Azusa Downtown station

Azusa Downtown is an at-grade light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located on Alameda Avenue, a block north of Foothill Boulevard, after which the station is named.

Azusa Downtown
 
General information
Location780 N Alameda Ave
Azusa, California
Owned byMetro
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsFoothill Transit
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking237 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[2]
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened1887
RebuiltMarch 5, 2016 (2016-03-05)[3]
Previous namesAzusa/Alameda
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Irwindale
toward Atlantic
 L Line APU/Citrus College
Terminus
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Irwindale
toward Downtown Long Beach
 A Line APU/Citrus College
Terminus
Location

This station opened on March 5, 2016, as part of Phase 2A of the Gold Line Foothill Extension project.[3][4] This station and all the other original Gold Line and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the A Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2022.

History

The original train stop in Azusa opened in 1887 by the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad. The Gold line uses the old right of way of The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad, which built the first train tracks and 1887 station in Azusa. The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad was founded in 1883, by James F. Crank with the goal of bringing a rail line to San Gabriel Valley from downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad was sold on May 20, 1887 into the California Central Railway. In 1889 this was consolidated into Southern California Railway Company. On Jan. 17, 1906 Southern California Railway was sold to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and called the Pasadena Subdivision. Santa Fe, later Amtrak, ran the Southwest Chief and Desert Wind over this line in Azusa, but relocated the Desert Wind to the Fullerton Line in 1986. The Santa Fe line served the San Gabriel Valley until 1994, when the 1994 Northridge earthquake weakened the bridge in Arcadia and the track was closed until the Gold line was built. The Santa Fe 1888 Azusa station depot was completely remodeled in 1946.[5][6]

Service

Station layout
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  L Line toward APU/Citrus College (Terminus)
Southbound →  L Line toward Atlantic (Irwindale) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Service hours

L Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[7]

Connections

References
  1. "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. Nelson, Laura J. (March 5, 2016). "Metro Gold Line extension tests San Gabriel Valley's support for transit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. Foothill Extension.  Metro (LACMTA)
  5. Brightwell, Eric (February 27, 2013). "Exploring the Metro Gold Line's Foothill Extension Phase 2A". KCET.
  6. Photo 1947 Azusa Station, closed
  7. "L Line Schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
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