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Azusa Downtown station is an at-grade light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located on Alameda Avenue, a block north of Foothill Boulevard, in Downtown Azusa, after which the station is named.

Azusa Downtown
Azusa Downtown station platform
General information
Location	780 North Alameda Avenue Azusa, California
Coordinates	34°08′09″N 117°54′22″W
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Foothill Transit
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	237 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[2]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1887
Rebuilt	March 5, 2016; 6 years ago (2016-03-05)[3]
Previous names	Azusa/Alameda
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Irwindale toward Atlantic L Line APU/Citrus College Terminus
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Irwindale toward Downtown Long Beach A Line APU/Citrus College Terminus
Location

This station opened on March 5, 2016, as part of Phase 2A of the Gold Line Foothill Extension project.[3][4] This station and all the other original Gold Line and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the A Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2023.

History

The original train stop in Azusa opened in 1887 by the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad. The Gold line uses the old right of way of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad, which built the first train tracks and 1887 station in Azusa. The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad was founded in 1883, by James F. Crank with the goal of bringing a rail line to San Gabriel Valley from downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad was sold on May 20, 1887 to the California Central Railway. In 1889 this was consolidated into Southern California Railway Company. On January 17, 1906, the Southern California Railway was sold to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and called the Pasadena Subdivision. Santa Fe, later Amtrak, ran the Southwest Chief and Desert Wind over this line in Azusa, but relocated the Desert Wind to the Fullerton Line in 1986. The Santa Fe line served the San Gabriel Valley until 1994, when the 1994 Northridge earthquake weakened the bridge in Arcadia and the track was closed until the Gold line was built. The Santa Fe 1888 Azusa station depot was completely remodeled in 1946.[5][6]

Service

Station layout

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound	← L Line toward APU/Citrus College (Terminus)
Southbound	→ L Line toward Atlantic (Irwindale) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Hours and frequency

L Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 a.m. until 12:15 a.m. daily. Monday through Friday, trains on the L Line operate every 10 minutes during peak hours, every 12 minutes during the midday hours, and every 20 minutes into the evening. During the weekends, trains operate every 12 minutes most of the day, but every 20 minutes in the early morning and evening hours.[7]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[8]

• Foothill Transit: 185, 187, 188, 280

References

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