Bellflower is a planned
light rail station in the
Los Angeles County Metro Rail
The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban rail transit system serving Los Angeles County, California, United States. It consists of seven lines, including five light rail lines (the A, C, E, K, L lines) and two rapid transit (known locally as ...
system. It is part of the
West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor
The West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor is a planned light rail line, mostly following the Pacific Electric's historic West Santa Ana Branch, connecting Downtown Los Angeles to the City of Artesia and other cities in southeastern Los Angeles ...
project.
Measure M funds are programmed for a scheduled completion in 2041, though the station may be constructed for an opening between 2033 and 2035.
![Bellflower Pacific Electric](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Bellflower_Pacific_Electric.jpg)
The station is located across Bellflower Boulevard from the former
Pacific Electric
The Pacific Electric Railway Company, nicknamed the Red Cars, was a privately owned mass transit system in Southern California consisting of electrically powered streetcars, interurban cars, and buses and was the largest electric railway system ...
West Santa Ana Branch
The West Santa Ana Branch is a rail right-of-way formerly used by the Pacific Electric's (PE) Santa Ana route in Los Angeles County and Orange County in Southern California. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) ...
depot, built in 1927. Passenger services operated between 1905 and 1958; it served as the terminus of the line after 1950.
Early maps use the former name of the town for the stop: Somerset.
References
Pacific Electric stations
Railway stations in Los Angeles County, California
History of Los Angeles County, California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1905
Railway stations closed in 1958
Bellflower, California
Future Los Angeles Metro Rail stations
1905 establishments in California
Railway stations scheduled to open in 2033
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