Irvine Transportation Center
Irvine Transportation Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Metrolink train pulls in to Irvine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15215 Barranca Parkway Irvine, California 92618 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°39′24″N 117°44′01″W / 33.6568°N 117.7335°WCoordinates: 33°39′24″N 117°44′01″W / 33.6568°N 117.7335°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Irvine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus operators |
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak code: IRV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2015) | 421,736[1] 3.7% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
- Route 86 is a local bus that operates from Costa Mesa to Mission Viejo via Alton and Jeronimo.
- Route 188 is a community bus that operates from Laguna Hills to Irvine via Moulton, Irvine Center Drive, Alton and Ridge Route.
- Route 211 is an intracounty express route via the 405 freeway. It operates from Seal Beach to Irvine Express.
- Route 480 is a StationLink route. It operates from Irvine Transportation Center to Lake Forest via Alton, Bake and Lake Forest drive.
- Route 482 is a StationLink route. It operates from Irvine Transportation Center to Irvine Center Drive and Discovery via Barranca and Alton.
- Route 758 is an intercounty express route. It operates from Chino to Irvine Spectrum express.
iShuttle
The city of Irvine's iShuttle has two routes[9] that serve the station:
See also
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "Irvine, CA (IRV)". Amtrak. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ↑ "Irvine Station". City of Irvine. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ "News Content". lawa.org.
- ↑ Amtrak History and Archives. Accessed 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "1,500 parking spaces in new train station garage". The Orange County Register.
- ↑ CA High-Speed Rail Authority. "Route Map". Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ↑ http://www.irvineshuttle.net/
- ↑ Irvine Shuttle Route C
- ↑ Irvine Shuttle Route D
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Irvine (train station). |
- Amtrak – Stations – Irvine, CA
- Irvine Amtrak-Metrolink Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
- Irvine (IRV)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)