Bellflower station

Bellflower
Historic Pacific Electric depot building
General information
Location	16336 Bellflower Boulevard Bellflower, California
Coordinates	33°53′08″N118°07′30″W / 33.885662°N 118.125117°W / 33.885662; -118.125117
Other information
Status	Planned
History
Opened	c. 1905 (Pacific Electric)
Closed	1958 (Pacific Electric)
Rebuilt	1927 2035 (estimated)
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Paramount/Rosecrans toward Slauson Southeast Gateway Line Phase 1 Pioneer Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Rendalia towards Pacific Electric Building Santa Ana Woodruff Avenue before 1950 towards Santa Ana SP Depot
Location

Bellflower station is a planned light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. ^[1] It is part of the Southeast Gateway Line project. The segment of the corridor is expected to begin operations in 2035. ^[2]

Pacific Electric station

The first Bellflower Pacific Electric Depot, c. 1915

The station is located across Bellflower Boulevard from the former Pacific Electric West Santa Ana Branch depot, ^[3] built in 1927. Passenger services operated between 1905 and 1958; it served as the terminus of the line after 1950. ^[4] Early maps use the former name of the town for the stop: Somerset.

References

1. Pacific Electric ROW / West Santa Ana Branch Corridor Alternatives Analysis Report (PDF). Metro (Report). Southern California Association of Governments. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
2. Scauzillo, Steve (June 15, 2023). "Stations, new name coming for West Santa Ana Branch light-rail in southeast LA County". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
3. Sharp, Steven (October 17, 2019). "Metro Unveils TOD Concepts for West Santa Ana Branch Stations". Urbanize LA. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
4. Bellflower Pacific Electric Train Depot. Bellflower, CA. Retrieved September 6, 2020– via Historical Marker Database.