Del Amo station
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 Del Amo station platform in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 20220 Santa Fe Avenue Rancho Dominguez, California | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°50′58″N 118°12′43″W / 33.8495°N 118.2120°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 362 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 14, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | June 1, 2019[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||
| FY 2024 | 1,324 (avg. wkdy boardings)[4] | ||||||||||||||||
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Del Amo station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located between Compton Creek and Santa Fe Avenue, and elevated over the intersection of Del Amo Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the Los Angeles County community of Rancho Dominguez and near the city of Carson.[5]
Del Amo station provides access to Dignity Health Sports Park (home stadium for the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer) via the Galaxy Express shuttle operated by Long Beach Transit on game days during soccer season.
During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located at the Dignity Health Sports Park, site of the rugby, modern pentathalon, tennis, track cycling, and field hockey competitions.[6]
Del Amo is the only elevated A Line station that was not originally built to handle three car trains.[citation needed] The northern end of the platform was lengthened in 2000.
The A Line maintenance and storage yard is located between the Wardlow and Del Amo stations.[7]
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.[8]
Connections
As of December 15, 2024, the following connections are available:[9]
- Galaxy Express (service to home games at Dignity Health Sports Park)
- Long Beach Transit: 1, 4, 191, 192
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 202
Notable places nearby
- Del Amo Swap Meet
- Dignity Health Sports Park
- VELO Sports Center
References
- ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Metro Blue Line Announces New Closures Starting June 1". KNBC-TV. City News Service. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
- ^ "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Games Plan". 2028 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "Basics for Vendors". Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2007.
- ^ "A Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "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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