Expo/Sepulveda station

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Expo/Sepulveda
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Expo/Sepulveda station platform
General information
Location2510 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°02′07″N118°26′04″W / 34.0353°N 118.4344°W / 34.0353; -118.4344
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Parking260 spaces [1]
Bicycle facilities Metro Bike Share station, [2] racks and lockers [3]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1875;149 years ago (1875-10-17)
RebuiltMay 20, 2016;8 years ago (2016-05-20) [4]
Previous names Home Junction, Vervain
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Expo/Bundy
toward Santa Monica
E Line Westwood/​Rancho Park
Former services
Preceding station PE Bolt.svg Pacific Electric Following station
Bundy
towards Rustic Canyon
Air Line Talamantes
Soldier's Home
Terminus
Air Line
Home Branch
Terminus
Location
Expo/Sepulveda station

Expo/Sepulveda station is an elevated light rail station in Los Angeles. It serves the E Line. [5] The station connects to the UCLA campus via the Culver CityBus 6 and Rapid 6 and Metro 761 bus lines. [6]

Contents

History

Streetcar Depot at end of the former branch line from this station, located on the Sawtelle Veterans Home grounds. Streetcar Depot, West Los Angeles VA Center.JPG
Streetcar Depot at end of the former branch line from this station, located on the Sawtelle Veterans Home grounds.

Originally "Vervain" station, it was renamed "Home Junction" when it became the junction point with the Soldier's Home Branch, a route heading north along the west side of Sepulveda Boulevard to the Streetcar Depot building on the Sawtelle Veterans Home grounds. [7] [8]

Much of the former right-of-way for the Home Branch can be seen, but it is no longer contiguous as various sections have been sold and developed.

Location and design

Located at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Exposition Boulevard in West Los Angeles, the station is a short distance from the major intersection of Sepulveda and Pico Boulevards. The station is elevated over Sepulveda Boulevard with a single center platform. A new two-story parking structure was also built to the south of the station.

The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Expo Phase 2 designated this station as at-grade However, the report also included a design option for an elevated station should the additional funds become available. [9] The $5.3 million cost difference was ultimately allocated by the Los Angeles City Council on March 18, 2011, and the elevated option was approved by the Expo Board on the same day. [10]

A concrete processing plant located just north of the station site, on the west side of Sepulveda between Exposition and Pico Boulevards, was purchased by Casden Properties, [11] who plans to build a large mixed-use transit development on the site, including 538 apartments and a Target store [12]

Hours and frequency

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. [13]

View from Expo/Sepulveda station platform, looking west to 405 freeway undercrossing Expo Sepulveda looking west to 405.jpg
View from Expo/Sepulveda station platform, looking west to 405 freeway undercrossing

Connections

As of December 10,2023, the following connections are available: [14] [15]

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