Memorial Park station

Memorial Park
Memorial Park station platforms in 2023, with artwork at upper right
General information
Location125 East Holly Street
Pasadena, California
Coordinates 34°08′51″N 118°08′52″W / 34.1476°N 118.1479°W / 34.1476; -118.1479
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSee Connections section
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)
Passengers
FY 20241,304 (avg. wkdy boardings)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Lake
toward Azusa
A Line Del Mar
toward Long Beach
Former services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Del Mar
toward Atlantic
L Line Lake
Location

Memorial Park station is a below-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at Holly Street and at the end of Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California. The station is named after the nearby Memorial Park and is situated on the northern edge of Old Town Pasadena.

Memorial Park station was built in a trench beneath the Holly Street Village Apartments, which was constructed with the trench in 1994 in anticipation of a light rail station at this site. Memorial Park station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

The station features a work of art, The First Artists in Southern California: A Short Story, created by artist John Valadez. The over 100-foot-long (30 m) artwork, fabricated from aluminum, honors cave paintings made by the indigenous peoples of the Pasadena area.

It is one of the A Line stations near the Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard and is heavily used by people coming to see the parade. The station is also located near the Rose Bowl Shuttle, which stops at the Parsons Corporation building and offers service to most events at the stadium. During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from the Rose Bowl.