Firestone station

Firestone is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail.[1] The Manchester Station of the Metro Silver Line is located around three miles (4.8 km) west of the station (at the intersection of Manchester Avenue and the I-110 Freeway).

Firestone
 
A view of Firestone station from street level
Location8615 Graham Avenue
Firestone Park, California 90002
Coordinates33.9599°N 118.2432°W / 33.9599; -118.2432
Owned byMetro
Line(s) A Line
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parkingnone
Bicycle facilities6 bike rack spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990 (July 14, 1990)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
103rd Street/Watts Towers A Line Florence
Former services (Graham)
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Latin
towards Morgan Avenue
Long Beach
discontinued 1961
Nadeau
Latin
towards Santa Ana SP Depot
Santa Ana
discontinued 1958
Latin
towards Clifton
Redondo Beach via Gardena
discontinued 1940
Location

The station has an island platform on the Blue Line right-of-way alongside Graham Avenue near the intersection of Firestone Boulevard in the unincorporated community of Firestone Park. It is next to Colonel Leon H. Washington County Park.

Station layout

Platform Southbound  A Linetoward Downtown Long Beach (103rd Street/Watts Towers)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound  A Linetoward 7th Street/Metro Center (Florence)

Service

Metro Rail service

Blue Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 1:00 AM daily.

Bus connections

  • Metro Local:115
  • The Link: Florence-Firestone-Walnut Park

Neighborhood and destinations

  • Colonel Leon H. Washington County Park

References

  1. "Blue Line station information". Archived from the original (PDF) on June 22, 2009.


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