Allen station

Allen is an elevated light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway), above North Allen Avenue, after which the station is named, in Pasadena, California. The light rail station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project. This station and all the other original and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the A Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2022.

For the Ion rapid transit station, see Allen station (Waterloo).
Allen
 
General information
Other namesAllen/College
Location395 N Allen Avenue
Pasadena, California
Coordinates34.1518°N 118.1132°W / 34.1518; -118.1132
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated, freeway median
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
Disabled accessYes
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 station is also signed as Allen/College, for the nearby Pasadena City College, which operates shuttles between the station and it campuses.[1]

It is one of the L Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is used by people coming to see the parade.[2]

This station features an architectural design called Rider's Dream, created by artist Michael Amescua.[3]

Service

Station layout
Platform Level Northbound ←  L Line toward APU/Citrus College (Sierra Madre Villa)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound →  L Line toward Atlantic (Lake) →
G Street level Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

Service hours

L Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[4]

Connections

Nearby landmarks

References
  1. "Transportation - Business and Administrative Services - Pasadena City College". pasadena.edu.
  2. Riding Metro on New Year's Day Retrieved 2014-09-21.
  3. "Allen Station - Slideshow". www.metro.net.
  4. "L Line Schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.


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