Glendale Metrolink stop isn't a very well known one, as LA Union's stations, I found about it years later after I started to use Metrolink and Amtrak. The train passed through it, sometimes stopped here and the beautiful architecture in Mission Revival-style got my attention. Some trains don't stop here, so check their schedules. It is a great option if you live in the Valley. They have a free, big parking lot, machines work ok, restrooms are clean enough, they could have more people working here, but that's something I could say about most of them. Nice seating area, outdoor stop, very pretty, typical old LA amazing buildings. Some scenes for movies were shot here, which isn't surprising. Great option for catching the train! read more

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Just a brief review of this station... Since I do not use the Metrolink/Amtrak service, I didn't even know there was a lovely train station here in Glendale lol, the only one I know which I pass by everyday going to work is the Union Station. When my pops spent some time with our friends in Napa Valley, he took the train home which after a cool train ride from Sacramento to Bakersfield, he was motor coached from Bakersfield to this Station, super convenient IMO, there are plenty of parking and I could see how convenient this station would be for future train trips going to SLO or SD. I love the architecture as well, whether it was a facade or the remnants of a historic past, I am glad they kept some sense of nostalgia at this station, very nice and convenient in my honest opinion. read more

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The train ride from Glendale to Santa Barbara was excellent just excellent What more can I say.... read more

Glendale Metrolink Station - Train to Santa Barbara - Public Transportation Near Me - Glendale, California

So, I've been coming here 3+ years. There are new security guards; all but 1 are okay. The oldest, Hispanic guard is horrific! He told me: 1. I allow you to sit here. 2. He watched me go into the ladie's room then walked in on me. [I called the cops, they did nothing]. 3. Today he came into the lobby and placed his umbrella near my things. His I umbrella dripping water near my items. I asked him not to put his wet items near mine & he told me, go outside if you dont like it. I called the cops again. It's raining hard and with the doors open it starts to rain inside, soaking the floors; increasing the chance for bus & train patrons to slip & fall. His presence is not only insulting but an endangerement to others. I'm going to report it to CalOSHA. Pictures to follow. read more

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I've always had to stop at this station each time to go to Union Station in L.A. This summer, I went to Houston before getting back to L.A. and the station never fails to impress me. The parking is free, so I've always been able to find parking and/or can get dropped off easily. There's a great waiting room before boarding with plenty of seating inside and outside. The place is clean and kept really well and I have no complaints about the staff. I've always had positive interactions with everyone there. If you're taking a train down in SoCal, this is definitely a station you should visit, whether it be the start of a trip, the end of a trip or somewhere in between, Glendale Metro Station never fails to disappoint. read more

Cute, historic, and functional. I wish there was staff working at the station but other than that, it's a great blast from the past

Pros -Free parking Cons -No shade -No signage for where the Greyhound stop and Greyhound offices are -Main building was locked when it should have been open read more

Clean and well-preserved station. Lovely piece of film history and gorgeous architecture. Easy parking.

Yes Glendale does have a train station on Cerritos and it does go to the Union Station. From there you get to choose which line you want to take: red. Purple, etc. *Free parking for 72 hours *Secure if you are travelling with bags and a laptop *Roundtrip used to cost $6 but I have heard it's $8 now *You can take your bike inside the train if you'd like *Restrooms available at the station *Metrolink and Amtrak pass from here If you get stuck or miss a train don't worry you can check the Metrolink schedule online to see when the next one arrives. Lyft and Uber drivers can also pick you up from Union station. I have done that a couple of times due to congestion or whatever reason. read more

This station has some really beautiful parts. The main building especially, but I truly enjoyed just sitting on a bench under the arches, so peaceful. The neighborhood seems industrial, but there's fun stuff to do nearby. I'd imagine on a weekday it would be a very busy transportation hub, but when I came by on the Saturday before Labor Day, there nearly empty . read more

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As others have mentioned, yes this station can be a little confusing for the first timer. Not a lot of signs. The Amtrak and the Metrolink both come through here. So having just gone though the ordeal here are a few tips. If you're heading south to San Diego on the Pacific Surfliner you'll be on track 2, and as you're facing the track the train pulls up from your right and the Business class car will be on the tail end as the train is pulling up. The entrance to that business class car will stop right about in between the 2 train depot buildings. The cream adobe style buildings behind you. Lastly, the train flips around at Union Station, which is the next stop south. So if you get sick going backwards prepare yourself to change seats. Hope that helps! Happy travels. Oh, and once you get on, if you're business class on the Amtrak you'll be treated to a drink and some snacks read more

Glendale Metrolink Station - Train Treats on the Pacific Surfliner Business class car. - Public Transportation Near Me - Glendale, California

