Highland Park station (Los Angeles Metro)

Highland Park is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located near the intersection of North Avenue 57 at Marmion Way (one block north of North Figueroa Street) in the Highland Park neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, California. The station is served by the Gold Line.[1] It is the first station on the line going west towards Atlantic station that's in the city of Los Angeles city limits.

Highland Park
 
Location151 North Avenue 57, Highland Park, Los Angeles
Coordinates34.1112°N 118.1926°W / 34.1112; -118.1926
Owned byMetro
Line(s) L Line
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parkingnone
Bicycle facilities8 bike rack spaces
8 bike lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
Openedc. 1911
RebuiltJuly 26, 2003 (July 26, 2003)
Previous namesAvenue 57 Station
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Southwest Museum
toward Atlantic
 L Line South Pasadena
toward APU/Citrus College
Future service
Southwest Museum
toward Downtown Long Beach
 A Line South Pasadena
toward APU/Citrus College
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Los Angeles
Terminus
 Main Line
Via Pasadena, Pomona
 South Pasadena
toward Chicago
Location

The station features an architectural sculpture, called 'Stone Tree Inverted Post (Bound Water Light),' created by artist Jud Fine.[2]

During the construction and planning stages, Highland Park station was originally planned to be named Avenue 57 station, named for nearby Avenue 57. It was one of three stations to be renamed shortly before the line's opening.

The original Highland Park station and freight depot, for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, was demolished in 1965.[3]

Station layout
Platform Southbound ←  L Linetoward Atlantic (Southwest Museum)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound →  L Linetoward APU/Citrus College (South Pasadena) →

Metro Rail service

Gold Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[4]

Landmarks

Bus connections

See also

References
  1. Metro Highland Park Station page.
  2. "Stone Tree Inverted Post (Copper Bound Water Light),2003". Metro. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. Fisher, Charles J.; Highland Park Heritage Trust (2008). Highland Park. Arcadia Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-7385-5570-6.
  4. "Gold Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-10.


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