Lake station (Los Angeles Metro)

Lake station is a below-grade 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), below North Lake 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.

Lake
Exterior of the station in 2016
General information
Location	340 North Lake Avenue Pasadena, California
Coordinates	34.1519°N 118.1324°W / 34.1519; -118.1324
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT Commuter Express Pasadena Transit
Construction
Structure type	Freeway median, below-grade
Parking	22 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
Passengers
FY 2024	1,006 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Memorial Park toward Long Beach A Line Allen toward Azusa
Former services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Memorial Park toward Atlantic L Line Allen toward APU/Citrus College Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station at AT&SF station Pasadena toward Los Angeles Main Line Via Pasadena, Pomona Lamanda Park toward Chicago
Location

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 on New Year's Day.^[3]

This station features station art called Everyday People, created by artist Pat Ward Williams. This station has a parking lot with 22 paid reserved spaces.

Service

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 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]

Connections

As of December 15, 2024^[update], the following connections are available:^[5]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 662
• LADOT Commuter Express: 549
• Pasadena Transit: 20, 40

Notable places nearby

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

• Pasadena Playhouse District
• Bungalow Heaven Landmark District
• Lake Ave Church