5th Street station (Los Angeles Metro)

For other uses, see 5th Street station.

5th St
5th Street station platform
General information
Location	598 North Long Beach Boulevard Long Beach, California
Coordinates	33.7742°N 118.1894°W / 33.7742; -118.1894
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Long Beach Transit Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Long Beach Bike Share station[1] and racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	September 1, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-09-01)[2]
Rebuilt	October 20, 2014[3][4] June 1, 2019[5]
Passengers
FY 2024	351 (avg. wkdy boardings)[6]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Anaheim Street One-way operation A Line 1st Street toward Downtown Long Beach
Location

5th Street station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the median of Long Beach Boulevard at its intersection with 5th Street, after which the station is named, in Long Beach, California.[7] The station is on a loop at the south end of the A Line route and only has southbound service.

Service

Hours and frequency

A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[8]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:

• Long Beach Transit: 46, 51, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96 ZAP
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 60 (late night only), 232

Station

Failed Ideals is a stained-glass artwork by Metro Art commissioned artist Jim Isermann, consisting of six stained-glass windows installed into the portholes of the station pylons at Fifth Street Station. Each window design is inspired by architectural details from the City of Long Beach, some of which have been lost while others endure. These details range from Arts and Crafts bungalows and the Pike, to classic movie palaces and the vanished signage of drive-in theaters. Additional influences include 1950s concrete block and linoleum patterns, as well as 1960s remodeled facades of older buildings.[9]

The architectural references in Failed Ideals evoke the lost optimism and failed aspirations of their respective eras, serving as a reflection on the changing cultural and architectural landscape of Long Beach.[10]

References

1. "Long Beach Bike Share map". Long Beach Bike Share. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
2. "New Long Beach Loop". The Los Angeles Times. September 1, 1990. p. B10. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Chen, Anna (August 20, 2014). "A better Blue Line: 30-day closure of four Blue Line stations in Long Beach to begin Sep 20". Metro The Source. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
4. Chen, Anna (October 17, 2014). "A Better Blue Line: last week of work during Long Beach Loop closure". Metro The Source. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
5. "Metro Blue Line Announces New Closures Starting June 1". KNBC-TV. City News Service. April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
6. "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
7. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
8. "A Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
9. "Failed Ideals". Metro Art. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
10. "Failed Ideals". Metro Art. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

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