Allen station (Los Angeles Metro)

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Allen
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Allen station platform
General information
Other namesAllen/College
Location395 North Allen Avenue
Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°09′06″N118°06′48″W / 34.1518°N 118.1132°W / 34.1518; -118.1132
Owned by Los Angeles Metro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeFreeway median, elevated
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
Passengers
FY 2025735 (avg. wkdy boardings) [1]
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Lake
toward Long Beach
A Line Sierra Madre Villa
toward Pomona
Former services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Lake
toward East Los Angeles
L Line Sierra Madre Villa
toward Azusa
Location
Allen station (Los Angeles Metro)

Allen station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway), above North Allen Avenue, after which the station is named, in Pasadena, California. The light rail station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

Contents

The station is also signed as Allen/College, for the nearby Pasadena City College, which operates shuttles between the station and its campuses. [2]

It is one of the A Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is used by people coming to see the parade. [3]

This station features an architectural design called Rider's Dream, created by artist Michael Amescua. [4]

Service

Hours and frequency

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 to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day. [5]

Connections

As of September 19,2025, the following connections are available: [5]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

References

  1. ↑ "LA Metro 2025 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "PCC Shuttle". Pasadena City College. Archived from the original on September 19, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Riding Metro on New Year's Day". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Allen Station – Slideshow". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "A Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 21, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
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