Washington station (Los Angeles Metro)

Coordinates: 34°01′13″N 118°14′35″W / 34.0204°N 118.2431°W / 34.0204; -118.2431
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Washington
A Line 
Washington station platform
General information
Location1945 Long Beach Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°01′13″N 118°14′35″W / 34.0204°N 118.2431°W / 34.0204; -118.2431
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMontebello Bus Lines
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-07-14)
RebuiltNovember 2, 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
San Pedro Street
toward Azusa
A Line Vernon
toward Long Beach
Location
Map

Washington station is an at-grade

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]

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 A Line toward Azusa (San Pedro Street)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound A Line A Line toward Long Beach (Vernon)

Hours and frequency

A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[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. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.