Downtown Long Beach station
Downtown Long Beach (formerly Transit Mall) is the southern terminus of the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail. It is located on 1st Street between Pine Avenue and Pacific Avenue in Downtown Long Beach, California. The at-grade station is located in a loop and only offers northbound service to Downtown Los Angeles.
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 Downtown Long Beach station | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Transit Mall Station | |||||||||||||
| Location | 128 West First Street Long Beach, California 90802 | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.7681°N 118.1932°W | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | A Line | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 center/island platform | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Parking | street (metered) | |||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | bike rack/locker available | |||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||
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| Status | in service | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | September–October 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Previous names | Transit Mall Station (1990–2013) | |||||||||||||
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It is a key part of the Long Beach Transit Mall, which extends along 1st Street between Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard. As the city's major transit center, this section of 1st Street is closed to private vehicles and only trains and transit vehicles are allowed.
In 2010, a $7 million project was undertaken by Long Beach Transit to upgrade the transit mall. New bus shelters were constructed, with improved lighting and new artwork. The project was completed in spring 2011.[1][2]
During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from Olympic venues located in Long Beach.[3]
Station layout
| Northbound | ← A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pacific) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
| Northbound | ← A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pacific) |
Service
Metro Rail service
A Line service hours are approximately from 04:45 until 01:00 weekdays and 04:45 until 02:00 on weekends.[4]
Bus connections
- Metro Local: 60 (Late Night and Early Morning only), 232
- Long Beach Transit: 1, 21, 22, 46, 51, 52, 61, 71, 81, 91, 92, 93, 94, 111, 112, 121, 151, 172, 173, 174, 181, 182, 191, 192, Passport
- LADOT Commuter Express: 142
- Torrance Transit: 3, Rapid 3
- Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach: 1b
- FlyAway to LAX
- Flixbus[5]
Nearby attractions
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- RMS Queen Mary
- Rainbow Harbor and Shoreline Village
- The Pike Entertainment Complex
- Pine Avenue Entertainment District
- Long Beach Performing Arts Center
- Long Beach Civic Center
References
- http://www.lbtransit.com/News/pdf/LBT-Release-Transit-Mall-to-Close-for-Renovation.pdf
- http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_17769553
- http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf
- "Blue Line Timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- "Bus to Long Beach, CA from $0.99 | FlixBus → The New Way to Travel". Retrieved 2018-11-29.
External links
Media related to Transit Mall (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons
