Del Amo station

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Del Amo
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Del Amo station platform in 2015
General information
Location20220 Santa Fe Avenue
Rancho Dominguez, California
Coordinates 33°50′58″N118°12′43″W / 33.8495°N 118.2120°W / 33.8495; -118.2120
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking362 spaces [1]
Bicycle facilities Racks and lockers [2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990;34 years ago (1990-07-14)
RebuiltJune 1, 2019 [3]
Passengers
FY 20241,324 (avg. wkdy boardings) [4]
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Artesia
toward Azusa
A Line Wardlow
toward Long Beach
Former services
Preceding station PE Bolt.svg Pacific Electric Following station
Cota
towards Morgan Avenue
Long Beach Dominguez Junction
Cota
towards Balboa
Balboa
Location
Del Amo station

Del Amo station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located between Compton Creek and Santa Fe Avenue, and elevated over the intersection of Del Amo Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the Los Angeles County community of Rancho Dominguez and near the city of Carson. [5]

Contents

Del Amo station provides access to Dignity Health Sports Park (home stadium for the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer) via the Galaxy Express shuttle operated by Long Beach Transit on game days during soccer season.

During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located at the Dignity Health Sports Park, site of the rugby, modern pentathalon, tennis, track cycling, and field hockey competitions. [6]

Del Amo is the only elevated A Line station that was not originally built to handle three car trains.[ citation needed ] The northern end of the platform was lengthened in 2000.

The A Line maintenance and storage yard is located between the Wardlow and Del Amo stations. [7]

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. [8]

Connections

As of April 9,2023, the following connections are available: [9]

Notable places nearby

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