1st Street station is an at-grade
light rail station on the
A Line of the
Los Angeles Metro Rail
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system. The station is located in the median of
Long Beach Boulevard at its intersection with 1st Street, after which the station is named, in
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
. The station is on a loop at the south end of the A Line route and only has southbound service.
During the
2028 Summer Olympics
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, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located at the Long Beach Sports Park including
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
at the
Long Beach Arena
The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. Built on the former site of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue is composed of the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach Ar ...
, temporary facilities for
BMX
BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation.
History
BMX began during the earl ...
and
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
, along with
marathon swimming and
triathlon
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in
Long Beach harbor
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.
Service
Station layout
Hours and frequency
Connections
, the following connections are available:
*
Long Beach Transit:
*
Los Angeles Metro Bus
Los Angeles Metro Bus is the transit bus service in Los Angeles County, California operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of .
, there are ...
: ,
Notable places nearby
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Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
*
Long Beach Terrace Theater
References
External links
A Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations
Los Angeles Metro Rail stations located above ground
Transportation in Long Beach, California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1990
1990 establishments in California
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