Expo/La Brea station
Expo/La Brea  | |||||||||||||
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 La Brea/Expo station, under construction in 2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Other names | Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley | ||||||||||||
| Location | 5060 West Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°01′29″N 118°21′19″W / 34.0248°N 118.3552°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers[1] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 17, 1875 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | April 28, 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Airville | ||||||||||||
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Expo/La Brea station is an elevated light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located over the intersection of Exposition Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, after which the station is named, in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.[2]
The official name of the station changed to Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley on October 10, 2015, in honor of Ethel Bradley, the wife of former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley.
History
[edit]Originally a stop on the Los Angeles and Independence and Pacific Electric railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953, with the closure of the Santa Monica Air Line and remained out of service until re-opening on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt for the opening of the Expo Line from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.
Service
[edit]Hours and frequency
[edit]E 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.[3]
Connections
[edit]As of December 10, 2023[update], the following connections are available:[4]
- LADOT DASH: Crenshaw
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 38, 212
Notable places nearby
[edit]The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
Station artwork
[edit]The station's art was created by artist Jose Lozano. Entitled LA Metro Lotería, the installation depicts scenes related to using LA's Metro system in the style of a Lotería card game.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Exposition Bl/Culver City Connections" (PDF). Metro. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ^ "LA Metro Lotería". Metro Art. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
