Burbank Airport–South station
Station in 2012 (as Bob Hope Airport station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Burbank Airport–South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 3750 Empire Avenue Burbank, California United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°11′34″N 118°21′08″W / 34.192778°N 118.352151°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | California Department of Transportation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SCRRA Ventura Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 40 spaces, paid parking also available in airport lots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed, platform with shelters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: BUR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Closed | March 1, 1983 (CalTrain) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 57,024 (Amtrak only) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 on the southeast corner of 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.
Burbank Airport–South station is served by ten Amtrak Pacific Surfliner trains (five 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 during peak hours in the peak direction of travel. On weekends, four Metrolink Ventura County Line trains (two in each direction) serve the station. Metrolink passengers also have access to all Pacific Surfliner trains through a codesharing arrangement with Amtrak.
Twice daily Amtrak Thruway 1C bus service connects the station with Newhall and Bakersfield to the north, Van Nuys to the west, and Westwood/UCLA and Santa Monica to the south.
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 traveling 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.
Of the 76 California stations served by Amtrak, Burbank was the 28th-busiest in FY2017, with 73,814 total passengers.