Hollywood/Highland station

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Hollywood/Highland
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Train arriving at Hollywood/Highland station
General information
Location6815 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, California
Coordinates 34°06′06″N118°20′19″W / 34.1016°N 118.3386°W / 34.1016; -118.3386
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities Metro Bike Share station [1]
History
OpenedJune 24, 2000 (2000-06-24)
Passengers
FY 20243,779 (avg. wkdy boardings) [2]
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Universal City/​Studio City B Line Hollywood/Vine
Future services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
La Brea/​Santa Monica K Line
(2047)
Hollywood Bowl
Terminus
Location
Hollywood/Highland station

Hollywood/Highland station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Hollywood Boulevard at its intersection with Highland Avenue, after which the station is named. It is the westernmost Metro station in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood.

Contents

The station's entrance is located inside the Ovation Hollywood development which was built at about the same time as the station. The main entrances faces Hollywood Boulevard and is located in the center of the tourist area of Hollywood, near such attractions including the Dolby Theatre, El Capitan Theatre, TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Museum and the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum.

Location

The station is in Hollywood on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue. Its entrance is inside the Ovation Hollywood shopping complex, on the Hollywood Boulevard side of the building. [3] Pacific Electric Red Car interurban trains stopped on the surface in the early 1900s; this marked the junction of the Hollywood Line with the San Fernando Valley lines to Owensmouth and San Fernando. [4]

The Ovation Hollywood is the home of the Dolby Theatre, which has been the venue of the annual Academy Awards ceremony since 2002. Due to security concerns, the Hollywood/Highland station is generally closed on the day of the ceremony.

Design and architecture

The station headhouse at night in 2016 Hollywood-Highland headhouse 2016.jpg
The station headhouse at night in 2016

The design of the station was created by three different firms. The designer of the station is Sheila Klein, and the constructor of the station is CannonDesign. The lighting, material and mechanical design are from HLB Lighting Design.

The construction of the station were to be made of equipments given by the Metro, which according to HLB, made it challenging. The lighting pillars of the station was to resemble like a flower, and it was carefully sized to match well with the smooth, curved ceiling which 'resembled a belly'. [5] Sheila Klein named the architecture of the station, "Underground Girl". [6]

Service

Station layout

Hollywood/Highland is a two-story station; the top level is a mezzanine with ticket machines while the bottom is the platform level. The station uses a simple island platform with two tracks.

Hours and frequency

B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight. Trains operate every 12 minutes during peak hours. Early morning and night service is approximately every 20 minutes. [7]

Connections

As of September 10,2023, the following connections are available: [8]

Future K Line connection

The K Line is proposed to connect to this station via a future northern extension from its current northern terminus at Expo/Crenshaw station, which would offer connections to West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Crenshaw District, Leimert Park, Miracle Mile, City of Inglewood, and LAX. It will also allow connections to the E Line, D Line, and C Line as well as the LAX Automated People Mover. [10]

After receiving public comment proposing the idea, Metro is also investigating an optional K Line northern terminus at a new Hollywood Bowl station. Currently, taking Metro to the Hollywood Bowl requires either a mile-long walk by foot along Highland Avenue, or a trip on a shuttle that connects Ovation Hollywood to the Bowl. Neither option is particularly accessible for people with disabilities. Metro already works with the Hollywood Bowl to provide shuttles to and from events, and the new station would be an extension of that partnership. [11] [12]

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