South Pasadena station

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South Pasadena station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 34°06′57″N 118°09′26″W / 34.1157°N 118.1573°W

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South Pasadena

South Pasadena station platforms in 2024

General information

Location

905 Meridian Avenue
South Pasadena, California

Coordinates

34°06′57″N 118°09′26″W / 34.1157°N 118.1573°W

Owned by

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

Los Angeles Metro Bus

Construction

Structure type

At-grade

Parking

142 spaces^[1]

Bicycle facilities

Racks

Accessible

Yes

History

Opened

c. 1911; 113 years ago

Rebuilt

2003

Previous names

Mission (2003–2012) July 26, 2003

Passengers

FY 2024

842 (avg. wkdy boardings)^[2]

Services

Preceding station	Metro Rail			Following station
Fillmore toward Azusa		A Line		Highland Park toward Long Beach

Former services

Preceding station	Metro Rail		Following station
Highland Park toward Atlantic		L Line	Fillmore toward APU/Citrus College
Preceding station	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway		Following station
at AT&SF station
Lincoln Park toward Los Angeles		Main Line Via Pasadena, Pomona	Raymond Hill toward Chicago

Location

South Pasadena station (formerly Mission station) is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of Mission Street and Meridian Avenue in South Pasadena, California, after which the station is named. The station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

This station features the adjacent station art sculpture "Astride-Aside" (2003) by artist Michael Stutz. The station has a 122-space park and ride lot, and there is a fee to park.

The original South Pasadena station and freight depot, for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, was demolished in 1954.^[3]^[4]

Service

Hours and frequency

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 to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.^[5]

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:^[6]

Los Angeles Metro Bus: 258

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

South Pasadena Public Library (a Carnegie Library)
Meridian Ironworks Museum
Mission West Business District
Farmers Market (Thursdays from 4 pm to 8 pm)

References

^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
^ Rasmussen, Cecilia (July 13, 2003). "Pasadena's Gold Line Will Travel a History-Laden Route". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
^ Thomas, Rick R. (2007). South Pasadena. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7385-4748-0. OCLC 171056544. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

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