Firestone station

Firestone station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located between Graham Avenue and the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway), and elevated over the intersection of Firestone Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Firestone Park.[2]

Firestone
A Line 
Firestone station, as seen from street level
General information
Location8615 Graham Avenue
Firestone Park, California
Coordinates 33.9599°N 118.2432°W / 33.9599; -118.2432
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990 (1990-07-14)
RebuiltNovember 2, 2019[1]
Previous namesGraham (Pacific Electric)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Florence
toward APU/Citrus College
 A Line 103rd Street/Watts Towers
toward Long Beach
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Latin
towards Morgan Avenue
 Long Beach Nadeau
towards Pacific Electric Building
Latin
towards Santa Ana SP Depot
 Santa Ana
Latin
towards Clifton
 Redondo Beach via Gardena
Kent
towards Watts
 Watts
Local		 Edgewood Park
towards Pacific Electric Building
Location

Service

Station layout
Platform Northbound ← A Line A Line toward APU/Citrus College (Florence)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → A Line A Line toward Long Beach (103rd Street/Watts Towers) →
G Street Level Entrance/Exit, faregates, 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.[3]

Connections

As of April 9, 2023, the following connections are available:[4]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

References
  1. Lozano, Carlos (November 2, 2019). "Metro rail service between Los Angeles and Long Beach reopens". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.


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