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.
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A Metrolink train pulls in to Irvine, April 2008. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Irvine Transportation Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 15215 Barranca Parkway Irvine, California 92618 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.6568°N 117.7335°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Irvine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | SCRRA Orange Subdivision[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus operators | OC Bus iShuttle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak code: IRV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | June 1, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015 | 347,262[2] 20.8% (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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 | ||
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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
- SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2019, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak.com. Amtrak. June 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- "Irvine, CA (IRV)". Amtrak. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- "Irvine Station". City of Irvine. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- Amtrak History and Archives. Accessed 2 February 2013.
- Teeboom, Leon (June 2, 1990). "Passenger Service on Track Again". Los Angeles Times. p. 198. Retrieved July 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1,500 parking spaces in new train station garage". The Orange County Register.
- Irvine Metrolink Station Fast Facts
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- "Feb 2020 Bus Book" (PDF). octa.net. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- "News Content". lawa.org.
External links
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