Chinatown station (Los Angeles Metro)
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_(cropped).jpg) Chinatown Station as viewed from North Spring Street, 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 901 North Spring Street Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°03′49″N 118°14′09″W / 34.0635°N 118.2357°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station and racks | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 26, 2003 | ||||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 1,066 (avg. wkdy boardings)[1] | ||||||||||||
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Chinatown station is an elevated light rail station on the A 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.[2] 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.[3] Broadway is accessible through a flat walkway between the North Mezzanine and Blossom Plaza, which is lined with businesses and apartment buildings.[4]
Service
[edit]Hours and frequency
[edit]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 to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[5]
Connections
[edit]As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[6]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 45, 76
- City of Santa Clarita Transit: 794, 799
- LADOT Commuter Express: 409
- LADOT DASH: B, Lincoln Heights/Chinatown
Station
[edit]Wheels of Change is a public Metro Art installation by Chusien Chang located at the Los Angeles Chinatown Metro Station, part of the LA Metro A Line (previously the Gold Line). Unveiled in 2003, the artwork explores themes of cultural diversity, historical recognition, and the philosophy of change inspired by the Chinese I-Ching (Book of Change).[7]
The installation includes several striking elements: granite-inlaid I-Ching symbols and trigrams on the station’s mezzanine, aluminum benches adorned with symbols representing different cultural communities in Chinatown, and a prominent bronze Yong Bell gifted by Guangzhou, China. The artwork also pays tribute to Chinese immigrants who contributed to the development of the American railroad system, blending historical homage with modern artistic expression.[8]
Notable places nearby
[edit]The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
- Dodger Stadium
- Los Angeles State Historic Park
- Thien Hau Temple
References
[edit]- ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
- ^ "Gold Line station information". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Chinatown (LA Metro)". metro. April 18, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Chinatown (LA Metro)". SubwayNut. April 18, 2011. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
External links
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