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| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail
| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail
| name = Del Mar
| name = Del Mar
| symbol_location = losangeles
| symbol_location = losangeles
| symbol = L
| symbol = A
| image = Gold Line train at Del Mar station, July 18, 2013.jpg
| image = HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Del Mar, Platform View.jpg
| image_caption = Gold Line train at Del Mar station in 2013
| image_caption = Del Mar station platform in 2015
| address = 230 South Raymond Avenue
| address = 230 South Raymond Avenue
| borough = [[Pasadena, California]]
| borough = [[Pasadena, California]]
| coordinates = {{coord|34.1426|-118.1488|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|34.1426|-118.1488|display=inline,title}}
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| owned = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
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| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s

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| tracks = 2
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| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| disabled = Yes
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| tracks = 2
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
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| [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]
| [[Amtrak Thruway]]
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| [[ArtCenter College of Design]] Shuttle
| [[Foothill Transit]]
| [[Foothill Transit]]
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| [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]
| [[Pasadena Transit]]
| [[Pasadena Transit]]
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| [[ArtCenter College of Design]] Shuttle
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| structure = At-grade
| structure = At-grade
| parking = 610 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 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| parking = 610 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 parking station|bike room]]
| bicycle = [[Bicycle parking rack|Racks]] and [[Bicycle parking station|bike room]]
| accessible = Yes
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| owned = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
| architect = Moule and Polyzoides
| architect = Moule and Polyzoides
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| opened = {{Start date|1887}}
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| former = Pasadena
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| rebuilt = {{Start date|1935}} (second station)<br /><!-- July 26, -->2003 (light rail station)
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| passengers = {{LAMetro Ridership|Del Mar}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=L|left=Fillmore|right=Memorial Park}}
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'''Del Mar station''' is an at-grade [[light rail]] station on the [[L Line (Los Angeles Metro)|L Line]] of the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. It is located between [[Arroyo Parkway]] and Raymond Avenue at Del Mar Boulevard, after which the station is named, in [[Pasadena, California]]. The station is located on the site of the historic '''Pasadena Santa Fe Depot''' and the station building, built in 1935, still stands on the property.
'''Del Mar station''' is an at-grade [[light rail]] station on the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] of the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. It is located between [[Arroyo Seco Parkway]] and Raymond Avenue at Del Mar Boulevard, after which the station is named, in [[Pasadena, California]]. The station is located on the site of the historic '''Pasadena Santa Fe Depot''' and the station building, built in 1935, still stands on the property.


The property surrounding the station, situated on the southern edge of [[Old Town Pasadena]], has been used extensively for [[transit-oriented development]] projects, including one apartment building that was built over the tracks, creating a tunnel for trains.
The property surrounding the station, situated on the southern edge of [[Old Town Pasadena]], has been used extensively for [[transit-oriented development]] projects, including one apartment building that was built over the tracks, creating a tunnel for trains.


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. This station and all the other original and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] upon completion of the [[Regional Connector]] project in 2023.
The light rail station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original [[L Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Gold Line]], then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project. {{Show by date|2023|06|16|hour=-7|This station and all the other original and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] upon the opening of the [[Regional Connector]] on June 16, 2023.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1660694544986550272 |user=metrolosangeles |title=Metro Board Chair @AraJNajarian just announced the Regional Connector will open Friday, June 16! Free rides that weekend! |author=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023 }}</ref>|}}


It is one of the L Line stations near the [[Rose Parade]] route on [[Colorado Boulevard]] and is used by people coming to see the parade.<ref>[http://www.metro.net/riding/new-years/ Riding Metro on New Year's Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230150834/http://www.metro.net/riding/new-years/ |date=December 30, 2016 }} Retrieved September 21, 2014.</ref>
It is one of the stations near the [[Rose Parade]] route on [[Colorado Boulevard]] and is used by people coming to see the parade.<ref>[http://www.metro.net/riding/new-years/ Riding Metro on New Year's Day] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230150834/http://www.metro.net/riding/new-years/ |date= December 30, 2016 }} Retrieved September 21, 2014.</ref>


This station features station art called Kinetic Energy, created by artist Ries Niemi.
This station features station art called Kinetic Energy, created by artist Ries Niemi.


