Highland Park station (Los Angeles Metro) explained

Style:Los Angeles Metro Rail
Highland Park
Symbol Location:losangeles
Symbol:A
Address:151 North Avenue 57
Borough:Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:34.1112°N -118.1926°W
Owned:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Bicycle:Racks and lockers[1]
Accessible:Yes
Closed:1965
Rebuilt:2003
Former:Avenue 57
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Highland Park station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of North Avenue 57 at Marmion Way (one block north of North Figueroa Street) in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, after which the station is named. The station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

The original Highland Park station and freight depot, for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, was demolished in 1965.[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 station features an architectural sculpture, called 'Stone Tree Inverted Post (Bound Water Light),' created by artist Jud Fine.[3]

Service

Connections

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

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Highland Park/Eagle Rock

Notable places nearby

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Secure Bike Parking on Metro . November 5, 2021 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . en-US . September 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf . dead .
  2. Book: Fisher, Charles J. . Highland Park . . 2008 . 978-0-7385-5570-6 . Charleston, SC . 79 . 176900930.
  3. Web site: Stone Tree Inverted Post (Copper Bound Water Light) . 2021-11-07 . Metro Art . 2021-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302022603/https://www.metro.net/about/art/artworks/stone-tree-inverted/ . live .
  4. Web site: June 16, 2023 . A Line Timetable – Connections section . June 17, 2023 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 2.