Pioneer station

Pioneer is a planned light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system.[1] It is the southern terminus of the West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor project, located in Artesia at Pioneer Boulevard.[2] Measure M funds are programmed for a scheduled completion in 2041, though the project timeline is expected to be accelerated for an earlier opening.

Pioneer
Location	Pioneer Blvd. Artesia, California
Coordinates	33°51′37.8″N 118°04′56.7″W
Other information
Status	Planned
History
Opened	1906 (Pacific Electric)
Closed	1950 (Pacific Electric)
Rebuilt	2028–2041 (planned)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Future service Bellflower toward Slauson West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Terminus
Former services (as Artesia)
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Dolley towards Pacific Electric Building Santa Ana discontinued 1958 Thornton towards Santa Ana SP Depot

The station is located adjacent to the former Pacific Electric West Santa Ana Branch Artesia station,[3] built in 1906.[4] Passenger services operated until 1950.

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 (October 17, 2019). "Metro Unveils TOD Concepts for West Santa Ana Branch Stations". Urbanize LA. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. Sonksen, Mike (22 August 2014). "Artesia: From Portuguese Dairy Farms to Little India". KCET. Retrieved 1 February 2021. The Pacific Electric Red Car had a stop in Artesia, just south of present day Little India at Pioneer Boulevard
4. Cenovich, Marilyn (1995). The Story of Cerritos. Cerritos Library. Retrieved 1 February 2021.