ALL ABOOOOOOARD! BACKGROUND: Originally known as the Glendale Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, it was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival architectural styles in 1923. It had replaced the Atwater Tract Office dating from 1883. The city bought the depot from Southern Pacific in 1989 and acquired adjacent properties to create an intermodal center. Restoration of the historic building and the construction of other elements of the intermodal center cost approximately $6 million. STATS: Parking: Free 72 hour maximum Public phones Restrooms Bike lockers Electronic message boards EXPERIENCE: Traveling northward, as far as Ventura County or south to Union Station to San Diego, Amtrak is a neat path to go. Live near Glendale and want to avoid paying for parking at Union Station? This is a convenient station to leave your car or get dropped off. Typically a quiet station, parking is easy to find and only a short walkway to the platform. This adventurous train ride took me and The Crew to a little north for a day of mayhem, urban hiker style. From Union Station adjacent to Oxnard, this train stopped to pick up crew members along the way, Santa Barbara being our final destination on this ride. The box was parked and a few short steps from the platform. There is limited seating and the platform is fully exposed. So be prepared if it's raining. The upside to this platform is that there are only two directions trains come and go. The downside is, it's not clear which side travels north and which side travels south. Fortunately, I've departed from this station several times and know where to stand. It's important to know which platform to stand on because once a train arrives, if you're on the wrong one, there's nothing you can do about it, you're stuck on the wrong side. The train itself offers so many amenities, from snacks to beverages (adult and kid friendly), comfy seating, baggage store, bicycle storage (reservation required), and friendly staff. Several of us brought snacks to share. Traveling in the evening, after the sunshine has set, both parking and station are well lit and I always feel safe. #travelbytrain #amtrak #cityofglendale #santabarbara Review #14 read more

Glendale Metrolink Station - Public Transportation Near Me - Glendale, California

Quiet station; nonexistent staffing. If you have questions you're at the wrong station. The lot allows for free Metrolink parking for 72h. If you don't want to pay to park at LAUS this might be your next best alternative. If you learn nothing else from this review, always remember: SOUTHBOUND TRAINS - CENTER PLATFORM - Track 2. These trains always travel backwards (they have to back into Union Station). NORTHBOUND TRAINS (the crossing lights will activate) - Track 1. METROLINK TRAINS stop closer to the buses and parking lot. AMTRAK TRAINS stop closer to the depot. Got it? Good. The depot is usually clean. Inside you'll find a model set of the station, old photos, vending machines, and restrooms. I wouldn't even wait in there unless you want to miss your train. There are no announcements. If you're a Metrolink rider surely you know to have them in your Twitter feed, right? read more

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This is a great alternative to Union Station. There's short term 72 hour parking and regular parking. They also have a Clean 'N Green gas station. Whether you want to head down South to San Diego or up North to Camarillo or Santa Barbara, Amtrak will take you there. This station is quiet, clean with plenty of parking spaces. There's a security guard office. I've seen him around once in a while. I recommend purchasing your ticket online. This location has no ticket booth. read more

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Let's start with the two stars I did give them: free parking. That is the one and only positive is this place. You can park for free for 72 hours and there are always parking spaces which is nice. Now let's talk about the ugly: security. What security you might ask yourself? I've never seen more than one security officer here in all the time I have come here. If you want to feel unsafe, be harassed and question why you ride the metro this is the place for you. I barely want to be here in the daylight, you couldn't pay me enough to be here in the dark. So disgusted with the lack of security and safety measures this location has. read more

It's creepy at night here & security just sits in office. Would make for a beautiful wedding location at least that was the imaginary game I was playing in my head.. even down to where cocktail hour would be and where the ceremony would take place....in my head it looked amazing, all the while I'm waiting for my family to arrive from San Diego on the Amtrak. This is the closet and most convenient location to Atwater Village and allot easier then going to Union Station. read more

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There are no people here - so don't have any questions. Also there are 2 sides, one building or facade of the Amtrack station the other is the Metrolink side with 72 hour parking and automated ticket machine. In other words if you are picking up guests on Amtrack they will be by the building; if you are picking guests on Metrolink they will be in the big parking lot where the busses are. I take metrolink to union station and have never had a issue leaving my car, getting on the train or purchasing tickets. There is nothing to look at here, it is purely function over form. read more

