Westwood/Rancho Park station

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Westwood/Rancho Park
LACMTA Circle E Line.svg  
Westwood Rancho Park Station Platform.jpg
The platform at Westwood/Rancho Park looking eastbound
General information
Location2594 Westwood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°02′12″N118°25′33″W / 34.0368°N 118.4258°W / 34.0368; -118.4258
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Bicycle facilities Metro Bike Share station, [1] racks and lockers [2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1875;148 years ago (1875-10-17)
RebuiltMay 20, 2016;7 years ago (2016-05-20)
Previous names Talamantes
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Expo/Sepulveda
toward Santa Monica
E Line Palms
toward Atlantic
Former services
Preceding station PE Bolt.svg Pacific Electric Following station
Home Junction
towards Rustic Canyon
Air Line Palms
towards Pacific Electric Building
Location
Westwood/Rancho Park station

Westwood/Rancho Park station is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system located at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Exposition Boulevard in the Rancho Park neighborhood of West Los Angeles, California. It serves the E Line. [3] The station connects to the UCLA campus via the Big Blue Bus Rapid 12 and Route 8 lines. [4]

Contents

Although opponents filed a lawsuit to halt construction, they were ultimately unsuccessful in their efforts (see Opposition section, below).

Service

Station layout

Westbound← LACMTA Circle E Line.svg E Line toward Santa Monica (Expo/Sepulveda)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound→ LACMTA Circle E Line.svg E Line toward Atlantic (Palms) →

Westwood/Rancho Park Station is located at Exposition Boulevard just east of Westwood Boulevard, between Westwood Boulevard and Overland Avenue. [5] This station is located in Rancho Park, an affluent single-family neighborhood south of Westwood and southwest of Century City. The station location is a short walk from the Westside Pavilion shopping mall.

The final environmental impact report included 170 surface parking spaces at this station, with an option to remove all parking for transit users (20 parking spaces would be provided for local residents only). In March 2011, the Expo Board approved the no-parking option. Sepulveda station, less than one mile away, has a parking lot.

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. [6]

Connections

As of December 10,2023, the following connections are available: [7]

Opposition

In the Final EIR, Metro staff recommended routing the Expo Line along the Exposition Right-Of-Way through Rancho Park (which includes Westwood Station), at-grade. During the EIR process, a group of neighbors known as Neighbors For Smart Rail (NFSR) organized to oppose at-grade light rail through this ROW. [8] The group claims that this design will be dangerous if built as specified, and that Metro failed to comply with environmental law. Metro publicly disputed these claims, [9] as did several groups supporting the current design. [10] [11] [12]

On March 5, 2010, NFSR filed a lawsuit to halt construction of Expo Phase 2. [13] This lawsuit was dismissed by the Superior Court of the State of California on February 22, 2011. [14]

Attractions

The Westwood Neighborhood Greenway, a linear park built on unused right-of-way and planted with native species, is located next to this station. [15]

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References

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