Bellflower station

Bellflower is a planned light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system.[1] It is part of the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor project. Measure M funds are programmed for a scheduled completion in 2041, though the station may be constructed for an opening between 2033 and 2035.[2][3]

The first Bellflower Pacific Electric Depot, c. 1915
Bellflower
General information
Location16336 Bellflower Blvd
Bellflower, California
Coordinates33.885662°N 118.125117°W / 33.885662; -118.125117
Other information
StatusPlanned
History
Openedc. 1905 (Pacific Electric)
Closed1958 (Pacific Electric)
Rebuilt1927
2033–2035 (estimated)
Future service
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Paramount/Rosecrans
toward Slauson
 West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Pioneer
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Rendalia
towards Pacific Electric Building
 Santa Ana Terminus
Woodruff Avenue
before 1950
towards Santa Ana SP Depot
Location

The station is located across Bellflower Boulevard from the former Pacific Electric West Santa Ana Branch depot,[4] built in 1927. Passenger services operated between 1905 and 1958; it served as the terminus of the line after 1950.[5] Early maps use the former name of the town for the stop: Somerset.

References
  1. Pacific Electric ROW / West Santa Ana Branch Corridor Alternatives Analysis Report (PDF). Metro (Report). Southern California Association of Governments. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. Sharp, Steven (17 January 2022). "Metro staff recommend Union Station route for West Santa Ana Branch". Urbanize. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. 2021-0724 - WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT (Report). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 19, 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. Sharp, Steven (October 17, 2019). "Metro Unveils TOD Concepts for West Santa Ana Branch Stations". Urbanize LA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. Bellflower Pacific Electric Train Depot. Bellflower, CA. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Historical Marker Database.


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