Lake station (Los Angeles Metro)

Lake station is a below-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway), below North Lake 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.

Lake
 
Exterior of the station in 2016
General information
Location340 North Lake Avenue
Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34.1519°N 118.1324°W / 34.1519; -118.1324
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
  • Los Angeles Metro Bus
  • LADOT Commuter Express
  • Pasadena Transit
Construction
Structure typeFreeway median, below-grade
Parking22 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Memorial Park
toward Long Beach
 A Line Allen
toward APU/Citrus College
Former services (at AT&SF station)
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Pasadena
toward Los Angeles
 Main Line
Via Pasadena, Pomona
 Lamanda Park
toward Chicago
Location

It is one of the A Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is used by people coming to see the parade on New Year's Day.

This station features station art called Everyday People, created by artist Pat Ward Williams. This station has a parking lot with 22 paid reserved spaces.

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