Irvine Transportation Center

Irvine Transportation Center[3] (also referred to as Irvine Station[4]) is a passenger rail and bus terminal in the Irvine Spectrum district of southeastern 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 (OC Bus) bus routes.

Irvine
Intermodal transit center
A Metrolink train pulls in to Irvine, April 2008.
Other namesIrvine Transportation Center
Location15215 Barranca Parkway
Irvine, California 92618
United States
Coordinates33.6568°N 117.7335°W / 33.6568; -117.7335
Owned byCity of Irvine
Line(s)SCRRA Orange Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Bus stands8
Bus operators OC Bus
iShuttle
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak code: IRV
History
OpenedJune 1, 1990 (1990-06-01)
Passengers
2015347,262[2] 20.8% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Santa Ana Pacific Surfliner San Juan Capistrano
toward San Diego
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Tustin Inland Empire–Orange County Line Laguna Niguel/​Mission Viejo
toward Oceanside
Tustin Orange County Line
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Santa Ana Orange County Commuter San Juan Capistrano
Terminus
San Diegan San Juan Capistrano
toward San Diego
Location

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][6] On 25 August 2008, a new four-story parking structure was opened to expand available parking at the station by 1,500 spots.[7]

Rail ridership

In FY2009, Irvine served about 3,000 total passengers daily for Metrolink and Amtrak.[8]

Irvine served an average of approximately 1,155 Amtrak passengers daily in FY2015.[9]

Service

Rail

Northbound  Pacific Surfliner toward San Luis Obispo | LAUPT (Los Angeles Union) (Santa Ana)
 Inland Empire–Orange County Line toward San Bernardino–Downtown (Tustin)
 Orange County Line toward LAUPT (Los Angeles Union) | Fullerton (Tustin)
Southbound  Pacific Surfliner toward San Diego-Santa Fe Depot (San Juan Capistrano)
 Inland Empire–Orange County Line toward Oceanside (Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo)
 Orange County Line toward Oceanside | Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo(Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo)

Buses[10]

Dock Operator Route Destination
1 OC Bus 480 AM to Lake Forest

PM to Irvine Station

2 iShuttle 402C AM to Capitol Group

PM to Irvine Station

3 403D To Sand Canyon & Waterworks
4 404E AM to Los Olivos Apartments

PM to Irvine Station

5 OC Bus 86 East to Mission Viejo

West to Costa Mesa

6 not in service
7
8
Barranca/Ada OC Bus 206 AM to Lake Forest

PM to Santa Ana

Former bus services

FlyAway Bus coach service to Los Angeles International Airport was formerly provided from the station.[11]

See also

References

  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2019, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak.com. Amtrak. June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. "Irvine, CA (IRV)". Amtrak. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  4. "Irvine Station". City of Irvine. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  5. Amtrak History and Archives. Accessed 2 February 2013.
  6. Teeboom, Leon (June 2, 1990). "Passenger Service on Track Again". Los Angeles Times. p. 198. Retrieved July 5, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1,500 parking spaces in new train station garage". The Orange County Register.
  8. Irvine Metrolink Station Fast Facts
  9. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  10. "Feb 2020 Bus Book" (PDF). octa.net. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  11. "News Content". lawa.org.
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