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Location | 4600 Marmion Way Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°05′54″N118°12′24″W / 34.0983°N 118.2067°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Los Angeles Metro Bus | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Opened | July 26, 2003 | ||||||||||||
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FY 2024 | 393 (avg. wkdy boardings) [1] | ||||||||||||
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Southwest Museum station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located near the intersection of Marmion Way at Museum Drive in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles. [2] The station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.
The station is named after the nearby Southwest Museum of the American Indian, which closed in 2022. [3] The station features an enhanced architectural design, called Highland Park Gateway, created by artists Teddy Sandoval and Paul Polubinskas.
A 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]
As of spring 2024, the following connections are available: [5]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
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