Although the station is nicely situated and has parking it has real issues. First it is unmanned, so if you have question or problems you are SOL. Second there are no signs to tell you where to wait for your train. There is one area on the right hand side that looks like a waiting area... It is for metrolink. Further to the left there is a little waiting room ... But if you wait in there for anything you will miss it for sure. There are absolutely no announcements, and the trains hesitate for about 3 minutes and then leave. The left area is for Amtrak, but if you are trying to catch the coastliner... When it comes you will be on the wrong side of the train if you are sitting on the benches provided, and will be unable to get around the train in time to board. Third, if you bought your ticket online the two machines Will Not recognize your credit card... Leaving you struggling to enter your reservation number with an extremely archiac system (arrows to move to the character you want then F4 to select) with absolutely no instructions. Last time I was there I tried to print out my daughters ticket... But it took about 20 minutes. Meanwhile Amtrak came, hesitated, and left... Leaving me with a useless ticket and a very upset kid. So far my luck here is about 50%. If you come here and have done it before, and arrive early you have about an 80% chance if catching your train. If it is your first time you are most likely going to miss it because there are no instructions and you will not be waiting in the right area, to get onto the train you want. With no signs, and no staff you can only figure it out by seeing the train you want come and leave before you can get to it.... Meaning you get to go to that area after it leaves and wait a couple of hours for the next one. This could be a really nice station if it was manned or even had signage to help out. Funny thing some taggers actually tried to help by posting directions on the back side of another building in spray paint indicating North and South with arrows so you could figure out what direction your train would be coming from. First time I ever saw a business that relied on helpful hints from your friendly neighborhood taggers. Doesn't the CA tax payer pretty much subsidize This industry? I suggest they use the funding to post a sign or two. read more

It's a relatively nice, clean station. But it isn't staffed, so you are on your own to figure out what track you need to stand at. Fortunately there are usually fellow passengers that try to help answer your questions about where you need to stand. Not enough signage in my opinion. read more

I just wanted to update my review and say thank you to who ever is conducting the tracks now. It's so much better. I can sleep through the night without interruption. It's great! read more

Nice historical looking train station. I purchased my ticket online to go down to Oceanside-- as a first timer on the Amtrak, I wish that the actual train station had some of ticket booth open (they have a ticket booth but it was closed on a Saturday morning) there were no signs with directions on how board or where to wait so I had to ask around and most of the people seemed too confused to answer so I don't know why I even bothered asking, but I finally found someone who seemed to work there that told me where I needed to wait. The Surfliner train came on time --you have to walk across the tracks to get to where it comes in, the Surfliner is pretty busy on the weekend with its final destination in San Diego. I was able to find a seat by myself, and they are pretty strict with their policy on keeping the seating areas for groups of 3 - 4 really for groups of 3 - 4 people. On my ride some people teamed up together and pretended they were a group of 3 but the Amtrak staff knew and at one point I thought they were going to get in some type of altercation with the train staff. If only some people could just follow the rules, luckily there was no altercation. The train was scheduled to be in Oceanside by 11:47 am but I didn't get there until 12:10ish. Quite a few stops, the first stop in Los Angeles station was about 1/2 hour long for some reason and all the other stops in Orange County were very brief. Overall, I think it's worth it to take it down south especially on the weekend if you want to avoid all the traffic and the stress of driving down there. Also, a great thing I noticed when I was dropped off was they did have 72 hour parking spots at this station, not sure if it's free though but I wouldn't mind trying it next time around. read more

This quaint little station is the perfect place to hop on the Amtrak Surfliner down south to San Diego or up north to Santa Barbara. It's quiet and unmanned, with Quik-Trak Ticket machines where you can print up tickets already bought online. Parking is plentiful and seems like a safe place to leave your car. Way less of a zoo than Union Station downtown and that's just the next stop over. (However, Union Station has officers that cruise around in Segways and you can laugh at them while you wait.) There's been a posse of older gentlemen that hang out on the bench and watch the trains. There was one that heckled a conductor, but I'm guessing that they're homies and he's a retired train guy himself. Cute. read more

Beautiful clean station but reviews are correct, no one mans this station. No signs or announcements for Amtrak train. Track 2 is for southbound, now to find track 2 if you are an infrequent rider!!! I'm told you cross to middle platform, wish me luck! read more

Glendale Metrolink Station - The only sign for southbound and northbound. But still there are two tracks. Where do you catch the southbound??! - Public Transportation Near Me - Glendale, California

Minus security NOT enforcing anything this is an OK station. The vending machine for the snacks hardly works properly and will take your change sometimes along with not dispensing change if you put anything bigger than a $1 in. Watch out for transients who like to hang out here and linger all day. read more

took the train to camarillo -nice experience sit back and relax and you are at your destination! Difficult obtaining my ticket for the first time.... Yep I would use it again! read more

Travelled all over the world and this is the first train station I've seen that doesn't have a sign board for train departures and platforms - an easy item to produce for customer wellbeing. Plus there's no visible staff at the station so people are scrambling around at the last minute. Could be much better if some for thought and care went into this. read more

The trains come on time and is a layback environment but if you're a newcomer, it's not quite clear which train will arrive on which side of the tracks. read more

Hey, they filmed Double Indemnity here, what more can you ask for!

