Downtown Long Beach Station

Metro is the smart way to commute without having to deal with traffic or those pesky road rage drivers. This Metro station, which sits right in Downtown Long Beach, is beneficial for those looking to enjoy the nightlife that DTLB has to offer.
Like most stations, it is quite small with police presence. The courthouse, the beach, the Pike, and many of the places to enjoy in Downtown Long Beach are just some of the places nearby this station. You can always grab a quick bite to eat at the Federal Bar, Georges Greek Grill, Congregation Ale House and more.
Make sure you TAP before boarding! This station, whenever I use it, has always been kept clean. I frequently use the public transportation system the city provides us with. I’m glad to know that there is a train station that drops you off at one of the hotetst areas in town to party it up! Better than getting a DUI later!!!

Dogs
homeless
people selling stuff
police never there when you need them
its almost a poem!
the break downs
the over crowding
the smell
the trash
THIS is long beach…

When I used to live in Long Beach, I would commute to and from to Los Angeles via Metro Blue Line because it was just easier for me and more affordable on the wallet (as opposed to driving each day and pay for gas and such).
This station isn’t exactly in the most safest part of Long Beach. And I usually would find myself here at this particular station (there are actually several station stops in Long Beach) at night time on a weekday. While I waited for my husband to come pick me up after 10 pm nightly, I often was waiting by myself on the platform. But on occasion, I did see a few homeless people asking for money (and other people who may not have been homeless, but still asked for money as well). But since I had lived in Long Beach for about 9 years, I didn’t feel scared (but others may feel scared, especially females travelling alone). At night, I wished there was more light while waiting on the platform though.
Overall, this Metro station is just okay. Plenty of people take the Metro (so I never felt afraid taking the train to and from by myself each day). Also thought I would mention that there is a parking structure nearby (FREE).

When I lived in long beach with the positive feelings of the Beverly Oneill mayoral council the city of long beach overall seemed to have things together and actually responded. Now you call the police dept and you get a difficult recording with a narrator that sounds like he’s been trapped in the basement toilet all his life. Impossible to get service or answers now. Call about graffiti on your street. Good luck. The graffiti line does not help you.

«You cant understand a city without using its public transportation system»
Ive been using the Blue Line Metro for almost a year now for work commute. I dont think there is enough time and space to describe all the crazy stories and experiences good and bad that have transpired.
The trains I believe are made in Japan, so im not sure why so many breakdowns occur? Maybe they need to upgrade the entire system.

great to get around to all of la area from bus to trains

I usually hate riding on the Blue Line, but this station is very nice and well located.
Its very clean and newly renovated. Lots of Metro & and I believe all the LBT bus lines hit here, so you can get to alot of places.

They’re pretty helpful! Public transport is hard enough to use in LA, but LB transit could be worse. At the very least, the transit mall is always helpful. There’s a clean (heresay) bathroom and the employees are there to answer questions for lost tourist as well as needy locals who can’t read a bus time schedule. You can even get to downtown LA from here in an hour!

I’ve been using this transit system and transit mall for a few months and I like it. Most of the buses are hybrids, so there is less pollution. The bathrooms are always cleaned and open late. The Metro train leaves from here and so do all the buses.
If the buses leaving at the ends of the transit mall could make one more stop, at the beginning of the 3 – 4 block strip, it would save people some walking. As it stands, the 2^nd to last and last stop for some bus lines are very far apart.
There are always nice people behind the glass and they’re helpful, too. The line usually isn’t too long to renew my EZ pass. I’ve lost 2 things on the bus and they’ve found one of them and I picked it up here at the transit mall.
Starbucks is just steps away from the middle of the mall. That branch closes at 4pm, but their wifi almost reaches the buses.
Sometimes, people smoke in the bus stop or next to it and it blows into the area where people are sitting and waiting for the bus. If this was policed a little more, that would be super.

Passing through here is my cheap route between Los Angeles and Long Beach Airport; I transfer between the Metro Blue Line and Long Beach Transit 111 Bus (Dock C).
It just lines up well, transfers between the bus and light rail.
Open Space, see everything coming. Information Center with helpful workers the corner and an accessible bathroom, (for those long trips, good to have a pit stop).
Learned from experience tho, give yourself an hour more than you think traveling on the weekend. So glad there are taxis on Pine street, visible and cost me $ 23; good deal if you Do find yourself running late.

