This station is not named after the city of Anaheim, which is about 10 miles (16 km) away; it is named after the street near which it is located.
History
When the line opened on July 14, 1990, as the Blue Line, this station was the southern terminus until the Downtown Long Beach Loop opened several months later. To facilitate the loop, which runs in a clockwise direction, the two main tracks cross each other at an "X" within the median at 9th Street south of this station. The southbound track then continues in the median by itself beyond 8th Street, passes two stations, then curves west onto the 1st Street Transit Mall, where it has a brief 2-track segment through the Downtown Long Beach station (which is designated as the terminal point of the line). From there, the tracks continue as northbound, first turning north into the median of Pacific Avenue (where they rejoin as a single track). After passing one more station, the track then curves east onto 8th Street before turning back north onto Long Beach Boulevard.
Service
Hours and frequency
A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[5]
Connections
As of December 15, 2024[update], the following connections are available:[6]
Local Odysseys is a photo-montage project by Metro Art commissioned artist Terry Braunstein, installed at Anaheim Street Station. The artwork consists of fourteen photo-montages fabricated into porcelain enamel panels. The project explores themes of community, values, and travel, featuring contemporary photographs of “local heroes” from the station area—individuals who have contributed to the community through service, often without wide recognition, such as volunteers in community service organizations. The montages also incorporate large figures from art history, representing cultural values and qualities that shape our unconscious interactions.[7]
The montages include antique cartographic imagery, which highlights the vast arenas where these timeless interactions occur and where the local odysseys take place, emphasizing the intersection of historical influence and community engagement.[8]
