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Coordinates: 33°48′26″N 118°11′24″W / 33.807255°N 118.189999°W / 33.807255; -118.189999
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Willow St
| name = Willow St
| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail
| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail
| symbol_location = losangeles
| symbol_location = losangeles
| symbol = A
| symbol = A
| image = Willow Blue Line Station 2.JPG
| image = Willow Blue Line Station 2.JPG
| image_caption = Willow Street station platform
| image_caption = Willow Street station platform
| address = 2750 American Avenue
| address = 2750 American Avenue
| borough = [[Long Beach, California]]
| borough = [[Long Beach, California]]
| coordinates = {{coord|33.807255|-118.189999|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|33.807255|-118.189999|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
| owned = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
| platform = 1 [[island platform]]
| platform = 1 [[island platform]]
| tracks = 2
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| [[Long Beach Transit]]
| [[Long Beach Transit]]
| [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]
| [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]
}}
}}
| structure = At-grade
| structure = At-grade
| parking = 904 spaces<ref name="Metro Parking">{{Cite web |title=Metro Parking Lots by Line |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ |access-date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810121559/https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| parking = 904 spaces<ref name="Metro Parking">{{Cite web |title=Metro Parking Lots by Line |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ |access-date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810121559/https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| bicycle = [[Bicycle parking rack|Racks]] and [[bicycle locker|lockers]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secure Bike Parking on Metro |url=https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |access-date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| bicycle = [[Bicycle parking rack|Racks]] and [[bicycle locker|lockers]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secure Bike Parking on Metro |url=https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |access-date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| accessible = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| status = <!-- Only use when station is non-operational -->
| status = <!-- Only use when station is non-operational -->
| opened = {{Start date and age|1990|07|14}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1990|07|14}}
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| rebuilt = June 1, 2019<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 1, 2019 |title=Metro Blue Line Announces New Closures Starting June 1 |language=en-US |work=[[KNBC-TV]] |agency=City News Service |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/new-metro-blue-line-closures-announced/136337/ |access-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304053105/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/new-metro-blue-line-closures-announced/136337/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| closed =
| pass_year = {{LAMetro Ridership|date}}
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| rebuilt = June 1, 2019<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 1, 2019 |title=Metro Blue Line Announces New Closures Starting June 1 |language=en-US |work=[[KNBC-TV]] |agency=City News Service |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/new-metro-blue-line-closures-announced/136337/ |access-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304053105/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/new-metro-blue-line-closures-announced/136337/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| passengers = {{LAMetro Ridership|Anaheim Street}}
| former =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=A|left=Wardlow|right=Pacific Coast Highway|to-right=Downtown Long Beach}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=A|left=Wardlow|right=Pacific Coast Highway|to-right=Downtown Long Beach}}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Pacific Electric|line=Long Beach|left=Morgan Avenue|right=Vista del Mar|line2=Balboa|left2=Burnett|right2=Vista del Mar}}
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Pacific Electric|line=Long Beach|left=Morgan Avenue|right=Vista del Mar|line2=Balboa|left2=Burnett|right2=Vista del Mar}}
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| mapframe = yes
| other_services2_header = Future services
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| mapframe-zoom = 14
| other_services2_collapsible = yes
| other_services2 =
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| mapframe = yes
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}}
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== Service ==
== Service ==
=== Station layout ===
{{LACMTA Platform Layout A Line Long Beach}}

=== Hours and frequency ===
=== Hours and frequency ===
{{LA Metro hours and frequency|A}}
{{LA Metro hours and frequency|A}}


=== Connections ===
=== Connections ===
{{As of|2023|04|09|df=US}}, the following connections are available:<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2023 |title=A Line Timetable – Connections section |url=https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/09202635/801_TT_04-09-23.pdf |access-date=April 13, 2023 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |page=2}}</ref>
{{As of|2024|12|15|df=us}}, the following connections are available:<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2024 |title=A Line Timetable – Connections section |url=https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/06090036/801_TT_12-15-24.pdf |access-date=January 1, 2025 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |page=2}}</ref>
* [[Long Beach Transit]]: {{LBT route|51}}, {{LBT route|101}}, {{LBT route|102}}, {{LBT route|103}}, {{LBT route|104}} {{Small|(to {{Rint|air|link=Long Beach Airport}} [[Long Beach Airport]])}}, {{LBT route|405}} {{Small|(weekday express service to [[UCLA]])}}
* [[Long Beach Transit]]: {{LBT route|51}}, {{LBT route|101}}, {{LBT route|102}}, {{LBT route|103}}, {{LBT route|104}}&nbsp;{{Small|(to {{Rint|air|link=Long Beach Airport}} [[Long Beach Airport]])}}, {{LBT route|405}}&nbsp;{{Small|(weekday express service to [[UCLA]])}}
* [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]: {{LA Metro route|60}} {{small|(late night only)}}
* [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]: {{LA Metro route|60}}&nbsp;{{small|(late night only)}}


== Notable places nearby ==
== Notable places nearby ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==

{{Commons category-inline|Willow (Los Angeles Metro station)}}
{{Commons category-inline|Willow (Los Angeles Metro station)}}
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 1 January 2025

Not to be confused with Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station.

Willow St
A Line
Willow Street station platform
General information
Location2750 American Avenue
Long Beach, California
Coordinates33°48′26″N 118°11′24″W / 33.807255°N 118.189999°W / 33.807255; -118.189999
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking904 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-07-14)
RebuiltJune 1, 2019[3]
Passengers
FY 20241,721 (avg. wkdy boardings)[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Wardlow
toward Azusa
 A Line Pacific Coast Highway
toward Downtown Long Beach
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Morgan Avenue
Terminus
 Long Beach Vista del Mar
towards Pacific Electric Building
Burnett
towards Balboa
 Balboa
Location
Map

Willow Street station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located adjacent to Long Beach Boulevard its intersection with Willow Street, after which the station is named, in the Wrigley neighborhood of Long Beach, California.[5]

South of this station, A Line trains exit the exclusive right-of-way (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway) and start their street running portion in the median of Long Beach Boulevard.

Willow is a park and ride station with 920 parking spaces (including a multi-story parking facility)[1] and 10 bike lockers. The Willow Street and Wardlow stations, both in Wrigley, are the two A Line stations closest to the Long Beach Municipal Airport.

History

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The station is on the site of a junction on the Pacific Electric Railway, where the Balboa Line split from the Long Beach Line. At various times, the junction was referred to as Willow, Willows, Willowville and North Long Beach.

Service

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Hours and frequency

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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.[6]

Connections

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As of December 15, 2024, the following connections are available:[7]

Notable places nearby

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
  5. ^ "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
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