I’m glad that Long Beach is part of Los Angeles County. Long Beach is the Anaheim of Los Angeles… lol. Long Beach has the Grand Prix, the access to cruise out to the Pacific, and capable of holding a convention. Probably someday Long Beach will have a basketball team. The one place you can access through all of this is through Transit Mall Station.
Metro’s Blue Line is a light rail systems that travels above ground from 7^th/​Metro Station to Transit Mall Station. I believe it takes about an hour, but its still cheaper than taking your car. Transit Mall Station is on 1^st St and Pine Ave. This is the official last stop of the Blue Line. However for some transients, its a long sleepover.
At Transit Mall Station, you can take a couple of free shuttles to Pine Ave Link that the City of Long Beach provides constantly. I’ve been on the Pink Ave Link buses since 2005 and it is an awesome service. There is a couple of cabs around the corner as well since you are in Downtown Long Beach (Party Town).
If you ever need to get out and take a long trip, take the Blue Line and Grab a Whale Watching Cruise Trip. Have some cheap fun and enjoy some urban sightseeing for $ 1.25 or with a $ 5 Day Pass.
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This is how public transportation should be:
Clean
Well designed
Open
Good location
Free of creeps.
The bus system is awesome here and the mall station is in a wonderful (not scary) area within walking distance to the ocean. The place looks really nice and there are flat screens outside that tell you the bus routes. The people that work there are so helpful and there’s a free shuttle to the marina and the cruise ships! It cost me less than $ 5 to go from the airport to downtown and then I used their free shuttle to get to the cruise ship. That’s WAY better than the $ 40 Carnival shuttle, the $ 35 regular shuttle or the $God Knows How Much taxi fare.

This station drops you off smack in the middle of Downtown Long Beach. Good walking distance to plenty of good restaurants.

Wow! The construction was there for so long I just got used to it. But now it’s looking all cleaned up and beautiful, like Long Beach is a real destination for people that don’t already live here. Who knows, maybe soon our downtown won’t look dead and deserted on a weekday afternoon.

Looks Beautiful Great job LB!

Don’t drive. Take mass transit. Enough said.

Convenient location in downtown LB. You can catch the train up to LA and it’s a nice safe location.
The rail itself can be a bit shady in spots, but nothing unusual for a big city.

They’re planning a $ 7 million renovation, so my photos will be obsolete in short time. However, the Transit Mall is a breath of fresh public transit air in Southern California. It’s the southern terminus for the Metro Blue Line with service to downtown LA and connections to Hollywood, Union Station, Pasadena, the Valley, now East LA, and soon enough Culver City. Most of Long Beach Transit’s buses end here making it simple to get downtown or go anywhere in Long Beach from downtown. Metro buses and buses from Torrance also make their way here. There are screens that notify passengers of impending departures.
After the renovation, there will be improved night lighting, public art, landscaping, and bus shelters.
Did I mention that the new Bikestation location will be opening here in the coming year?

I want to give it a 4.5 star but noooo… I’m so rating Unilocal a 4 star because I can’t get to rate by half points…
Anyway, 4.5 stars because:
1) almost all of the Long Beach buses gathers at the Mall
1.5) Great access to the rest of Long Beach!
2) there’s a train there
3) only bus can use that short block of street!
4) great location in Downtown Long Beach!
5) Commuter Express to San Pedro every 15 minuets (I think)
6) display annoucing when the next bus will come at each «Platforms»
it lost half a star because the information at each kiosk sucks. I had to go to each of the platforms to find where my buses were.

This is the third of four stations in the downtown Long Beach loop. The train travels south in a single direction serving, in this order, 5^th Street, 1^st Street, Transit Mall and Pacific Avenue. It resumes bidirectional service at Anaheim Street. Passengers wishing to return to Los Angeles may board at any of these stops with a one-​way ticket. Keep in mind that trains lay over at Transit Mall for a few minutes.
This station, as well as 1^st Street Station, is close to Long Beach’s City Hall, Arena/​Convention Center/​Performing Arts Center, Courthouse, main Post Office, major office buildings, Pine Avenue and The Pike. The small red or purple Passport buses are free and connect to the Catalina Ferry terminal and the Queen Mary.
Long Beach Transit maintains a customer service center near the Promenade. It is open weekdays only. Also, bike rentals are available at the Bikestation.
All buses in downtown Long Beach layover here and typically mimic the Blue Line’s routing. For trips within the Loop, buses are just as fast but come just a few minutes apart.
First Street between Long Beach Boulevard and Pacific Avenue is closed to automobile traffic. The name Transit Mall is derived from buses exclusively using this stretch of street as the central convergence point for Long Beach Transit and other bus lines.
Connections: Metro Local lines ⁶⁰⁄₃₆₀ and 232; all Long Beach Transit routes except 101 – 103, 131 and 171; LADOT Line 142; Orange County Transportation Authority Line 60; and Torrance Transit Line 3.