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Location | 901 North
Spring Street Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°03′49″N 118°14′09″W / 34.0635°N 118.2357°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station and racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Opened | July 26, 2003 | ||||||||||
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Chinatown station is an elevated light rail station on the A 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.
The Chinatown station is a short walk from North Broadway, a bustling street of Chinese-American restaurants and stores. [2] Broadway is accessible through a flat walkway between the North Mezzanine and Blossom Plaza, which is lined with businesses and apartment buildings. [3]
L3 (Platforms) | Northbound | ← A Line toward APU/Citrus College ( Lincoln/Cypress) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Southbound | A Line toward Long Beach ( Union Station) → | |
L2 | North Mezzanine | to Entrance/Exit, Blossom Plaza, ticket machines |
G | Street level | Entrance/Exit, ticket machines |
A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day. [4]
As of spring 2024, the following connections are available: [5]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
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