Washington station (Los Angeles Metro)
Washington station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the center median of Long Beach Avenue (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway and shared with the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision) at its intersection with Washington Boulevard, in South Los Angeles.[2]
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 Washington station platform | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1945 Long Beach Avenue Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.0204°N 118.2431°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Montebello Bus Lines | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | July 14, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 2, 2019[1] | ||||||||||
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At this station, the A Line changes from the roughly northwest-to-southeast direction down the center of Washington Boulevard to the north–south direction down the center median of Long Beach Avenue.
Service
Station layout
| Northbound | ← A Line toward APU/Citrus College (San Pedro Street) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Southbound | A Line toward Long Beach (Vernon) → |
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
- 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.
- "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- "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. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
