Chinatown station (Los Angeles Metro)

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Chinatown
LACMTA Circle A Line.svg  
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Chinatown Station as viewed from North Spring Street, 2014
General information
Location901 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°03′49″N118°14′09″W / 34.0635°N 118.2357°W / 34.0635; -118.2357
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilities Metro Bike Share station and racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2003;20 years ago (2003-07-26)
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Lincoln/Cypress A Line Union Station
toward Long Beach
Location
Chinatown station (Los Angeles Metro)
View from station platform. LA Metro Chinatown station platform, September 2023.jpg
View from station platform.
Facing east from the mezannine plaza. LA Chinatown Station Facing East.jpg
Facing east from the mezannine plaza.

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.

Contents

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

Station layout

L3 (Platforms)NorthboundLACMTA Circle A Line.svg  A Line toward APU/Citrus College (Lincoln/Cypress)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
SouthboundLACMTA Circle A Line.svg  A Line toward Long Beach (Union Station)
L2North Mezzanineto Entrance/Exit, Blossom Plaza, ticket machines
GStreet levelEntrance/Exit, ticket machines

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 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

As of June 16,2023, the following connections are available: [5]

Notable places nearby

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

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References

  1. "Gold Line station information". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  5. "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

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