Chinatown
L Line 
Chinatown-la-metrostation2.jpg
Chinatown station from Spring Street
General information
Location901 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°03′49″N 118°14′09″W / 34.0635°N 118.2357°W / 34.0635; -118.2357
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station and racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2003; 19 years ago (2003-07-26)
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Union Station
toward Atlantic
 L Line Lincoln/Cypress
toward APU/Citrus College
Future services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Union Station
toward Downtown Long Beach
 A Line Lincoln/Cypress
toward APU/Citrus College
Location
Map

Chinatown station is an elevated light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located along Spring Street above College Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, just north of Downtown Los Angeles.[1] This station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

The Chinatown station is a short walk from North Broadway, a bustling street of Chinese-American restaurants and stores.[2] Broadway is accessible through a paseo in Blossom Plaza lined with businesses that connects to a plaza at the elevation of the station platform.[3]

This station and all the other original and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the A Line upon the opening of the Regional Connector on June 16, 2023.[4]

Service

Station layout

L3 (Platforms) Northbound ←  L Line toward APU/Citrus College (Lincoln/Cypress)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound →  L Line toward Atlantic (Union Station) →
L2 North Mezzanine to Entrance/Exit
G Street level Entrance/Exit, ticket machines

Hours and frequency

L Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. daily. Monday through Friday, trains on the L Line operate every 10 minutes during peak hours, every 12 minutes during the midday hours, and every 20 minutes into the evening. During the weekends, trains operate every 12 minutes most of the day, but every 20 minutes in the early morning and evening hours.[5]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022, the following connections are available:[6]

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ^ "Gold Line station information". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  2. ^ Woodson, Joy L. (August 13, 2003). "Ringing in a New Era in Old Chinatown". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Sharp, Steven (September 1, 2016). "Chinatown's Blossom Plaza Crosses the Finish Line". Urbanize LA. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority [@metrolosangeles] (May 22, 2023). "Metro Board Chair @AraJNajarian just announced the Regional Connector will open Friday, June 16! 🎉🚊Free rides that weekend!" (Tweet). Retrieved May 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Metro L Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "L Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 20, 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

External links

Media related to Chinatown (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons

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