Memorial Park Station is a below-grade light rail

Light rail

Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

 station

Metro station

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 in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail

Los Angeles County Metro Rail

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 system. It is located at Holly Street and Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California

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. The station is served by the Gold Line.

Situated on the northern edge of Old Town Pasadena

Old Town Pasadena

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, Memorial Park Station is located in a trench beneath the Holly Street Village Apartments, which were constructed in 1994 in anticipation of a light rail station at this site. This station features station art called The First Artists in Southern California: A Short Story, created by artist John Valadez.

Neighborhood attractions

• Armory Center for the Arts
• Art Center College of Design
  Art Center College of Design
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   – via ARTS Bus Line 51
• Fuller Theological Seminary
  Fuller Theological Seminary
  Fuller Theological Seminary is an accredited Christian educational institute with its main campus in Pasadena, California and several satellite campuses in the western United States...
  
  
• Memorial Park & Levitt Pavilion
• Norton Simon Museum
  Norton Simon Museum
  The Norton Simon Museum is an Art Museum located in Pasadena, California, United States. It was previously known by the names: the Pasadena Art Institute and the Pasadena Art Museum.-Overview:...
  
  
• Old Pasadena Shopping and Dining District
• Pacific Asia Museum
• Pasadena Civic Center
• Pasadena Museum of California Art
• Paseo Colorado Shopping Center
• Rose Bowl
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  The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12...
  
   – via ARTS Bus Lines 51/52 or Parsons Park and Ride (selected events only)

Bus connections

• Metro Local
  Metro Local
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  : 180, 181, 256, 260, 267, 686
• Metro Rapid
  Metro Rapid
  Metro Rapid is a bus rapid transit service in Los Angeles County, California that operates in mixed traffic environments and has fewer stops than the Metro Local service. The system is mainly operated by LACMTA. Two routes are operated by Santa Monica Transit and one by Culver City Transit...
  
  : 762, 780
• Foothill Transit
  Foothill Transit
  Foothill Transit is a joint powers authority of 21 member cities in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. It operates a fixed-route bus public transit service in the San Gabriel Valley of Greater Los Angeles, California.-Overview:...
  
  : 187, 690
• LADOT Commuter Express: 549
• Pasadena ARTS: 10, 20, 40, 51, 52