Allen station

For the Ion rapid transit station, see Allen station (Waterloo).

Allen
Allen station platform
General information
Other names	Allen/College
Location	395 North Allen Avenue Pasadena, California
Coordinates	34.1518°N 118.1132°W / 34.1518; -118.1132
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus Pasadena Transit Pasadena City College Shuttle
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, freeway median
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Lake toward Atlantic L Line Sierra Madre Villa toward APU/Citrus College
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Lake toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Sierra Madre Villa toward APU/Citrus College
Location

Allen station is an elevated light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 210 (Foothill Freeway), above North Allen 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. This station and all the other original and Foothill Extension stations will be part of the A Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2022.

The station is also signed as Allen/College, for the nearby Pasadena City College, which operates shuttles between the station and its campuses.

It is one of the L Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is used by people coming to see the parade.

This station features an architectural design called Rider's Dream, created by artist Michael Amescua.

Service

Station layout

Platform Level	Northbound	←  L Line toward APU/Citrus College (Sierra Madre Villa)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→  L Line toward Atlantic (Lake) →
G	Street level	Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

Hours and frequency

L Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 a.m. until 12:15 a.m. daily. Monday through Friday, trains on the L Line operate every 10 minutes during peak hours, every 12 minutes during the midday hours, and every 20 minutes into the evening. During the weekends, trains operate every 12 minutes most of the day, but every 20 minutes in the early morning and evening hours.

Connections

As of February 20, 2022, the following connections are available:

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 686
• Pasadena Transit: 10, 40
• Pasadena City College Shuttle (students/staff only)

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

• California Institute of Technology
• Pasadena City College main campus
• Pasadena Conservatory of Music

External links

• Media related to Allen (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons