Fittingly, a restaurant now occupies the station’s Mission Revival-style building. From 1971 to 1993, the Santa Fe Railway closed the stop for more than 20 years citing high costs and reduced patronage. OC Bus routes 54, 56, 59 and 453, as well as a Chapman University shuttle stop here as well.īuilt in 1938, the Orange train station, which is recognized as one of Orange’s historic landmarks, acts as a hub for roughly 750 passengers each weekday. The station is also served by 14 Metrolink Inland Empire-Orange County Line trains (7 in each direction) each weekday, with weekend service consisting of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday. Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday running in each direction in the morning and evening. Serving transit from Los Angeles, the Inland Empire and San Diego, the Orange station features 20 Metrolink Orange County Line stops each weekday (11 northbound and 9 southbound). With Chapman University and Old Towne a stone’s throw away from the platform, the Orange train station, formally known as the Orange Transportation Center, has an abundance of cafes, dessert shops and restaurants within walking distance of the old whistle stop.
