Downtown Long Beach station

For the C Line station, see Long Beach Boulevard station.

Downtown Long Beach station (formerly Transit Mall station) is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the middle of 1st Street between Pine Avenue and Pacific Avenue in Downtown Long Beach, California, after which the station is named.^[6] It is the southern terminus of the A Line.

Downtown Long Beach
Downtown Long Beach station platform
General information
Location	128 West First Street Long Beach, California
Coordinates	33.7681°N 118.1932°W / 33.7681; -118.1932
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	See Connections section
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Long Beach Bike Share station[1] and racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-09-01)[2]
Rebuilt	October 20, 2014[3][4] June 1, 2019[5]
Previous names	Transit Mall (1990–2013)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Pacific Avenue toward Azusa A Line 1st Street One-way operation
Location

It is a key part of the Long Beach Transit Mall, which extends along 1st Street between Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard. As the city's major transit center, this section of 1st Street is closed to private vehicles and only trains and transit vehicles are allowed.

In 2010, a $7 million project was undertaken by Long Beach Transit to upgrade the transit mall. New bus shelters were constructed, with improved lighting and new artwork. The project was completed in spring 2011.^[7][8]

During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located at the Long Beach Sports Park including handball at the Long Beach Arena, temporary facilities for BMX and water polo, along with marathon swimming and triathlon in Long Beach harbor.^[9]

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.^[10]

Connections

The Long Beach Transit Mall is a major hub for municipal bus lines. As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:^[11]

• Flixbus^[12]
• LADOT Commuter Express: 142
• Long Beach Transit: 21, 22, 23, 46, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 111, 112, 121, 151, 172, 173, 174, 181, 182, 191, 192, Passport
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 60 (late night only), 232
• Torrance Transit: 3, Rapid 3

Notable places nearby

See also: Downtown Long Beach tourist attractions and shopping

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

• Aquarium of the Pacific
• Long Beach Civic Center
• Long Beach Performing Arts Center
• Pine Avenue Entertainment District
• Rainbow Harbor and Shoreline Village
• RMS Queen Mary
• The Pike Entertainment Complex

References

1. "Long Beach Bike Share map". Long Beach Bike Share. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
2. "New Long Beach Loop". The Los Angeles Times. September 1, 1990. p. B10. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Chen, Anna (August 20, 2014). "A better Blue Line: 30-day closure of four Blue Line stations in Long Beach to begin Sep 20". Metro The Source. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
4. Chen, Anna (October 17, 2014). "A Better Blue Line: last week of work during Long Beach Loop closure". Metro The Source. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
5. "Metro Blue Line Announces New Closures Starting June 1". KNBC-TV. City News Service. April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
6. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
7. "Downtown Long Beach Transit Mall to Close for $7 Million Renovation" (PDF). Long Beach Transit (Press release). August 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
8. "Long Beach Transit Mall to close for renovations". Long Beach Press Telegram. August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
9. "Games Plan". 2028 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
10. "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
11. "A Line Timetable - Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 20, 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
12. "Long Beach stop information". FlixBus. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-29.

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