Chinatown station (Los Angeles Metro)

Chinatown
A Line 
Chinatown Station as viewed from North Spring Street, 2014
General information
Location901 North Spring Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°03′49″N 118°14′09″W / 34.0635°N 118.2357°W / 34.0635; -118.2357
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station and racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
Passengers
FY 20241,066 (avg. wkdy boardings)[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Lincoln/Cypress
toward Azusa
 A Line Union Station
toward Long Beach
Former services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Union Station
toward Atlantic
 L Line Lincoln/Cypress
toward APU/Citrus College
Proposed services
Preceding station Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Following station
Dodger Stadium
Terminus
 LA ART
Proposed opening 2028
 Union Station
Terminus
Location
Map
View from station platform.
Facing east from the mezannine plaza.

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.[2] 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.[3] Broadway is accessible through a flat walkway between the North Mezzanine and Blossom Plaza, which is lined with businesses and apartment buildings.[4]

  1. ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
  2. ^ "Gold Line station information". Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  3. ^ Woodson, Joy L. (August 13, 2003). "Ringing in a New Era in Old Chinatown". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  4. ^ Sharp, Steven (September 1, 2016). "Chinatown's Blossom Plaza Crosses the Finish Line". Urbanize LA. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.