Representatives of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, operator of Metrolink commuter rail, and Los Angeles Metro recently broke ground for a new Metrolink station near the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank.

When it opens in 2015, the Bob Hope Airport-Hollywood Way Station on the Antelope Valley Line will complement the existing Burbank-Bob Hope Airport Metrolink Station on the Ventura County Line, which also serves Amtrak passengers, and the Regional Intermodal Transportation Center (RITC) being constructed by the airport to accommodate a bus transfer facility and rental car facilities.

“With this new Bob Hope Airport Metrolink station, residents of the Santa Clarita, Antelope, and North San Fernando valleys will have safe, convenient, and economical Metrolink rail service to the national air travel and local employment opportunities available at and around this regional airport,” said Metro Chair Michael D. Antonovich. “Connecting our airports to our rail system is a top priority for the region and will increase mobility and provide faster, more seamless transit options for residents throughout Southern California.”

Metro has worked with the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority during the development of both the RITC and the new Metrolink station, allocating $3.7 million of Los Angeles County Measure R funds toward development of the station.