The Palmdale Transportation Center is a
multi-modal transportation center featuring a
Metrolink rail station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...
, a local bus hub, and
commuter bus hub in the city of
Palmdale, California
Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The city lies in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
On Aug ...
. The center was completely rebuilt in April 2005. It features a "clock tower plaza" which has an enclosed waiting room with concessions and vending, public telephone, restrooms, a bus pass sales office, and security service. The center has four partially enclosed shelters at the bus hub and six partially enclosed shelters for the rail platform. The center also has a large
park and ride facility with 586 spaces.
Rail service
Bus services
The center serves as a hub for the
Antelope Valley Transit Authority, the city's local bus system as well as a hub for its commuter bus network to
Los Angeles. The North County TRANSporter, route 790, allows Metrolink passengers on mid-day trains (that only go as far as
Newhall station
Newhall station is a intermodal hub in the Newhall neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California. The station is served by Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line operating between Los Angeles Union Station and Lancaster, Amtrak Thruway buses connecting ...
in the
Santa Clarita Valley) to travel to Palmdale station.
Greyhound Bus and
FlixBus also serve the station.
Antelope Valley Transit Authority:
*Local: 1, 3, 7, 8, 51
*Commuter Express: 785, 786, 787, North County TRANSporter (790)
*School: 97, 98
FlixBus
*routes to
Victorville,
Barstow,
Las Vegas, and
Los Angeles.
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound Lines, Inc. (commonly known as simply Greyhound) operates the largest intercity bus service in North America, including Greyhound Mexico. It also operates charter bus services, Amtrak Thruway services, commuter bus services, and pac ...
*Route 554 – Palmdale/Los Angeles
Future connections
A multi-modal high-speed rail station just south of the existing station is designated as a stop on the planned
California High-Speed Rail line from
San Francisco to
Los Angeles. It is also proposed as a terminus of the planned
Brightline West
Brightline West is a proposed privately run high-speed rail route linking Las Vegas Valley and Rancho Cucamonga in the Greater Los Angeles area through the High Desert (California), California high desert. The line will connect with existing ra ...
high-speed rail line to
Las Vegas.
References
External links
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Metrolink stations in Los Angeles County, California
Transportation in Palmdale, California
Transit centers in the United States
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1994
Buildings and structures in Palmdale, California
Proposed California High-Speed Rail stations
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