Downtown Long Beach station
Downtown Long Beach  | ||||||||||||
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 Downtown Long Beach station | ||||||||||||
| Other names | Transit Mall Station | |||||||||||
| Location | 128 W First Street, Long Beach | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′05″N 118°11′36″W / 33.7681°N 118.1932°W | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | |||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Blue Line | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 center/island platform | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||
| Parking | street (metered) | |||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | bike rack/locker available | |||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||
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| Status | in service | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | September 1990 | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | September 2014 - October 2014 | |||||||||||
| Previous names | Transit Mall Station (1990-2013) | |||||||||||
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Downtown Long Beach is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located on 1st Street between Pine Avenue and Pacific Avenue in Downtown Long Beach in southwestern California. This station is the southern terminus of the Blue Line route and only offers northbound service, as it is located in a loop.
The light rail station 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. From 1990 to July 2013, the station was known as Transit Mall Station.
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]
Station layout
| Northbound | ← Blue Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pacific) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
| Northbound | ← Blue Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pacific) |
Service
Metro Rail service
Blue Line service hours are approximately from 4:45 AM until 1:00 AM weekdays and 4:45 AM until 2:00 AM on weekends.[3]
Bus connections
- Metro Local: 60 (Late Night and Early Morning only), 232
- Long Beach Transit: 1, 21, 22, 23, 46, 51, 52, 61, 63, 71, 72, 81, 91, 92, 93, 94, 111, 112, 121, 151, 172, 173, 174, 181, 182, 191, 192
- LADOT Commuter Express: 142
- Torrance Transit: 3, Rapid 3
- Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach: 1b
- FlyAway to LAX
Nearby attractions
- Aquarium of the Pacific
- Rainbow Harbor and Shoreline Village
- The Pike Entertainment Complex
- Pine Avenue Entertainment District
- Long Beach Performing Arts Center
References
External links
Media related to Transit Mall (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons
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