Memorial Park station

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Memorial Park
LACMTA Circle A Line.svg  
Memorial Park station platforms, September 2023.jpg
Memorial Park station platforms in 2023, with artwork at upper right
General information
Location125 East Holly Street
Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°08′51″N118°08′52″W / 34.1476°N 118.1479°W / 34.1476; -118.1479
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSee Connections section
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
Bicycle facilities Racks and lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 26, 2003;20 years ago (2003-06-26)
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Lake
toward Azusa
A Line Del Mar
toward Long Beach
Location
Memorial Park station
View towards the station Memorial Park station, September 2023.jpg
View towards the station

Memorial Park station is a below-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at Holly Street and at the end of Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California. The station is named after the nearby Memorial Park and is situated on the northern edge of Old Town Pasadena.

Contents

Memorial Park station was built in a trench beneath the Holly Street Village Apartments, which was constructed with the trench in 1994 in anticipation of a light rail station at this site. Memorial Park station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

The station features a work of art, The First Artists in Southern California: A Short Story, created by artist John Valadez. The over 100-foot-long (30 m) artwork, fabricated from aluminum, honors cave paintings made by the indigenous peoples of the Pasadena area. [1]

It is one of the A Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is heavily used by people coming to see the parade. [2] The station is also located near the Rose Bowl Shuttle, which stops at the Parsons Corporation headquarters building and offers service to most events at the stadium. During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from the Rose Bowl. [3]

Service

Station layout

GStreet levelEntrance/Exit
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound LACMTA Circle A Line.svg A Line toward Azusa (Lake)
Southbound LACMTA Circle A Line.svg A Line toward Long Beach (Del Mar)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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 spring 2024, the following connections are available: [5]

Future

This station will connect with the North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor, a new bus rapid transit line in the Metro Busway network. As of 2024, BRT service is scheduled to begin in late 2027. [9] [10]

Notable places nearby

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

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