Pioneer station

Pioneer is a planned light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.[1] It will be the southern terminus of the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor project, located in Artesia at Pioneer Boulevard.[2] The segment of the corridor is expected to begin operations in 2035.[3] The route may later on be further expanded along the West Santa Ana right-of-way, but Metro has not yet announced any plans to do so.

Pioneer
General information
LocationPioneer Blvd.
Artesia, California
Coordinates33°51′37.8″N 118°04′56.7″W
Other information
StatusPlanned
History
Opened1906 (Pacific Electric)
Closed1950 (Pacific Electric)
Rebuilt2035 (estimated)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Future service
Bellflower
toward Slauson
 West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Terminus
Former services (as Artesia)
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Dolley
towards Pacific Electric Building
 Santa Ana Thornton
towards Santa Ana SP Depot
Location

The station is located adjacent to the former Pacific Electric West Santa Ana Branch Artesia station,[4] built in 1906.[5] Passenger services operated until 1950.

Connections

Metro route 62 passes nearby the station at 183rd / Pioneer. Norwalk Transit line 2 also services the same stop. Norwalk Transit also provides buses which connect to the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink station.

References
  1. Pacific Electric ROW / West Santa Ana Branch Corridor Alternatives Analysis Report (PDF). Metro (Report). Southern California Association of Governments. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. Sharp, Steven (October 17, 2019). "Metro Unveils TOD Concepts for West Santa Ana Branch Stations". Urbanize LA. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Sonksen, Mike (August 22, 2014). "Artesia: From Portuguese Dairy Farms to Little India". KCET. Retrieved February 1, 2021. The Pacific Electric Red Car had a stop in Artesia, just south of present day Little India at Pioneer Boulevard
  5. Cenovich, Marilyn (1995). The Story of Cerritos. Cerritos Library. Retrieved February 1, 2021.


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