==History==
==History==
===Railroad station===
[[File:Detroit Photographic Company (0051).jpg|thumb|left|Original Victorian style station building]]
[[File:Detroit Photographic Company (0051) - Pasadena Station and horse wagons.jpg|thumb|left|Original Victorian style station building]]
Pasadena became a stop on the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway]]’s transcontinental line in 1887. The first station was a Victorian style building with tower, weather vane, and scalloped shingles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Santa Fe railroad station and train, Pasadena, 1935 - UCLA Library Digital Collections|url=https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz002d9tkg|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=digital.library.ucla.edu}}</ref>
Pasadena became a stop on the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway]]’s transcontinental line in 1887. The first station was a Victorian-style building with a tower, weather vane, and scalloped shingles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Santa Fe railroad station and train, Pasadena, 1935 - UCLA Library Digital Collections|url=https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz002d9tkg|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=digital.library.ucla.edu|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110232250/https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz002d9tkg|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 1935, a new station was built, this time a Spanish Mediterranean style, one-story white stucco building with green trim and a red-tile roof.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 23, 1935|title=Pasadena to Get New Rail Depot, Santa Fe to Build Modern Station at ‘Hollywood’s Jumping-off Place’|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> The station was designed by architect H.C. Gilman and featured ceramic tile designed by Pasadena craftsman [[Ernest A. Batchelder|Ernest Batchelder]].<ref name="Last Amtrak">{{Cite news |date=January 16, 1994 |title=Amtrak Whistle Blows 1 Last Time at Historic Pasadena Train Station |page=N6 |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0EF66A69955AEC0C |access-date=November 11, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref>
In 1935, a new station was built, this time a Spanish Mediterranean style, one-story white stucco building with green trim and a red-tile roof.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 23, 1935|title=Pasadena to Get New Rail Depot, Santa Fe to Build Modern Station at 'Hollywood's Jumping-off Place'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> The station was designed by architect H.C. Gilman and featured ceramic tile designed by Pasadena craftsman [[Ernest A. Batchelder|Ernest Batchelder]].<ref name="Last Amtrak">{{Cite news |date=January 16, 1994 |title=Amtrak Whistle Blows 1 Last Time at Historic Pasadena Train Station |page=N6 |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news%2F0EF66A69955AEC0C |access-date=November 11, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]] |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323170203/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews/0EF66A69955AEC0C |url-status=live }}</ref>


Pasadena was a stop on the Santa Fe's ''[[Super Chief]]'', ''[[Chief (train)|Chief]]'', ''[[El Capitan (train)|El Capitan]]'' and other major intercity [[streamliner]]s, and became a popular with wealthy Easterners who “wintered” in Pasadena, and elite Hollywood actors.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Rasmussen|first=Cecilia|date=July 13, 2003|title=Pasadena's Gold Line Will Travel a History-Laden Route|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-13-me-then13-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716151447/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-13-me-then13-story.html |archive-date=July 16, 2020 }}</ref>
Pasadena was a stop on the Santa Fe's ''[[Super Chief]]'', ''[[Chief (train)|Chief]]'', ''[[El Capitan (train)|El Capitan]]'' and other major intercity [[streamliner]]s, and became a popular with wealthy Easterners who “wintered” in Pasadena, and elite Hollywood actors.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Rasmussen|first=Cecilia|date=July 13, 2003|title=Pasadena's Gold Line Will Travel a History-Laden Route|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-13-me-then13-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716151447/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-13-me-then13-story.html |archive-date=July 16, 2020 }}</ref>


[[File:Pasadena station, November 1972.jpg|thumb|left|Southwestern style station building]]
[[File:Pasadena station, November 1972.jpg|thumb|left|Southwestern style station building]]
Amtrak took over passenger train service from the Santa Fe on May 1, 1971, and leased the station building from the Santa Fe's real estate subsidiary, the Santa Fe Pacific Realty Corp., for its ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' and ''[[Desert Wind]]'' trains.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ward|first=Mike|date=August 10, 1989|title=Pasadena Wants Amtrak Station: City Would Acquire Depot by Eminent Domain for Use as Commuter Center|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-10-ga-256-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110232252/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-10-ga-256-story.html |archive-date=November 10, 2021 }}</ref> The ''Desert Wind'' was re-routed via Fullerton in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Second District of the AT&SF - Abandoned Rails|url=https://www.abandonedrails.com/second-district|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=www.abandonedrails.com}}</ref>
Amtrak took over passenger train service from the Santa Fe on May 1, 1971, and leased the station building from the Santa Fe's real estate subsidiary, the Santa Fe Pacific Realty Corp., for its ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' and ''[[Desert Wind]]'' trains.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ward|first=Mike|date=August 10, 1989|title=Pasadena Wants Amtrak Station: City Would Acquire Depot by Eminent Domain for Use as Commuter Center|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-10-ga-256-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110232252/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-10-ga-256-story.html |archive-date=November 10, 2021 }}</ref> The ''Desert Wind'' was re-routed via Fullerton on April 27, 1986.<ref name=sanders />{{rp|148}}


