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 Firestone station, as seen from street level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 8615 Graham Avenue Firestone Park, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′36″N 118°14′36″W / 33.9599°N 118.2432°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 14, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 2, 2019[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Graham (Pacific Electric) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Firestone station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located between Graham Avenue and the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway), and elevated over the intersection of Firestone Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Firestone Park.[2]
Service
Station layout
| Platform | Northbound | ← A Line toward APU/Citrus College (Florence) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Southbound | A Line toward Long Beach (103rd Street/Watts Towers) → | |
| G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines |
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 through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[3]
Connections
As of April 9, 2023, the following connections are available:[4]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 115
- the Link: Florence-Firestone/Walnut Park
Notable places nearby
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- Colonel Leon H. Washington County Park
References
- ↑ Lozano, Carlos (November 2, 2019). "Metro rail service between Los Angeles and Long Beach reopens". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ↑ "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. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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