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Downtown Long Beach A Line 
Downtown Long Beach station
General information
Other namesTransit Mall Station
Location128 W First Street, Long Beach
Owned byMetro
Line(s) A Line
Platforms1 center/island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parkingstreet (metered)
Bicycle facilitiesbike rack/locker available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedSeptember 1990
RebuiltSeptember 2014 - October 2014
Previous namesTransit Mall Station (1990-2013)
Services
Preceding station   LACMTA   Following station
TerminusTemplate:LACMTA lines
One-way operation

Downtown Long Beach is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located on 1st Street between Pine Avenue and Pacific Avenue in Downtown Long Beach in southwestern California. This station is the southern terminus of the Blue Line route and only offers northbound service, as it is located in a loop.

The light rail station is a key part of the Long Beach Transit Mall, which extends along 1st Street between Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard. As the city's major transit center, this section of 1st Street is closed to private vehicles and only trains and transit vehicles are allowed. From 1990 to July 2013, the station was known as Transit Mall Station.

In 2010, a $7 million project was undertaken by Long Beach Transit to upgrade the transit mall. New bus shelters were constructed, with improved lighting and new artwork. The project was completed in spring 2011.[1][2]

Station layout

Northbound  A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pacific)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Northbound  A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pacific)

Service

Metro Rail service

Blue Line service hours are approximately from 4:45 AM until 1:00 AM weekdays and 4:45 AM until 2:00 AM on weekends.[3]

Bus connections

Nearby attractions

  • Aquarium of the Pacific
  • Rainbow Harbor and Shoreline Village
  • The Pike Entertainment Complex
  • Pine Avenue Entertainment District
  • Long Beach Performing Arts Center

References

  1. ^ http://www.lbtransit.com/News/pdf/LBT-Release-Transit-Mall-to-Close-for-Renovation.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_17769553
  3. ^ "Blue Line Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-04.

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