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 names	Irvine Transportation Center
Location	15215 Barranca Parkway Irvine, California 92618 United States
Coordinates	33.6568°N 117.7335°W / 33.6568; -117.7335
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
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: IRV
History
Opened	June 1, 1990 (1990-06-01)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	421,736[2]  3.7% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Santa Ana toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner San Juan Capistrano toward San Diego Preceding station Metrolink Following station Tustin toward San Bernardino–Downtown Inland Empire–Orange County Line Laguna Niguel/​Mission Viejo toward Oceanside Tustin toward Los Angeles Union Station Orange County Line
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Santa Ana toward Los Angeles 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

• Orange County Great Park

References

1. SMA Rail Consulting (April 2016). "California Passenger Rail Network Schematics" (PDF). California Department of Transportation.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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.

External links

• Irvine at the Metrolink website
• Irvine, CA – Amtrak
• Irvine Amtrak-Metrolink Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
• Irvine (IRV)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)