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Washington station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the center median of Long Beach Avenue (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway and shared with the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision) at its intersection with Washington Boulevard, in South Los Angeles.[2]

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (March 2021)

Washington
Washington station platform
General information
Location	1945 Long Beach Avenue Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0204°N 118.2431°W / 34.0204; -118.2431
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Montebello Bus Lines
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 32 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	November 2, 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Vernon toward Downtown Long Beach A Line San Pedro Street toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Vernon toward Downtown Long Beach A Line San Pedro Street toward APU/Citrus College
Location

At this station, the A Line changes from the roughly northwest-to-southeast direction down the center of Washington Boulevard to the north–south direction down the center median of Long Beach Avenue.

Service

Station layout

Northbound	← A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (San Pedro Street)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound	→ A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (Vernon) →

Hours and frequency

A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:00 a.m. and 12:30 am. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 8 a.m. (with a 15/20-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[3]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[4]

• Montebello Bus Lines: 50

Notable places nearby

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

• Jefferson High School

References

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