Arcadia (Los Angeles Metro station)
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Arcadia Station is a future light rail
station
in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail
system. It will be located at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Santa Clara Street in Arcadia, California
. When it opens, this station will be served by the Metro Gold Line.
This station is currently approved for design/construction as part of the Gold Line Foothill Extension
project Phase 2A. It is expected to open in 2015.
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Metro Rail is the rapid transit rail system consisting of five separate lines serving 70 stations in the Los Angeles County, California area. The new Expo line is due to enter service in early 2012. It connects with the Metro liner bus rapid transit system and also with the Metrolink commuter...
system. It will be located at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Santa Clara Street in Arcadia, California
Arcadia, California
Arcadia is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains....
. When it opens, this station will be served by the Metro Gold Line.
This station is currently approved for design/construction as part of the Gold Line Foothill Extension
Gold Line Foothill Extension (Los Angeles Metro)
The Gold Line Foothill Extension is a planned extension of the Metro Gold Line light-rail corridor from its current terminus in Pasadena, California, east through the "Foothill Cities" of Los Angeles County. The plan is currently being implemented as two separate mass-transit projects, known as...
project Phase 2A. It is expected to open in 2015.