Lake station is a below-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway), below North Lake Avenue, after which the station is named, in Pasadena, California. The light rail station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.
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 Exterior of the station in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 340 North Lake Avenue Pasadena, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°09′07″N 118°07′57″W / 34.1519°N 118.1324°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Freeway median, below-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 22 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 26, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It is one of the A Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is used by people coming to see the parade on New Year's Day.[2]
This station features station art called Everyday People, created by artist Pat Ward Williams. This station has a parking lot with 22 paid reserved spaces.
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.[3]
Connections
editAs of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[4]
Notable places nearby
editThe station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- Pasadena Playhouse District
- Bungalow Heaven Landmark District
- Lake Ave Church
References
edit- ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Riding Metro on New Year's Day Archived December 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "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.
External links
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