Del Mar station
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 Gold Line train at Del Mar station in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 230 S Raymond Avenue Pasadena, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°08′33″N 118°08′56″W / 34.1426°N 118.1488°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | L Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 610 paid reserved spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 6 bike rack spaces 20 bike rack spaces (inside monitored bike room) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Moule and Polyzoides | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | c. January 1, 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | July 26, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Del Mar is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located off of Del Mar Boulevard between Raymond Avenue and Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California. The station is served by the L Line[1] and is situated next to the historic Pasadena Amtrak/Santa Fe Depot building.[2]
This station features station art called Kinetic Energy, created by artist Ries Niemi. This station has a parking lot with 290 reserved paid parking spaces and an open bike room with 26 bike spaces. As of 2015, the bike room has not been well-maintained, however, and many of the racks are damaged or broken.[3]
Situated on the southern edge of Old Town Pasadena, Del Mar Station features the original Pasadena Santa Fe Depot and is home to many condos and apartments.
It is one of the L Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is heavily used by people coming to see the parade and UCLA Football games at the Rose Bowl.[4] During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from the Rose Bowl. [5]
History
As a Santa Fe Depot, the station was a stop on the Super Chief, the Chief, El Capitan and other major streamliners.
Station layout
| Platform | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Southbound | ← L Linetoward Atlantic (Fillmore)
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| Northbound | → L Linetoward APU/Citrus College (Memorial Park) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Metro Rail service
L Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[6]
Landmarks
- Art Center College of Design – via ARTS Bus Line 51
- Central Park
- Los Angeles Music Academy
- Old Town Pasadena Shopping and Dining District
- Pasadena Antique Center
- Pasadena Center and Civic Auditorium
- Pasadena Ice Skating Rink
- Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA
- Santa Fe Depot
Bus connections
- Metro Local: 177, 256, 260, 686, 687
- Metro Express: 501
- Metro Rapid: 762
- Pasadena ARTS: 10, 20, 51, 52
See also
- Los Angeles County Metro Rail
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Los Angeles Metro Rail rolling stock
References
- ^ Station Description Metro Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ Rasmussen, Cecilia (July 13, 2003). "Pasadena's Gold Line Will Travel a History-Laden Route". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- ^ "Weekend Links: Deplorable Gold Line bike locker, distracted beach biking, and a 17-mile non-CicLAvia ciclovía". Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ Riding Metro on New Year's Day Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ^ http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf
- ^ "Gold Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
External links
Media related to Del Mar station at Wikimedia Commons
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