Chinatown station (Los Angeles Metro)
Chinatown station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located along Spring Street above College Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, just north of Downtown Los Angeles.[1] This station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.
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Location | 901 North Spring Street Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.0635°N 118.2357°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station and racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | July 26, 2003 | ||||||||||
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The Chinatown station is a short walk from North Broadway, a bustling street of Chinese-American restaurants and stores.[2] Broadway is accessible through a flat walkway between the North Mezzanine and Blossom Plaza, which is lined with businesses and apartment buildings.[3]
Service
Station layout
L3 (Platforms) | Northbound | ← ![]() |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
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L2 | North Mezzanine | to Entrance/Exit, Blossom Plaza, ticket machines |
G | Street level | Entrance/Exit, ticket machines |
Hours and frequency
A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Trains operate every 10 minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Evening service (after 7 p.m.) is every 20 minutes.[4]
Connections
As of June 16, 2023, the following connections are available:[5]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 76
- City of Santa Clarita Transit: 799
- LADOT Commuter Express: 409, 419
- LADOT DASH: B, Lincoln Heights/Chinatown
Notable places nearby
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
References
- "Gold Line station information". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- Woodson, Joy L. (August 13, 2003). "Ringing in a New Era in Old Chinatown". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- Sharp, Steven (September 1, 2016). "Chinatown's Blossom Plaza Crosses the Finish Line". Urbanize LA. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.