Firestone station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located between Graham Avenue and the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway), and elevated over the intersection of Firestone Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Firestone Park.[3]
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 Firestone station, as seen from street level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 8615 Graham Avenue Firestone Park, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′36″N 118°14′36″W / 33.9599°N 118.2432°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 14, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 2, 2019[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Graham (Pacific Electric) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 1,527 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Service
editHours and frequency
editA 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.[4]
Connections
editAs of April 9, 2023[update], the following connections are available:[5]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 115
- the Link: Florence-Firestone/Walnut Park
Notable places nearby
editThe station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- Colonel Leon H. Washington County Park
References
edit- ^ Lozano, Carlos (November 2, 2019). "Metro rail service between Los Angeles and Long Beach reopens". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
- ^ "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "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. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
External links
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