Highland Park station (Los Angeles Metro)

Highland Park is an at-grade light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of [North Avenue 57 at Marmion Way (one block north of North Figueroa Street) in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, after which the station is named. The station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project. This station and all the other original and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the A Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2022.

Highland Park
 
Highland Park station platform
General information
Location151 North Avenue 57
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34.1112°N 118.1926°W / 34.1112; -118.1926
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[1]
Disabled accessYes
History
Openedc. 1911
Closed1965
RebuiltJuly 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
Previous namesAvenue 57
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Southwest Museum
toward Atlantic
 L Line South Pasadena
toward APU/Citrus College
Future service
Southwest Museum
toward Downtown Long Beach
 A Line South Pasadena
toward APU/Citrus College
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Los Angeles
Terminus
 Main Line
Via Pasadena, Pomona
 South Pasadena
toward Chicago
Location

The station features an architectural sculpture, called 'Stone Tree Inverted Post (Bound Water Light),' created by artist Jud Fine.[2]

During the construction and planning stages, Highland Park station was originally planned to be named Avenue 57 station, named for nearby Avenue 57. It was one of three stations to be renamed shortly before the line's opening.

The original Highland Park station and freight depot, for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, was demolished in 1965.[3]

Service

Station layout
Northbound ←  L Line toward APU/Citrus College (South Pasadena)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound →  L Line toward Atlantic (Southwest Museum) →

Service hours

L Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[4]

Connections

Nearby landmarks

References
  1. "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. "Stone Tree Inverted Post (Copper Bound Water Light)". Metro Art. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  3. Fisher, Charles J. (2008). Highland Park. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7385-5570-6. OCLC 176900930.}}
  4. "L Line Schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

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