Buena Park station

Buena Park
Buena Park station, just before 2007 opening
General information
Location	8400 Lakeknoll Drive Buena Park, California
Coordinates	33°52′34″N 117°59′18″W / 33.8762°N 117.9884°W / 33.8762; -117.9884
Owned by	City of Buena Park
Line(s)	BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision[1]
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	OC Bus: 25, 29A, 123
Construction
Parking	302 spaces, 11 accessible spaces[2]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 4, 2007 (2007-09-04)
Services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs toward L.A. Union Station 91/Perris Valley Line Fullerton toward Perris–South Orange County Line Fullerton toward Oceanside
Location

Buena Park station is a train station in Buena Park, California, United States, served by Metrolink commuter rail. It is at the center of a transit-oriented development including townhomes and a housing complex owned by the California State University, Fullerton, near the corner of Dale Street and Malvern Avenue. The station is served by Metrolink's Orange County Line and 91/Perris Valley Line.

The station has a clock tower nearly 70 feet high which echoes a clock tower at nearby Knott's Berry Farm, itself a copy of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.^[3] The station includes a 300-car parking lot and a covered pedestrian overpass to allow passengers to cross the tracks.^{[citation needed]}

Construction started in January 2006, and after many delays, the station opened on September 4, 2007. Construction cost $14 million.^[3]

The proposed alignment for the California High-Speed Rail project would require the loss of the station or the demolition of about 25 condominiums.^[4] The City of Buena Park joined other area municipalities to demand greater consultation from the High-Speed Rail Commission. In response, the California High-Speed Rail Authority agreed to study the possibility of a "shared-track alignment" between Los Angeles and Anaheim that would not require the demolition of the present station or condominiums.^[5]

Amtrak(s) Pacific Surfliner and Southwest Chief passes through the station but does not stop in Buena Park.