1st Street station (Los Angeles Metro)

1st Street station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the median of Long Beach Boulevard at its intersection with 1st Street, after which the station is named, in Long Beach, California.[6] The station is on a loop at the south end of the A Line route and only has southbound service.

1st St
A Line 
1st Street station platform
General information
Location108 North Long Beach Boulevard
Long Beach, California
Coordinates 33.7683°N 118.1895°W / 33.7683; -118.1895
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesLong Beach Bike Share station[1] and racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1990 (1990-09-01)[2]
Rebuilt
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
5th Street
One-way operation
 A Line Downtown Long Beach
Terminus
Location

During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located at the Long Beach Sports Park including handball at the Long Beach Arena, temporary facilities for BMX and water polo, along with marathon swimming and triathlon in Long Beach harbor.[7]

Service

Station layout
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Southbound  A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (Terminus) →

Hours and frequency

A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Trains operate every 10 minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Evening service (after 7 p.m.) is every 20 minutes.[8]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022, the following connections are available:[9]

Notable places nearby

References
  1. "Long Beach Bike Share map". Long Beach Bike Share. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. "New Long Beach Loop". The Los Angeles Times. September 1, 1990. p. B10. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. icon of an open green padlock
  3. Chen, Anna (August 20, 2014). "A better Blue Line: 30-day closure of four Blue Line stations in Long Beach to begin Sep 20". Metro The Source. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. Chen, Anna (October 17, 2014). "A Better Blue Line: last week of work during Long Beach Loop closure". Metro The Source. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. "Metro Blue Line Announces New Closures Starting June 1". KNBC-TV. City News Service. April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  6. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  7. "Games Plan". 2028 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  8. "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  9. "A Line Timetable - Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 20, 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

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