.jpg
A train at the Burbank station
General information
Location201 North Front Street
Burbank, California
Coordinates 34°10′43″N118°18′43″W / 34.178595°N 118.312044°W / 34.178595; -118.312044
Owned byCity of Burbank
Line(s) SCRRA Valley Subdivision [1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking450 spaces
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: BBK
History
OpenedOctober 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)
Passengers
FY 20222,218 [2] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Hollywood Burbank Airport Pacific Surfliner
(limited service)
Glendale
toward San Diego
      Coast Starlight does not stop here
Preceding station Metrolink icon.svg Metrolink Following station
Burbank Airport–North
toward Lancaster
Antelope Valley Line Glendale
Burbank Airport–South Ventura County Line
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Roscoe
toward Oakland Pier
San Joaquin Valley Line Glendale
toward Los Angeles
Raymer Coast Line
Macneil
toward Chatsworth
Burbank Branch Terminus
Location
Downtown Burbank station

Downtown Burbank station is a passenger rail station near downtown Burbank, California. It is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line to Lancaster and Ventura County Line to East Ventura with both terminating at Los Angeles Union Station.

Contents

Downtown Burbank station is served by 20 Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (ten in each direction) each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. On weekends, four Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (two in each direction) serve the station. Metrolink passengers also have access to four Pacific Surfliner trains (two in each direction) each day through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak. [3]

History

The Southern Pacific built their line north of Los Angeles to Burbank by mid-1873. [4] The company rebuilt the station in 1927. That building was destroyed in a fire in 1991. [5]

The modern station opened on October 26, 1992 with the inauguration of Metrolink services. [6]

In 2020, the Burbank City Council approved an extension of the Chandler Boulevard Bike Path to the station along a route that will include the under-construction Burbank Channel Bikeway [7] and a connection to the San Fernando Bikeway. [8]

The North Hollywood to Pasadena Rapid Bus Line, currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2027, will stop at Olive/Lake, nearby, but not at, the station, due to safety concerns regarding the existing Olive Avenue bridge. [9] [10]

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