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Los Angeles Metro Rail station From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
![]() Allen station platform | |||||||||||||
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Other names | Allen/College | ||||||||||||
Location | 395 North Allen Avenue Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.1518°N 118.1132°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Freeway median, elevated | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Opened | July 26, 2003 | ||||||||||||
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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]
Platform Level | Westbound | ← ![]() |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | ![]() | |
G | Street level | Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines |
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 to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[4]
As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[5]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
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