Bellflower station
Bellflower | |||||||||||
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Historic Pacific Electric depot building | |||||||||||
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| Location | 16336 Bellflower Boulevard Bellflower, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′08″N 118°07′30″W / 33.885662°N 118.125117°W | ||||||||||
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| Status | Planned | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 6, 1905 (Pacific Electric) | ||||||||||
| Closed | May 24, 1958 (Pacific Electric) | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1927 2035 (estimated) | ||||||||||
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Bellflower station is a planned light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system.[1] It is part of the Southeast Gateway Line project. The segment of the corridor is expected to begin operations in 2035.[2]
Pacific Electric station
The station is located across Bellflower Boulevard from the former Pacific Electric West Santa Ana Branch depot.[3]
The depot site was established in 1905 with the commencement of service along the Santa Ana Branch. Early maps use the former name of the town for the stop: Somerset. A new expanded station was built in 1927.[4] Bellflower became the southeast terminus of the line after 1950 as service was cut back from Santa Ana.[5] Passenger service ceased after May 24, 1958.[6]
The station building was restored in 2008 by the city of Bellflower.[7] It reverted to the original 1927 facade which features distinctive columns.[8]
References
- ^ Pacific Electric ROW / West Santa Ana Branch Corridor Alternatives Analysis Report (PDF). Metro (Report). Southern California Association of Governments. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ Scauzillo, Steve (June 15, 2023). "Stations, new name coming for West Santa Ana Branch light-rail in southeast LA County". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Sharp, Steven (October 17, 2019). "Metro Unveils TOD Concepts for West Santa Ana Branch Stations". Urbanize LA. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Pacific Electric Railway Depot". SoCal Landmarks. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Bellflower Pacific Electric Train Depot. Bellflower, CA. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Historical Marker Database.
- ^ Veysey, Laurence R. (June 1958). A History Of The Rail Passenger Service Operated By The Pacific Electric Railway Company Since 1911 And By Its Successors Since 1953 (PDF). LACMTA (Report). Los Angeles, California: Interurbans. pp. 75–77. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
- ^ "Bellflower". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Crise, Steve; Patris, Michael A.; Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society (2011). Pacific Electric Railway. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9780738575865.