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Location | 2510 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°02′07″N118°26′04″W / 34.0353°N 118.4344°W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 260 spaces [1] | |||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station, [2] racks and lockers [3] | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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Opened | October 17, 1875 | |||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | May 20, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Home Junction, Vervain | |||||||||||||||||
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Expo/Sepulveda station is an elevated light rail station in Los Angeles. It serves the E Line. [4] The station connects to the UCLA campus via the Culver CityBus Rapid 6 and Metro 234/734 lines. [5]
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. [6] [7]
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.
Platform | Westbound | ← E Line toward Santa Monica (Expo/Bundy) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | E Line toward Atlantic (Westwood/Rancho Park) → | |
G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines |
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. [8] 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. [9]
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, [10] who plans to build a large mixed-use transit development on the site, including 538 apartments and a Target store [11]
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. [12]
As of December 10,2023 [update] , the following connections are available: [13] [14]
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