Highland Park station (Los Angeles Metro)

Highland Park station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of North Avenue 57 at Marmion Way (one block north of North Figueroa Street) in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, after which the station is named. The station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

Original Highland Park train station
Highland Park
A Line 
Northbound A Line train approaching the platform in August 2023
General information
Location151 North Avenue 57
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34.1112°N 118.1926°W / 34.1112; -118.1926
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[1]
AccessibleYes
History
Openedc. 1911
Closed1965
Rebuilt2003
Previous namesAvenue 57
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
South Pasadena
toward APU/Citrus College
 A Line Southwest Museum
toward Long Beach
Former service (at AT&SF station)
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Sycamore Grove
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line
Via Pasadena, Pomona
 Garvanza
toward Chicago
Location

The original Highland Park station and freight depot, for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, was demolished in 1965.[2]

During the construction and planning stages, Highland Park station was originally planned to be named Avenue 57 station, named for nearby Avenue 57. It was one of three stations to be renamed shortly before the line's opening.

The station features an architectural sculpture, called 'Stone Tree Inverted Post (Bound Water Light),' created by artist Jud Fine.[3]

Service

Station layout
Northbound ← A Line A Line toward APU/Citrus College (South Pasadena)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → A Line A Line toward Long Beach (Southwest Museum) →

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.[4]

Connections

As of June 16, 2023, the following connections are available:[5]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

References
  1. "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. Fisher, Charles J. (2008). Highland Park. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7385-5570-6. OCLC 176900930.
  3. "Stone Tree Inverted Post (Copper Bound Water Light)". Metro Art. Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  4. "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  5. "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

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