Chinatown station (Los Angeles Metro)

Chinatown is an elevated light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located along Spring Street above College Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, just north of Downtown Los Angeles.[1] This station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

Chinatown
 
Chinatown station from Spring Street
General information
Location901 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 90012
Coordinates34.0635°N 118.2357°W / 34.0635; -118.2357
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station and racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Union Station
toward Atlantic
 L Line Lincoln/Cypress
toward APU/Citrus College
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Union Station
toward Downtown Long Beach
 A Line Lincoln/Cypress
toward APU/Citrus College
Location

The Chinatown station is a short walk from North Broadway, a bustling street of Chinese-American restaurants and stores.[2]

This station and all the other original and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the A Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2022.

Service

Station layout
L3 (Platforms) Northbound ←  L Line toward APU/Citrus College (Lincoln/Cypress)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound →  L Line toward Atlantic (Union Station) →
L2 North Mezzanine to Entrance/Exit
G Street level Entrance/Exit, ticket machines

Service hours

L Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[3]

Connections

Notable places nearby

References
  1. "Gold Line station information".
  2. Woodson, Joy L. (August 13, 2003). "Ringing in a New Era in Old Chinatown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. "L Line Schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

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