Washington station (Los Angeles Metro)

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Washington
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Washington station platform
General information
Location1945 Long Beach Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°01′13″N118°14′35″W / 34.0204°N 118.2431°W / 34.0204; -118.2431
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Montebello Bus Lines
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990;34 years ago (1990-07-14)
RebuiltNovember 2, 2019 [1]
Passengers
FY 2024948 (avg. wkdy boardings) [2]
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
San Pedro Street
toward Azusa
A Line Vernon
toward Long Beach
Location
Washington station (Los Angeles Metro)

Washington station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the center median of Long Beach Avenue (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway and shared with the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision) at its intersection with Washington Boulevard, in South Los Angeles. [3]

Contents

At this station, the A Line changes from the roughly northwest-to-southeast direction down the center of Washington Boulevard to the north–south direction down the center median of Long Beach Avenue.

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. [4]

Connections

As of April 9,2023, 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. Lozano, Carlos (November 2, 2019). "Metro rail service between Los Angeles and Long Beach reopens". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
  3. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro . Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  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. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.