Sierra Madre Villa station

Sierra Madre Villa  Gold Line 
Location 149 N Halstead, Pasadena
Coordinates 34°08′52″N 118°04′53″W / 34.1478°N 118.0813°W / 34.1478; -118.0813Coordinates: 34°08′52″N 118°04′53″W / 34.1478°N 118.0813°W / 34.1478; -118.0813
Owned by Metro
Platforms 1 center platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Free parking: 877 spaces
Paid parking: 88 spaces
Bicycle facilities 10 bike rack spaces
16 bike lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status in service
History
Opened July 26, 2003
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station
toward Atlantic
Gold Line
The view of the station from the entrance bridge that connects the parking building and the train platform.

Sierra Madre Villa is a freeway-median light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located above Sierra Madre Villa Avenue in the median of the 210 Freeway in Pasadena, California. The station is served by the Gold Line.[1]

The station structure was designed by artist Tony Gleaton and features large photo portraits suspended above the platform access stairways. The adjacent 965-space parking structure was designed by artist Beth Thielen, using a theme of "nature and movement". The station, under naming schemes, is named for Sierra Madre Villa Avenue rather than the nearby city of Sierra Madre, although the major thoroughfare leads to Sierra Madre.

The parking structure entrance is on Halstead Street on the east side of the structure. The station is accessed via a pedestrian bridge from the fourth level of the parking structure, which passes over the westbound lanes of the Foothill Freeway.

Station layout

Platform Southbound ← Gold Line Gold Line toward Atlantic (Allen)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound → Gold Line Gold Line toward APU/Citrus College (Arcadia) →

Metro Rail service

Gold Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[2]

Foothill Extension

The station was formerly the terminus for the Gold Line. Service easterly along the Gold Line Foothill Extension began on March 5, 2016.[3]

Bus connections

(Note: All bus connections are located on the 1st floor)

Landmarks

References

  1. ↑ Station Description Metro Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Gold Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  3. ↑ Nelson, Laura J. (March 5, 2016). "Metro Gold Line extension tests San Gabriel Valley's support for transit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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