Expo/La Brea station

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Expo/La Brea
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La Brea/Expo station, under construction in 2011
General information
Other namesExpo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley
Location5060 West Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°01′29″N118°21′19″W / 34.0248°N 118.3552°W / 34.0248; -118.3552
Owned by Metro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilities Racks and lockers [1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1875 (1875-10-17)
RebuiltApril 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
Previous names Airville
Passengers
FY 20241,453 (avg. wkdy boardings) [2]
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
La Cienega/​Jefferson
toward Santa Monica
E Line Farmdale
Former services
Preceding station PE Bolt.svg Pacific Electric Following station
Sentous
towards Rustic Canyon
Air Line Cienega
Location
Expo/La Brea station

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. [3]

Contents

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

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

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. [4]

Connections

As of December 15,2024, the following connections are available: [5]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

Station artwork

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. [6]

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References

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  2. "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
  3. "Exposition Bl/Culver City Connections" (PDF). Metro . July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  5. "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  6. "LA Metro Lotería". Metro Art. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2021.