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Pacific Coast Highway station (A Line)

Coordinates: 33°47′24″N 118°11′22″W / 33.7899°N 118.1895°W / 33.7899; -118.1895
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Pacific Coast Hwy
A Line 
Train at Pacific Coast Highway station in the 1990s
General information
Location1798 North Long Beach Boulevard
Long Beach, California
Coordinates33°47′24″N 118°11′22″W / 33.7899°N 118.1895°W / 33.7899; -118.1895
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-07-14)
RebuiltJune 1, 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Willow Street
toward Azusa
A Line Anaheim Street
Location
Map

Pacific Coast Highway station is an at grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.[2] The station is located in the median of Long Beach Boulevard at its intersection with Pacific Coast Highway, after which the station is named, in Long Beach, California.[3]

North of this station, A Line trains enter an exclusive right-of-way (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway) which allows trains to reach higher speeds between stops.

A J Line station with an identical name is located approximately 5.4 miles (8.7 km) west of this station.

Service

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Hours and frequency

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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.[4]

Connections

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As of April 9, 2023, the following connections are available:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Metro Blue Line Announces New Closures Starting June 1". KNBC-TV. City News Service. April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Blue Line station information" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
  3. ^ "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.