Hollywood/Western station

Hollywood/Western
Hollywood/Western
	Hollywood/Western station platform
General information
Location	5450 Hollywood Boulevard ; Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°06′05″N118°18′33″W / 34.1015°N 118.3092°W
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station, racks and lockers
History
Opened	June 12, 1999;24 years ago
Services
Location

Last updated November 24, 2023

Hollywood/Western station is an underground rapid transit station on the B Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Hollywood Boulevard at its intersection with Western Avenue. The station serves the East Hollywood area including Thai Town and Little Armenia.^[3]

Station design

Hollywood/Western station has a single island platform oriented east–west under Hollywood Boulevard, with a mezzanine above. The single station entrance and elevator are located in a plaza on the southeast corner of the intersection.^[4] The station was designed by Escudero–Fribourg Architects, while May Sun designed the interior finish and artworks, which reflect the neighborhood's immigrant heritage.^[5] The walls and floors are covered by black, gray, and white tiles, with colorful highlights on the walls.^[6] Armenian, Chinese, and Mayan symbols are depicted on granite pavers. Some wall panels display historic photographs of the neighborhood; others have depictions of fossils discovered during excavation of the station.^[5] Sculptures of two Pacific Electric Red Cars hang over the platform from the mezzanine wall.^[7]

Service

Station layout

Hollywood/Western 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.

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit
B2	Northbound	← B Line toward North Hollywood (Hollywood/Vine)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ B Line toward Union Station (Vermont/Sunset) →

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.^[8]

Connections

As of December 11,2022^[update], the following connections are available:^[9]

Los Angeles Metro Bus: 180, 207, 217

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References

↑ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share . Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
↑ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
↑ "Metro B Line (Red) Station Listing". Los Angeles Metrorail. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
↑ "Hollywood Hollywood/Western /Western Connections" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
1 2 Muchnic, Suzanne (June 6, 1999). "Fare Includes Art and History". Los Angeles Times – Sunday Calendar. pp. 5, 49, 50. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Mitchell, John L. (June 13, 1999). "Metro Rail's Hollywood Connection Gets Thumbs Up From Commuters". Los Angeles Times. p. 45. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Untitled – Sun". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
↑ "Metro B Line schedule". Metro. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
↑ "B & D Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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[1] "Station Map". Metro Bike Share . Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[2] "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

[3] "Metro B Line (Red) Station Listing". Los Angeles Metrorail. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[4] "Hollywood Hollywood/Western /Western Connections" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[sunday-5] 1 2 Muchnic, Suzanne (June 6, 1999). "Fare Includes Art and History". Los Angeles Times – Sunday Calendar. pp. 5, 49, 50. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[6] Mitchell, John L. (June 13, 1999). "Metro Rail's Hollywood Connection Gets Thumbs Up From Commuters". Los Angeles Times. p. 45. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Untitled – Sun". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[8] "Metro B Line schedule". Metro. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

[9] "B & D Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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v t e Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway stations
A Line	Pomona–North La Verne San Dimas Glendora APU/Citrus College Azusa Downtown Irwindale Duarte/City of Hope Monrovia Arcadia Sierra Madre Villa Allen Lake Memorial Park Del Mar Fillmore South Pasadena Highland Park Southwest Museum Heritage Square Lincoln/Cypress Chinatown Union Station Little Tokyo/Arts District Historic Broadway Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill 7th Street/Metro Center Pico Grand/LATTC San Pedro Street Washington Vernon Slauson Florence Firestone 103rd Street/Watts Towers Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Compton Artesia Del Amo Wardlow Willow Street Pacific Coast Highway Anaheim Street 5th Street 1st Street Downtown Long Beach Pacific Avenue
B Line	North Hollywood Universal City/Studio City Hollywood/Highland Hollywood/Vine Hollywood/Western Vermont/Sunset Vermont/Santa Monica Vermont/Beverly Wilshire/Vermont Westlake/MacArthur Park 7th Street/Metro Center Pershing Square Civic Center/Grand Park Union Station
C Line	LAX/Metro Transit Center Aviation/Century Redondo Beach Douglas El Segundo Mariposa Aviation/LAX Hawthorne/Lennox Crenshaw Vermont/Athens Harbor Freeway Avalon Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Long Beach Boulevard Lakewood Boulevard Norwalk
D Line	Westwood/VA Hospital Westwood/UCLA Century City/Constellation Wilshire/Rodeo Wilshire/La Cienega Wilshire/Fairfax Wilshire/La Brea Wilshire/Western Wilshire/Normandie Wilshire/Vermont Westlake/MacArthur Park 7th Street/Metro Center Pershing Square Civic Center/Grand Park Union Station
E Line	Downtown Santa Monica 17th Street/SMC 26th Street/Bergamot Expo/Bundy Expo/Sepulveda Westwood/Rancho Park Palms Culver City La Cienega/Jefferson Expo/La Brea Farmdale Expo/Crenshaw Expo/Western Expo/Vermont Expo Park/USC Jefferson/USC LATTC/Ortho Institute Pico 7th Street/Metro Center Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Historic Broadway Little Tokyo/Arts District Pico/Aliso Mariachi Plaza Soto Indiana Maravilla East LA Civic Center Atlantic
G Line	Chatsworth Nordhoff Roscoe Sherman Way Canoga De Soto Pierce College Tampa Reseda Balboa Woodley Sepulveda Van Nuys Woodman Valley College Laurel Canyon/Valley Village North Hollywood
J Line	El Monte Cal State LA LA County+USC Medical Center Union Station 37th Street/USC Slauson Manchester Harbor Freeway Rosecrans Harbor Gateway Carson Pacific Coast Highway
K Line	Expo/Crenshaw Martin Luther King Jr. Leimert Park Hyde Park Fairview Heights Downtown Inglewood Westchester/Veterans LAX/Metro Transit Center Aviation/Century Mariposa El Segundo Douglas Redondo Beach
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