Bellflower station
Bellflower is a planned light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.[1] It is part of the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor project. The segment of the corridor is expected to begin operations in 2035.[2]
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| Location | 16336 Bellflower Blvd Bellflower, California | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.885662°N 118.125117°W | |||||||||||
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| Status | Planned | |||||||||||
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| Opened | c. 1905 (Pacific Electric) | |||||||||||
| Closed | 1958 (Pacific Electric) | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1927 2035 (estimated) | |||||||||||
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Pacific Electric station
The first Bellflower Pacific Electric Depot, c. 1915
The station is located across Bellflower Boulevard from the former Pacific Electric West Santa Ana Branch depot,[3] built in 1927. Passenger services operated between 1905 and 1958; it served as the terminus of the line after 1950.[4] Early maps use the former name of the town for the stop: Somerset.
References
- Pacific Electric ROW / West Santa Ana Branch Corridor Alternatives Analysis Report (PDF). Metro (Report). Southern California Association of Governments. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- Scauzillo, Steve (June 15, 2023). "Stations, new name coming for West Santa Ana Branch light-rail in southeast LA County". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- Sharp, Steven (October 17, 2019). "Metro Unveils TOD Concepts for West Santa Ana Branch Stations". Urbanize LA. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- Bellflower Pacific Electric Train Depot. Bellflower, CA. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Historical Marker Database.
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