===Conversion to light rail===
In the early 1990s, the Santa Fe agreed to sell the tracks through Pasadena as part of a larger deal with the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]], which would use the right of way to build the Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2, 1993 |title=$35 Million Ok'd for Rail Work |page=D8 |work=[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]] |agency=City News Service (Los Angeles) |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0EAE8ED22358ADC0 |access-date=November 11, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> ''Southwest Chief'' service continued until a planned closure on January 16, 1994, to make way for future light rail trains.<ref name="Last Amtrak" /> One day later, the [[1994 Northridge earthquake]] badly damaged the bridge that carried the tracks of the [[Pasadena Subdivision]] over the 210 freeway in Arcadia.
In the early 1990s, the Santa Fe agreed to sell the tracks through Pasadena as part of a larger deal with the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]], which would use the right of way to build the Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 2, 1993 |title=$35 Million Ok'd for Rail Work |page=D8 |work=[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]] |agency=City News Service (Los Angeles) |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news%2F0EAE8ED22358ADC0 |access-date=November 11, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]] |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323170216/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews/0EAE8ED22358ADC0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Eastbound ''Southwest Chief'' service was rerouted to the [[San Bernardino Subdivision]] on November 28, 1993, followed by westbound service on January 15, 1994, ending Amtrak service to Pasadena and {{amtk|Pomona||Southwest Chief}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pasadena-star-news/125751668/ |title=The Last Train Out |newspaper=Pasadena Star-News |date=January 15, 1994 |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=sanders>{{Sanders-Heartland}}</ref>{{rp|131}}


As construction was underway on the new light rail line, an agreement was reached to use the {{Convert|4.4|acre|adj=on}} site for a [[transit-oriented development]] project to include 347 apartments, a 1,200 space underground parking garage to be used by Metro passengers and the apartment renters, public courtyards, retail shops, and the historic Santa Fe Depot, which would be fully restored.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Elizabeth |date=December 21, 2001 |title=City greenlights Del Mar complex - 347-apartment project granted 8 zoning variances |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0FAEABF0DF790C9C |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref><ref name="Bender April 2003">{{Cite news |last=Bender |first=Mary |date=April 12, 2003 |title=Developers hope Gold Line a gold mine - Parking garage finished at Del Mar Station |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0FAEE316D4340C87 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> The project was designed by Nadel Architects and [[Moule & Polyzoides]].<ref name="Bender April 2003" />
As construction was underway on the new light rail line, an agreement was reached to use the {{Convert|4.4|acre|adj=on}} site for a [[transit-oriented development]] project to include 347 apartments, a 1,200 space underground parking garage to be used by Metro passengers and the apartment renters, public courtyards, retail shops, and the historic Santa Fe Depot, which would be fully restored.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Elizabeth |date=December 21, 2001 |title=City greenlights Del Mar complex - 347-apartment project granted 8 zoning variances |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news%2F0FAEABF0DF790C9C |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]] |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323170214/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews/0FAEABF0DF790C9C |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bender April 2003">{{Cite news |last=Bender |first=Mary |date=April 12, 2003 |title=Developers hope Gold Line a gold mine - Parking garage finished at Del Mar Station |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news%2F0FAEE316D4340C87 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]] |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323170204/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews/0FAEE316D4340C87 |url-status=live }}</ref> The project was designed by Nadel Architects and [[Moule & Polyzoides]].<ref name="Bender April 2003" />


