17th Street/Santa Monica College station

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17th Street/SMC
E Line 
MetroELineSMCStation.jpg
Station entrance in 2016
Location1701 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, California
Coordinates34°01′25″N 118°28′47″W / 34.0237°N 118.4797°W / 34.0237; -118.4797Coordinates: 34°01′25″N 118°28′47″W / 34.0237°N 118.4797°W / 34.0237; -118.4797
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBig Blue Bus
Construction
Parking70 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station, racks and lockers
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1875; 146 years ago (October 17, 1875)
RebuiltMay 20, 2016; 5 years ago (May 20, 2016)
Previous namesSunset
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Downtown Santa Monica
Terminus
 E Line 26th Street/Bergamot
toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Location

17th Street/SMC is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system located near the intersection of 17th Street and Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California. It is served by the E Line.[2]

Location and design[]

Westbound ←  E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Terminus)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →  E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (26th Street/Bergamot) →

The station is located in the Midtown District of Santa Monica, in the center of Colorado Avenue west of 17th Street, adjacent to Memorial Park: the City of Santa Monica refers to this station area as the "Memorial Park Neighborhood Transit Village".[3] It is three blocks from Santa Monica College.

The east end of the station is at 17th Street and the west end of the station is mid-block between 15th and 16th Streets with entrances at either end. Parking and an off-street bus stop is located just south of Colorado between 16th and 17th Streets.[4]

History[]

The interurban Santa Monica Air Line ran south of Colorado on a private right-of-way in this area. While the E Line follows the Air Line's right-of-way for much of its route, the line and its stations in this area were moved to the median of Colorado Boulevard per a request from the City of Santa Monica during its design phase.

Bus connections[]

References[]

  1. ^ Nelson, Laura J. (May 14, 2016). "The Expo Line is finally coming to the Westside, but limited parking raises concerns". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "2010 Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE)". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2016-05-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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