Lakewood Boulevard station

Not to be confused with Lakewood station.

Lakewood Boulevard station is a below-grade light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is situated in the median of Interstate 105 (Century Freeway), below Lakewood Boulevard, after which the station is named. The station serves the city of Downey, California and opened as part of the Green Line on August 12, 1995.^[3]

Lakewood Bl
Lakewood station platform
General information
Location	12801 Lakewood Boulevard Downey, California
Coordinates	33°54′47″N 118°08′26″W / 33.9131°N 118.1405°W / 33.9131; -118.1405
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	DowneyLINK Long Beach Transit Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	Freeway median, below-grade
Parking	403 spaces^[1]
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers^[2]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	August 12, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-08-12)
Previous names	Lakewood Blvd/I-105 (1995-2000)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Long Beach Boulevard toward Redondo Beach C Line Norwalk Terminus
Location

The station was initially named Lakewood Blvd/I-105 but was later simplified to Lakewood Bl in 2000.^[4]

Service

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines, park and ride lot
Platform	Westbound	←   C Line toward Redondo Beach (Long Beach Boulevard)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→   C Line toward Norwalk (Terminus) →

Hours and frequency

C Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. daily. Trains operate every 10 minutes throughout the day. Night and early morning weekend service is every 20 minutes.^[5]

Connections

As of December 10, 2023^[update], the following connections are available:^[6]

• DowneyLINK: Southeast, South
• Long Beach Transit: 22
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 117, 265, 266

References

1. "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
2. (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
3. "Green Light for the Green Line". The Los Angeles Times. August 12, 1995. p. 334. Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
4. . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on July 7, 2000. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
5. "Metro C Line schedule". December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
6. "C Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

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