Del Mar station
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| Location | 230 S Raymond Avenue, Pasadena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°08′33″N 118°08′56″W / 34.1426°N 118.1488°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 290 paid spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 26 bike spaces (bike room) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | in service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | c. 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | July 26, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Del Mar is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located off of Del Mar Boulevard between Raymond Avenue and Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California. The station is served by the Gold Line.[1] The station is on the site of the former Pasadena Amtrak/Santa Fe Depot.[2]
This station features station art called Kinetic Energy, created by artist Ries Niemi. This station has a parking lot with 290 reserved paid parking spaces.
Situated on the southern edge of Old Town Pasadena, Del Mar Station features the original Pasadena Santa Fe Depot and is home to many condos and apartments.
It is one of the Gold Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is heavily used by people coming to see the parade and UCLA Football games at the Rose Bowl.[3]
Station layout
| Southbound | ■ Gold Line | toward Atlantic (Fillmore) |
| Northbound | ■ Gold Line | toward Sierra Madre Villa (Memorial Park) |
Metro Rail service
Gold Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[4]
Landmarks
- Art Center College of Design – via ARTS Bus Line 51
- Central Park
- Los Angeles Music Academy
- Old Town Pasadena Shopping and Dining District
- Pasadena Antique Center
- Pasadena Center and Civic Auditorium
- Pasadena Ice Skating Rink
- Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA
- Santa Fe Depot
Bus connections
- Metro Local: 177, 256, 260, 686, 687
- Metro Rapid: 762
- Pasadena ARTS: 10, 20, 51, 52
References
- ↑ Station Description Metro Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ Rasmussen, Cecilia (July 13, 2003). "Pasadena's Gold Line Will Travel a History-Laden Route". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ↑ Riding Metro on New Year's Day Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ↑ "Gold Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
External links
Media related to Del Mar (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons
