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.
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). Weekend service consists of 4 trains (2 in each direction) on both Saturday and Sunday running in each direction in the morning and evening. 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. OC Bus routes 54, 56, 59 and 453, as well as a Chapman University shuttle stop here as well.
Built 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. From 1971 to 1993, the Santa Fe Railway closed the stop for more than 20 years citing high costs and reduced patronage. Fittingly, a restaurant now occupies the station’s Mission Revival-style building.
Keep in mind that selected dining options throughout the series are each within a reasonable distance of their stop, whether on foot or by wheelchair, with no major thoroughfares or freeways to cross. This list doesn’t cover every single Orange bar and restaurant in the area; consider this a guide to our favorites near the station, or a jumping off point for your layover.
Afters Ice Cream: With flavors like cookie butter, milk and cereal, jasmine milk tea and salty Oreo, this contemporary, Southern California ice cream chain features flavors that go above and beyond your average frozen dessert joint. 117 N. Glassell St. (at Chapman Avenue), Orange
Avila’s El Ranchito: Since 1966, this family-owned restaurant empire has featured…
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