Pacific Coast Highway station (A Line)

Not to be confused with Pacific Coast Highway station (J Line) or Coast Highway station.

Pacific Coast Hwy
Train at Pacific Coast Highway station in the 1990s
General information
Location	1798 North Long Beach Boulevard Long Beach, California
Coordinates	33.7899°N 118.1895°W / 33.7899; -118.1895
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Long Beach Transit Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	June 1, 2019[1]
Passengers
FY 2024	1,600 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Willow Street toward Azusa A Line Anaheim Street toward Downtown Long Beach
Location

Pacific Coast Highway station is an at grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.[3] The station is located in the median of Long Beach Boulevard at its intersection with Pacific Coast Highway, after which the station is named, in Long Beach, California.[4]

North of this station, A Line trains enter an exclusive right-of-way (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway) which allows trains to reach higher speeds between stops.

A J Line station with an identical name is located approximately 5.4 miles (8.7 km) west of this station.

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.[5]

Connections

As of April 9, 2023^[update], the following connections are available:[6]

• Long Beach Transit: 51, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 60 (late night only)

References

1. "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.
2. "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
3. "Blue Line station information" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
4. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
5. "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
6. "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.