Allen station

Allen or Allen/College is a freeway-median light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located above North Allen Avenue in the median of the 210 Freeway in Pasadena, California. The station is served by the L Line.[1]

For the Ion rapid transit station, see Allen station (Waterloo).
Allen
 
Location395 N Allen Avenue, Pasadena
Coordinates34.1518°N 118.1132°W / 34.1518; -118.1132
Owned byMetro
Line(s) L Line
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parkingnone
Bicycle facilities28 bike rack spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2003 (July 26, 2003)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Lake
toward Atlantic
 L Line Sierra Madre Villa
toward APU/Citrus College
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Lake
toward Downtown Long Beach
 A Line Sierra Madre Villa
toward APU/Citrus College
Location
The entrance of the station

This station features an architectural design called Rider's Dream, created by artist Michael Amescua.[2]

Students and faculty from Pasadena City College (PCC) can board shuttles to the PCC main campus or Community Education Center from Allen Station.[3]

It is one of the L Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is heavily used by people coming to see the parade.[4]

Station layout
L2 (Platforms) Southbound ←  L Linetoward Atlantic (Lake)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound →  L Linetoward APU/Citrus College (Sierra Madre Villa) →
G Exit/entrance, Faregates, Ticket machines

Metro Rail service

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

Landmarks

Bus connections
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See also

References
  1. Station Description Metro Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  2. http://www.metro.net/about/art/locations/allen-station/
  3. http://www.pasadena.edu/police/shuttle.cfm
  4. Riding Metro on New Year's Day Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  5. "Gold Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-10.


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