Burbank Airport–South station

Burbank Airport–South station, referred to as Hollywood Burbank Airport station by Amtrak and formerly known as Bob Hope Airport station, is an unstaffed Amtrak and Metrolink train station at Hollywood Burbank Airport in the city of Burbank, California. Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington, and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here.

For the station served by the Antelope Valley Line, see Burbank Airport–North station.
  • Burbank Airport–South
  • Hollywood Burbank Airport
Airport interchange Amtrak Metrolink (California)
Station in 2012 (as Bob Hope Airport station)
General information
Location3750 Empire Avenue
Burbank, California
United States
Coordinates34.192778°N 118.352151°W / 34.192778; -118.352151
Owned byCalifornia Department of Transportation
Line(s)SCRRA Ventura Subdivision[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated (embankment)
Parking40 spaces, paid parking also available in airport lots
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed, platform with shelters
Station codeAmtrak: BUR
History
Opened
  • February 1983 (1983-02) (CalTrain)
  • June 1, 1990 (1990-06-01) (Amtrak)
ClosedMarch 1, 1983 (CalTrain)
Passengers
FY 202243,671[2] (Amtrak only)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Van Nuys
toward Seattle
 Coast Starlight Los Angeles
Terminus
Van Nuys
toward San Luis Obispo
 Pacific Surfliner Downtown Burbank
(limited service)
toward San Diego
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
Van Nuys
toward Ventura–East
 Ventura County Line Downtown Burbank
toward L.A. Union Station
Former services
Preceding station CalTrain Following station
Panorama City
towards Oxnard
 Los Angeles–Oxnard Glendale
towards Los Angeles
Location

Burbank Airport–South station is served by eight Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (four in each direction) every day, with departures evenly spaced throughout the day. Twenty Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (ten in each direction) serve the station each weekday, running primarily at peak hours in the peak direction of travel. Two round trips operate on weekends. Metrolink passengers also have access to four of the Pacific Surfliner trains (two in each direction) each day through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak.[3] Amtrak's Coast Starlight serves the station with one train daily in each direction.[4]

Amtrak Thruway bus service connects the station with Newhall and Bakersfield to the north and Westwood/UCLA and Santa Monica to the south.[5]

The station is located across Empire Avenue from the airport's Regional Intermodal Transportation Center (RITC). Most city bus lines stop at the bottom level of the RITC. Passengers travelling to the airport can take an elevator or escalator to a pedestrian bridge that connects the RITC to the terminal with moving walkways. The airport also offers shuttle service for those unable or unwilling to use the pedestrian bridge and moving walkways.[6]

Of the 76 California stations served by Amtrak, Burbank was the 28th-busiest in FY2017, with 73,814 total passengers.[7]

History

The station was opened in February 1983 as an infill station on the short-lived CalTrain line. It would see less than one month of use by this service.[8] Amtrak began limited service there on June 1, 1990.[9] Metrolink trains began using the station on April 24, 1995, after the completion of a project to lengthen the platform.[10]

The station is part of a new intermodal transportation center which the Burbank City Council approved in late August 2010. The facility cost around $93 million. Groundbreaking occurred during the summer of 2012 and construction was completed summer 2014. It serves rail, air and bus travelers, as well as incorporating rental car facilities.[11]

References
  1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. "Coast Starlight Timetable" (PDF). Rail Passengers Association. April 4, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  4. "Thruway Bus Routes". San Joaquins. San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority. May 15, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  5. "Buses & Trains". Hollywood Burbank Airport. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  7. "Burbank OKs Plan for Parking Near Rail Line". Los Angeles Times. September 20, 1989. p. 7. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Amtrak Adds 2 Routes Serving Burbank Daily". Los Angeles Times. June 1, 1990. p. 163. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ryfle, Steve (April 25, 1995). "New Metrolink Stop Opens Near Airport". Los Angeles Times. p. B3. Retrieved July 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Airport Authority Awards Construction Contracts for Regional Intermodal Transportation Center" (PDF) (Press release). Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. May 14, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
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