Allen station explained

Other Name:Allen/College
Style:Los Angeles Metro Rail
Allen
Symbol Location:losangeles
Symbol:A
Address:395 North Allen Avenue
Borough:Pasadena, California
Coordinates:34.1518°N -118.1132°W
Owned:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Freeway median, elevated
Bicycle:Racks
Accessible:Yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Allen station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway), above North Allen Avenue, after which the station is named, in Pasadena, California. The light rail station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

The station is also signed as Allen/College, for the nearby Pasadena City College, which operates shuttles between the station and its campuses.[1]

It is one of the A Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is used by people coming to see the parade.[2]

This station features an architectural design called Rider's Dream, created by artist Michael Amescua.[3]

Service

Station layout

Platform LevelWestbound← toward
Eastbound toward →
GStreet levelEntrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[4]

Notable places nearby

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transportation – Business and Administrative Services – Pasadena City College. pasadena.edu. March 9, 2021. April 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421042716/https://pasadena.edu/business-administrative-services/transportation.php. live.
  2. http://www.metro.net/riding/new-years/ Riding Metro on New Year's Day
  3. Web site: Allen Station – Slideshow. www.metro.net. March 9, 2021. March 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306090817/https://www.metro.net/about/art/locations/allen-station/. live.
  4. Web site: June 16, 2023 . A Line Timetable – Connections section . June 17, 2023 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 2.
  5. Web site: Pasadena City College Shuttle . August 27, 2022 . August 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220827175446/https://pasadena.edu/business-administrative-services/transportation.php . live .