To enable the construction of the underground parking garage, in November 2001, a preservation firm sliced the historic train station into three pieces and moved them across Raymond Avenue to be stored in Central Park.<ref name="Bender April 2003" /> It was returned to the station site in September 2003 and reused as a space for a restaurant.<ref name="Bender August 2003">{{Cite news |last=Bender |first=Mary |date=August 15, 2003 |title=Living by the train tracks - Del Mar Station officials touting Gold Line transit village |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0FD03FD3F63549B9 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref>
To enable the construction of the underground parking garage, in November 2001, a preservation firm sliced the historic train station into three pieces and moved them across Raymond Avenue to be stored in Central Park.<ref name="Bender April 2003" /> It was returned to the station site in September 2003 and reused as a space for a restaurant.<ref name="Bender August 2003">{{Cite news |last=Bender |first=Mary |date=August 15, 2003 |title=Living by the train tracks - Del Mar Station officials touting Gold Line transit village |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news%2F0FD03FD3F63549B9 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]] |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323170205/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews/0FD03FD3F63549B9 |url-status=live }}</ref>


The underground parking garage opened in April 2003,<ref name="Bender April 2003" /> the light rail line opened on July 26, 2003,<ref name=":0" /> and the commercial/residential development opened in June 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fielding |first=Cortney |date=June 4, 2006 |title=Del Mar transit village coming alive |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/1120A6AF5D12DF00 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref>
The underground parking garage opened in April 2003,<ref name="Bender April 2003" /> the light rail line opened on July 26, 2003,<ref name=":0" /> and the commercial/residential development opened in June 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fielding |first=Cortney |date=June 4, 2006 |title=Del Mar transit village coming alive |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news%2F1120A6AF5D12DF00 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]] |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323170205/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews/1120A6AF5D12DF00 |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Later changes===
By 2007, Metro's 600 spaces in the underground parking garage were being underutilized. Most usage happened on weekdays and Metro still had enough excess capacity to rent spaces to a car dealership group. Meanwhile, the nearby parking garages for [[Old Town Pasadena]] shoppers were often full on weekends. In 2007, the City of Pasadena purchased Metro's share of the garage, opening it up to both commuters and shoppers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ruiz |first=Kenneth Todd |date=June 15, 2007 |title=City seeks parking spaces at train station |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/119CF69F8E4DA6D0 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref>
By 2007, Metro's 600 spaces in the underground parking garage were being underutilized. Most usage happened on weekdays and Metro still had enough excess capacity to rent spaces to a car dealership group. Meanwhile, the nearby parking garages for [[Old Town Pasadena]] shoppers were often full on weekends. In 2007, the City of Pasadena purchased Metro's share of the garage, opening it up to both commuters and shoppers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ruiz |first=Kenneth Todd |date=June 15, 2007 |title=City seeks parking spaces at train station |work=[[Pasadena Star-News]] |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news%2F119CF69F8E4DA6D0 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |via=[[NewsBank]] |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323170229/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/user/login?destination=document-view%3Fp%3DAWNB%26docref%3Dnews/119CF69F8E4DA6D0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The station became part of the A Line when the [[Regional Connector]] tunnel opened on June 16, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-16 |title=Metro Regional Connector opens in Los Angeles, bringing more direct access to downtown |url=https://ktla.com/news/metro-regional-connector-opens-in-los-angeles-brings-more-direct-access-to-downtown/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref>
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== Service ==
== Service ==
=== Station layout ===
{{LACMTA Platform Layout L Line Surface Side}}

