Firestone
A Line 
Firestone station, as seen from street level
General information
Location8615 Graham Avenue
Firestone Park, California
Coordinates 33°57′36″N 118°14′36″W / 33.9599°N 118.2432°W / 33.9599; -118.2432
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990 (1990-07-14)
RebuiltNovember 2, 2019[1]
Previous namesGraham (Pacific Electric)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Florence A Line 103rd Street/Watts Towers
toward Long Beach
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Latin
towards Morgan Avenue
Long Beach Nadeau
Latin
towards Santa Ana SP Depot
Santa Ana
Latin
towards Clifton
Redondo Beach via Gardena
Kent
towards Watts
Watts
Local
Edgewood Park
Location

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 A Line toward APU/Citrus College (Florence)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound A Line 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]

Notable places nearby

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

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  4. "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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