Douglas station (Los Angeles Metro)

{{Short description|Light rail station in El Segundo, California}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox station

| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail

| name = Douglas

| symbol_location = losangeles

| symbol = K

| image = C Line Douglas station.jpg

| image_caption = C Line train at Douglas station, 2020

| address = 700 South Douglas Street

| borough = El Segundo, California

| coordinates = {{coord|33.9052|-118.3832|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

| platform = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| connections = {{Unbulleted list

| Beach Cities Transit

| Los Angeles Metro Bus

}}

| structure = Elevated

| parking = 30 spaces{{Cite news |title=Metro Parking Lots by Line |newspaper=La Metro |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ |access-date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810121559/https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ |url-status=live }}

| bicycle = Racks and lockers

| accessible = Yes

| opened = {{Start date|1995|08|12}}

| former = Douglas St/Rosecrans Ave (1995–2003){{Cite web |last=Allah |first=Salaam |date=December 3, 2005 |title=Image showing Douglas St/Rosecrans Ave sign |url=https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?86118 |access-date=November 13, 2021 |website=www.nycsubway.org |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113014631/https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?86118 |url-status=live }}

| pass_year = {{LAMetro Ridership|date}}

| passengers = {{LAMetro Ridership|Douglas}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=K|type=southern segment|left=El Segundo|right=Redondo Beach}}

| other_services_header = Former services

| other_services_collapsible = yes

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=C|left=Redondo Beach|to-left=Redondo Beach|right=El Segundo}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 14

}}

Douglas station is an elevated light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located over Douglas Street, after which it is named, near Park Place and one block north of Rosecrans Avenue in El Segundo, California. It opened with the commencement of Green Line service on August 12, 1995.{{cite news |title=Green Light for the Green Line |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/127346949/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |agency=The Los Angeles Times |via=Newspapers.com |date=August 12, 1995|page=334 }} {{free access}} The station has been served by the K Line since a restructuring in November 2024.

The station was initially named Douglas/Rosecrans Ave but was later simplified to Douglas in 2003.{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2003 |title=August 2003 Board Meeting - Item 10 |url=https://boardarchives.metro.net/Items/2003/08_August/11007555.pdf |access-date=March 16, 2024 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |page=4}}{{Cite web |date=August 2003 |title=Metro Bus and Metro Rail System Map - West/Central Los Angeles |url=http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/system_map/images/wcla.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212095044/http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/system_map/images/wcla.pdf |archive-date=December 12, 2003 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority}} This station was renovated in 2006 as part of street improvements in the area.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} On February 14, 2025, Metro approved the motion to rename the Douglas station to Rosecrans/Douglas station in the near future.{{cite web |title=South Bay Cities Service Council Meeting on February 14, 2025 |url=https://metro.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1881 |website=Los Angeles Metro |access-date=4 February 2025}}

The train platform, currently suitable for two-car trains, is planned to be lengthened by 2028 to accommodate longer three-car trains.{{Cite news |last=Sharp |first=Steven |date=January 14, 2020 |title=Metro Seeks State Funds to Extend Green Line Platforms |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/metro-seeks-state-funds-extend-green-line-platforms |access-date=April 7, 2023 |work=Urbanize Los Angeles |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Steven |first=Sharp |date=April 25, 2023 |title=State awards more funding for L.A. area transportation projects |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/state-awards-more-funding-la-area-transportation-projects?fbclid=IwAR2Tbxl80eqAh0UMpmIiT53gF33okTqDcEz-sneFBHTxAc33d2EIyZMXKKU |access-date=April 25, 2023 |work=Urbanize Los Angeles}}