Glendale Transportation Center facts for kids

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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°W / 34.123565; -118.257844
Owned by	City of Glendale
Line(s)	SCRRA Valley Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Greyhound, Glendale Beeline, Metro Local, Metro Rapid
Construction
Parking	yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GDL
History
Opened	1923
Rebuilt	1999
Original company	Southern Pacific
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	55,032  5.03% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hollywood Burbank Airport toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Los Angeles toward Los Angeles or San Diego      Coast Starlight does not stop here Preceding station Metrolink Following station Downtown Burbank toward Lancaster Antelope Valley Line Los Angeles Union Station Terminus Downtown Burbank toward East Ventura Ventura County Line
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Simi Valley toward Seattle Coast Starlight Los Angeles Terminus Preceding station CalTrain Following station Burbank Airport towards Oxnard Los Angeles–Oxnard Los Angeles Union Station Terminus Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Van Nuys toward San Francisco Coast Line River toward Los Angeles Los Angeles Terminus Sunset Route Alhambra toward New Orleans
Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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

The Glendale Transportation Center is a busy train station in Glendale, California. It serves as a stop for both Amtrak and Metrolink trains. People use this station to travel on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner route. They also use it for Metrolink's Ventura County Line and Metrolink Antelope Valley Line commuter trains.

History of the Glendale Station

Southern Pacific Railroad Lark at Glendale in 1965

The station was first called the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot. It was built in 1923 by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The building has a special design style called California Churrigueresque. This style is part of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture.

The new station replaced an older office from 1883. In 1989, the city of Glendale bought the station. They also bought land nearby to create a larger transportation hub. This new center would connect different types of travel.

Making the station new again and building the other parts of the center cost about $6 million. In May 1997, the station was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it's an important historical site. It has recently been updated and improved.

Until 2005, Amtrak's Coast Starlight train also stopped here.

Getting Around: Transit Connections

The Glendale Transportation Center connects you to many local transportation options. You can catch several bus lines right from the station.

• Metro Local: Bus lines 94, 180, 181, 183*, 603
• Metro Rapid: Bus lines 780, 794
• Glendale Beeline: Bus lines 1, 4, 8, 11, 12

The station is also a stop for Greyhound Lines buses. However, you cannot buy Greyhound tickets at the station.

• * All Glendale Beeline buses and Metro bus 183 stop inside the station area. All other bus routes stop just outside the station.

What's Next: Future Service

There are plans to study a new way to travel in Glendale. A study is looking into adding a streetcar system. This streetcar would connect the station with the downtown area.