Irvine Transportation Center

Irvine Transportation Center
Intermodal transit center
File:My train arrives.jpg A Metrolink train pulls in to Irvine.
Location	15215 Barranca Parkway Irvine, California 92618 United States
Coordinates
Owned by	City of Irvine
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Bus stands	8
Bus operators	OCTA iShuttle
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: IRV
History
Opened	1985
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	425,041  0.81% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Santa Ana toward Goleta, Los Angeles, or San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner San Juan Capistrano toward San Diego (Union Station) Tustin toward San Bernardino Inland Empire–Orange County Line Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo toward Oceanside Tustin toward Los Angeles Union Station Orange County Line
Location
Irvine Transportation Center Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area

Irvine Transportation Center (also referred to as Irvine Station) is a passenger rail and bus terminal in 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 (OCTA) bus routes. FlyAway Bus coach service to Los Angeles International Airport was formerly provided from the station.

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

The station has been mentioned as a possible location for the terminus of the Irvine leg of the California High-Speed Rail project.

When Amtrak is doing track work on the San Diego Sub, this is the terminus for the line.

Rail ridership

Of the 73 California stations served by Amtrak, Irvine was the fourth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 1750 passengers daily. It is Amtrak's seventeenth-busiest station nationwide.

Platforms and tracks

Northbound	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Luis Obispo (Santa Ana)
	■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line	toward San Bernardino (Tustin)
	■ Orange County Line	toward L.A. Union Station (Tustin)
Southbound	■ Pacific Surfliner	toward San Diego-Union Station (San Juan Capistrano)
	■ Inland Empire–Orange County Line	toward Oceanside (Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo)
	■ Orange County Line	toward Oceanside (Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo)

Buses

OCTA

Several OCTA bus routes operate to the Irvine Transportation Center:

• Route 86 is a local bus that operates from Costa Mesa to Mission Viejo via Alton and Jeronimo.
• Route 188 is a community bus that operates from Laguna Hills to Irvine via Moulton, Irvine Center Drive, Alton and Ridge Route.
• Route 211 is an intracounty express route via the 405 freeway. It operates from Seal Beach to Irvine Express.
• Route 480 is a StationLink route. It operates from Irvine Transportation Center to Lake Forest via Alton, Bake and Lake Forest drive.
• Route 482 is a StationLink route. It operates from Irvine Transportation Center to Irvine Center Drive and Discovery via Barranca and Alton.
• Route 758 is an intercounty express route. It operates from Chino to Irvine Spectrum express.

iShuttle

The city of Irvine's iShuttle has two routes that serve the station:

• Route C
• Route D

See also

• Orange County Great Park

External links

• Metrolink – Irvine

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