Anaheim Street station

Anaheim Street or Anaheim is an at grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail.[1] It has an island platform, and is located in the median of Long Beach Boulevard just south of its intersection with Anaheim Street in the city of Long Beach, California. This station is not named after the city of Anaheim, which is about 10 miles (16 km) away; it is named after the street near which it is located.

Anaheim Street
 
Anaheim Street station platform
Location1290 North Long Beach Boulevard
Long Beach, California
Coordinates33.7826°N 118.1895°W / 33.7826; -118.1895
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesLong Beach BikeShare station and racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990 (1990-07-14)
Previous namesAnaheim
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Pacific Avenue
One-way operation
 A Line Pacific Coast Highway
toward 7th Street/Metro Center
5th Street
toward Downtown Long Beach
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Pacific Avenue
One-way operation
 A Line Pacific Coast Highway
toward APU/Citrus College
5th Street
toward Downtown Long Beach
Location

History

When the line opened on July 14, 1990, as the Blue Line, this station was the southern terminus until the Downtown Long Beach Loop opened several months later. To facilitate the loop, which runs in a clockwise direction, the two main tracks cross each other at an "X" within the median at 9th Street south of this station. The southbound track then continues in the median by itself beyond 8th Street, passes two stations, then curves west onto the 1st Street Transit Mall, where it has a brief 2-track segment through the Downtown Long Beach station (which is designated as the terminal point of the line). From there, the tracks continue as northbound, first turning north into the median of Pacific Avenue (where they rejoin as a single track). After passing one more station, the track then curves east onto 8th Street before turning back north onto Long Beach Boulevard.

Station layout
Northbound ←  A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pacific Coast Highway)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound →  A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (5th Street) →

Service

Metro Rail service

A Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.[2]

Connections

Nearby sights and attractions

References
  1. "Blue Line station information" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-16.
  2. "Blue Line timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-05-10.

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