I would put zero stars if I could but this is the most horrible experience ever! So I dropped off my friend for her train, way ahead of schedule but several minutes later I get a call from her telling me that the train came and went without her??? I asked how so and she went on to tell me that at the Glendale station there is only boarding side on the dual platform, which is odd because the noho station didn't have that case. Well I took her out for a meal to kill time until the next train would arrive and we waited at the station for the longest time till her train WAS SUPPOSED to arrive. It never came and the minutes started to tick away till nearly two hours had passed when the train finally came and was off to SB. The staff at this place, I don't know it might be just today but they were pretty incompentent. I was on the look outside while she went inside to ask an employee about the train situation and the guy's answer was "there are no more trains coming in tonight" ... As she came out I spotted from a distance headlights and the train chugging our way.. "Hmm, so he said there weren't any trains coming in tonight just a minute ago?" read more

This is a great, local Amtrak or Metrolink station. It's never crowded, and there's lots of parking. I always buy my tickets online so I don't need to worry about it at the station because I'm not sure if there's always Security there to help. You should always make sure you're on the right side of the track (just a simple cross over if you aren't). There's a nice indoor waiting area and lots of outdoor benches. Much more convenient than going to Union Station! read more

I feel bad for people who get hit by the train, I do.... but AMTRAK needs to make arrangements for people on the train TO GET OFF THE TRAIN in 5 hours. For God's sake some people have to pee.... Amtrak sucks. First AND LAST trip with this groups of screw ups. read more

This station has good connections for the trains with two different northbound lines plus Amtrak. What i do not appreciate is how infrequent the bus service out of here is after 9 am. And its not walking distance from anything either. So, you will have a hard time getting there by public transport during the day but after morning commute hours. read more

A quite train station that has that old world feel of the west. Wooden beams colorfully painted hold the structure together. You feel as you are in the Alamo. Photographs and model trains exemplify the history of the Glendale station. There's hardly ever anyone working here so be sure to take care of business online. A peaceful wait on the bench outside, feeling the cool breeze of the train arrive, and we're already there. . read more

The Glendale Station is peaceful, scenic, and beautiful with a historic appearance. There is ample shade by the tracks (depends on the time of day), so you won't be left waiting in the heat. The automated system that announces what train is arriving and on what track is very organized and gives you plenty of notice for each train so you don't miss your train. The station is pretty clean, though by the end of the day there may be some trash under the benches. My only complaint is that this station seems to be minimally manned, if manned at all, so if there is any confusion or problem with your ticket(s) you're on your own. Thankfully, I haven't come into any problems with tickets or finding the right train, so the help of an employee was not needed. This is a great station to catch a train on. read more

Just had the rudest, most unprofessional interaction from the Pacific Surfliner staff. We were 25 minutes early for our 9:24pm train to San Diego from the Glendale station. We waited patiently- as this was our first trip- and noticed that not only were there no signs or arrival directions but also that staff were locked in the "security office" watching tv on their phone. No announcements occurred about the trains approaching or next scheduled departure. At 9:22 pm the train arrived and only 2 doors opened, neither near us, so we had to ask the staff member who walked out which train this was and she just replied "hurry up, we're boarding, we'll leave". I had to sprint (yes- sprint, thank goodness I am fit enough to) with my bags before the door closed. I began looking up the Amtrak feedback form as we pulled out of the station at 9:23 pm... a full minute before boarding was supposed to be. We literally immediately took off before we were even seated with zero time to get our tickets out and were met with an attitude from the train staff. No wonder people don't want to take the darn train- half the employees are rude, provide zero assistance, and your stations are completely void of guidance or signage, on top of being so dark that I wouldn't have stayed there on my own. I stared at that crawling digital sign for 20 minutes and not once did it announce any trains that approached- just some random train info going to Lancaster- nor did it state which side to board on. Amtrak needs to get it together considering the price I just paid for 3 tickets from San Diego to Glendale and back. Not worth the price if we have to deal with this stress and all I can think of is that if my mother had been the one trying to board (as we have recently discussed, and this was a test run for her to hear about), she would not only have never been able to sprint across like we did and would have been left alone in a parking lot at night. read more

Really beautiful station. Uber drivers can pick you up and drop you off... Metro link may be confusing someone missed their train while I was there but the north/southbound amtraks are easy to take. Southbound is train 2. Wait in the middle. read more