Washington station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the

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system. The station is located in the center median of Long Beach Avenue (the historic route of the

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and shared with the

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freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision) at its intersection with Washington Boulevard, in

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. At this station, the A Line changes from the roughly northwest-to-southeast direction down the center of Washington Boulevard to the north–south direction down the center median of Long Beach Avenue.

Service

Station layout

Hours and frequency

Connections

, the following connections are available: *

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Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: *

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References

A Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations 1990 establishments in California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1990 {{LACMTA-stub