=== Hours and frequency ===
=== Hours and frequency ===
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=== Connections ===
=== Connections ===
{{As of|2022|02|20|df=US}}, the following connections are available:<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 20, 2022 |title=L Line Timetable – Connections section |url=https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/28104929/804_TT_02-20-22_Revised.pdf |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=[[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>
* [[Amtrak Thruway]]: [[Amtrak Thruway#19|19]] {{small|(four blocks, {{convert|1/2|mi|km|1}} east at Hilton Pasadena, 168 South Las Robles Avenue)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pasadena, CA (PAS) |url=https://www.amtrak.com/stations/pas |access-date=March 12, 2024 |website=Amtrak |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]: {{LA Metro route|177}}, {{LA Metro route|260}}, {{LA Metro route|501}} (NoHo-Pasadena Express), {{LA Metro route|660}}, {{LA Metro route|662}}, {{LA Metro route|686}}
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* [[ArtCenter College of Design]] Shuttle {{small|(students/staff only)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArtCenter College of Design Shuttle Route |url=http://www.artcenter.edu/acx/uploads/forms/ArtCenterShuttleRoute.pdf |access-date=2021-11-29 |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129183335/http://www.artcenter.edu/acx/uploads/forms/ArtCenterShuttleRoute.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Foothill Transit]]: {{Foothill Transit route|187}}
* [[Foothill Transit]]: {{Foothill Transit route|187}}
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* [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]: {{LA Metro route|260}}, {{LA Metro route|267}}, {{LA Metro route|501}}&nbsp;(NoHo-Pasadena Express), {{LA Metro route|660}}, {{LA Metro route|662}}
* [[Pasadena Transit]]: [[Pasadena Transit#20|20]], [[Pasadena Transit#51|51]], [[Pasadena Transit#52|52]]
* [[Pasadena Transit]]: [[Pasadena Transit#20|20]], [[Pasadena Transit#33|33]], [[Pasadena Transit#51|51]], [[Pasadena Transit#52|52]]
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* [[ArtCenter College of Design]] Shuttle {{small|(students/staff only)}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArtCenter College of Design Shuttle Route |url=http://www.artcenter.edu/acx/uploads/forms/ArtCenterShuttleRoute.pdf |access-date=2021-11-29}}</ref>

== Notable places nearby ==
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
*Central Park
*[[Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music]]
*[[Old Town Pasadena]]
*[[Pasadena Conference Center|Pasadena Center and Civic Auditorium]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 1 January 2025

"Delmar station" redirects here. For other uses, see Delmar station (disambiguation).

Del Mar
A Line
Del Mar station platform in 2015
General information
Location230 South Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, California
Coordinates34°08′33″N 118°08′56″W / 34.1426°N 118.1488°W / 34.1426; -118.1488
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking610 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and bike room
AccessibleYes
ArchitectMoule and Polyzoides
History
Opened1887 (1887)
Rebuilt1935 (1935) (second station)
2003 (light rail station)
Previous namesPasadena
Passengers
FY 2024966 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Memorial Park
toward Azusa
 A Line Fillmore
toward Long Beach
Former services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Fillmore
toward Atlantic
 L Line Memorial Park
toward APU/Citrus College
Former services (Pasadena station)
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Los Angeles
Terminus
 Desert Wind
1979–1986
 Pomona
toward Chicago
Southwest Chief
1984–1994
Southwest Limited
1974–1984
Super Chief
1971–1974
Las Vegas Limited
1976
 Pomona
toward Las Vegas
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Raymond Hill
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line
Via Pasadena, Pomona
 Lake Avenue
toward Chicago
La Grande Station
To 1939
Terminus
Location
Map

Del Mar station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located between Arroyo Seco Parkway and Raymond Avenue at Del Mar Boulevard, after which the station is named, in Pasadena, California. The station is located on the site of the historic Pasadena Santa Fe Depot and the station building, built in 1935, still stands on the property.

The property surrounding the station, situated on the southern edge of Old Town Pasadena, has been used extensively for transit-oriented development projects, including one apartment building that was built over the tracks, creating a tunnel for trains.

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.

It is one of the stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is used by people coming to see the parade.[3]

This station features station art called Kinetic Energy, created by artist Ries Niemi.

History

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Railroad station

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Original Victorian style station building

Pasadena became a stop on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway’s transcontinental line in 1887. The first station was a Victorian-style building with a tower, weather vane, and scalloped shingles.[4]

In 1935, a new station was built, this time a Spanish Mediterranean style, one-story white stucco building with green trim and a red-tile roof.[5] The station was designed by architect H.C. Gilman and featured ceramic tile designed by Pasadena craftsman Ernest Batchelder.[6]

Pasadena was a stop on the Santa Fe's Super Chief, Chief, El Capitan and other major intercity streamliners, and became a popular with wealthy Easterners who “wintered” in Pasadena, and elite Hollywood actors.[7]

Southwestern style station building

Amtrak took over passenger train service from the Santa Fe on May 1, 1971, and leased the station building from the Santa Fe's real estate subsidiary, the Santa Fe Pacific Realty Corp., for its Southwest Chief and Desert Wind trains.[8] The Desert Wind was re-routed via Fullerton on April 27, 1986.[9]: 148 

