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;148 years ago (1875-10-17)
RebuiltApril 28, 2012;11 years ago (2012-04-28)
Previous names Airville
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
La Cienega/Jefferson
toward Santa Monica
E Line Farmdale
toward Atlantic
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. [2]

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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

Station layout

PlatformWestbound LACMTA Circle E Line.svg E Line toward Santa Monica (La Cienega/Jefferson)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound LACMTA Circle E Line.svg E Line toward Atlantic (Farmdale)
GStreet LevelEntrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

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 through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day. [3]

Connections

As of December 10,2023, the following connections are available: [4]

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. [5]

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References

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  4. "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  5. "LA Metro Lotería". Metro Art. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2021.