Chinatown station (Los Angeles Metro)
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_(cropped).jpg) Chinatown Station as viewed from North Spring Street, 2014 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 901 North Spring Street Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°03′49″N 118°14′09″W / 34.0635°N 118.2357°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station and racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | July 26, 2003 | ||||||||||
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Chinatown station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located along Spring Street above College Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, just north of Downtown Los Angeles.[1] This station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.
The Chinatown station is a short walk from North Broadway, a bustling street of Chinese-American restaurants and stores.[2] Broadway is accessible through a flat walkway between the North Mezzanine and Blossom Plaza, which is lined with businesses and apartment buildings.[3]
Service[edit]
Station layout[edit]
| L3 (Platforms) | Northbound | ← A Line toward APU/Citrus College (Lincoln/Cypress) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Southbound | A Line toward Long Beach (Union Station) → | |
| L2 | North Mezzanine | to Entrance/Exit, Blossom Plaza, ticket machines |
| G | Street level | Entrance/Exit, ticket machines |
Hours and frequency[edit]
A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[4]
Connections[edit]
As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[5]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 45, 76
- City of Santa Clarita Transit: 794, 799
- LADOT Commuter Express: 409
- LADOT DASH: B, Lincoln Heights/Chinatown
Notable places nearby[edit]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
- Dodger Stadium
- Los Angeles State Historic Park
- Thien Hau Temple
References[edit]
- ^ "Gold Line station information". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- ^ Woodson, Joy L. (August 13, 2003). "Ringing in a New Era in Old Chinatown". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ Sharp, Steven (September 1, 2016). "Chinatown's Blossom Plaza Crosses the Finish Line". Urbanize LA. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
External links[edit]
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