Conversion to light rail

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In the early 1990s, the Santa Fe agreed to sell the tracks through Pasadena as part of a larger deal with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which would use the right of way to build the Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.[10] Eastbound Southwest Chief service was rerouted to the San Bernardino Subdivision on November 28, 1993, followed by westbound service on January 15, 1994, ending Amtrak service to Pasadena and Pomona.[11][9]: 131 

As construction was underway on the new light rail line, an agreement was reached to use the 4.4-acre (1.8 ha) site for a transit-oriented development project to include 347 apartments, a 1,200 space underground parking garage to be used by Metro passengers and the apartment renters, public courtyards, retail shops, and the historic Santa Fe Depot, which would be fully restored.[12][13] The project was designed by Nadel Architects and Moule & Polyzoides.[13]

To enable the construction of the underground parking garage, in November 2001, a preservation firm sliced the historic train station into three pieces and moved them across Raymond Avenue to be stored in Central Park.[13] It was returned to the station site in September 2003 and reused as a space for a restaurant.[14]

The underground parking garage opened in April 2003,[13] the light rail line opened on July 26, 2003,[7] and the commercial/residential development opened in June 2006.[15]

Later changes

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By 2007, Metro's 600 spaces in the underground parking garage were being underutilized. Most usage happened on weekdays and Metro still had enough excess capacity to rent spaces to a car dealership group. Meanwhile, the nearby parking garages for Old Town Pasadena shoppers were often full on weekends. In 2007, the City of Pasadena purchased Metro's share of the garage, opening it up to both commuters and shoppers.[16]

The station became part of the A Line when the Regional Connector tunnel opened on June 16, 2023.[17]

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.[18]

Connections

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As of December 15, 2024, the following connections are available:[19]

  • Amtrak Thruway: 19 (four blocks, 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) east at Hilton Pasadena, 168 South Las Robles Avenue)[20]
  • ArtCenter College of Design Shuttle (students/staff only)[21]
  • Foothill Transit: 187
  • Los Angeles Metro Bus: 260, 267, 501 (NoHo-Pasadena Express), 660, 662
  • Pasadena Transit: 20, 33, 51, 52

References

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  1. ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
  3. ^ Riding Metro on New Year's Day Archived December 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Santa Fe railroad station and train, Pasadena, 1935 - UCLA Library Digital Collections". digital.library.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pasadena to Get New Rail Depot, Santa Fe to Build Modern Station at 'Hollywood's Jumping-off Place'". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1935.
  6. ^ "Amtrak Whistle Blows 1 Last Time at Historic Pasadena Train Station". Los Angeles Daily News. Associated Press. January 16, 1994. p. N6. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  7. ^ a b Rasmussen, Cecilia (July 13, 2003). "Pasadena's Gold Line Will Travel a History-Laden Route". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Ward, Mike (August 10, 1989). "Pasadena Wants Amtrak Station: City Would Acquire Depot by Eminent Domain for Use as Commuter Center". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34705-3.
  10. ^ "$35 Million Ok'd for Rail Work". Long Beach Press-Telegram. City News Service (Los Angeles). April 2, 1993. p. D8. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  11. ^ "The Last Train Out". Pasadena Star-News. January 15, 1994. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Lee, Elizabeth (December 21, 2001). "City greenlights Del Mar complex - 347-apartment project granted 8 zoning variances". Pasadena Star-News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  13. ^ a b c d Bender, Mary (April 12, 2003). "Developers hope Gold Line a gold mine - Parking garage finished at Del Mar Station". Pasadena Star-News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  14. ^ Bender, Mary (August 15, 2003). "Living by the train tracks - Del Mar Station officials touting Gold Line transit village". Pasadena Star-News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  15. ^ Fielding, Cortney (June 4, 2006). "Del Mar transit village coming alive". Pasadena Star-News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  16. ^ Ruiz, Kenneth Todd (June 15, 2007). "City seeks parking spaces at train station". Pasadena Star-News. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via NewsBank.
  17. ^ "Metro Regional Connector opens in Los Angeles, bringing more direct access to downtown". KTLA. June 16, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  18. ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  19. ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  20. ^ "Pasadena, CA (PAS)". Amtrak. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  21. ^ "ArtCenter College of Design Shuttle Route" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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