Civic Center/Grand Park station
![]() Civic Center/Grand Park station platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Civic Center/Grand Park/Tom Bradley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 101 South Hill Street Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°03′15″N 118°14′48″W / 34.0543°N 118.2467°WCoordinates: 34°03′15″N 118°14′48″W / 34.0543°N 118.2467°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | See connections section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Paid parking nearby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | January 30, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Civic Center (1993–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Civic Center/Grand Park is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line and D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has street level stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located under Hill Street at its intersection with 1st Street.[3] It is located in the Civic Center neighborhood of Los Angeles, after which the station is named, alongside the nearby Grand Park.
The station is officially named Civic Center/Grand Park/Tom Bradley station after former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, who had a pivotal role in turning the subway into reality.[4]
Service[]
Station layout[]
G | Street level | Entrances/Exits, Civic Center, Grand Park |
1st St/Hill St (Northbound) | ← ![]() | |
1st St/Hill St (Southbound) | ![]() | |
B1 | North Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, to Grand Park |
South Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, to Hill Street/1st Street | |
B2 | Northbound/ Westbound |
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Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | ![]() ![]() |
Hours and frequency[]
B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight and D Line every day trains run between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight
Towards North Hollywood or Wilshire/Western, trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 15-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.
Towards Union Station, trains operate every five minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every six minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 7.5-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 10 minutes.[5]
J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center as route 910, with some trips continuing on to San Pedro between 6am and 8 pm and signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to ten minutes during peak hours, with longer headways of 15 minutes during the daytime, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 20 minutes most of the day, with longer headways of 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight.[6]
Connections[]
- Metro Bus: 2, 4, 10, 14, 28, 30, 33 (late night only), 37, 40, 45, 48, 70, 76, 78, 79, 81, 90, 92, 94, Express 487*, Express 489
- Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 785*
- Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): Rapid 10*
- City of Santa Clarita Transit: 799*
- Foothill Transit: Silver Streak, 493*, 495*, 497*, 498*, 499*, 699*
- LADOT Commuter Express: 409*, 419*, 422*, 423*, 431*, 437*, 438*, 448*, 534*
- LADOT DASH: A, B, D
- Montebello Bus Lines: 90 Express*
- Torrance Transit: 4X*
Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.
Notable places nearby[]
- Ahmanson Theatre
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles Downtown
- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
- Grand Park
- Little Tokyo
- Los Angeles City Hall
- Mark Taper Forum
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
- The Broad
- Walt Disney Concert Hall
Station artwork[]
The station features a colorful art installation titled I Dreamed I Could Fly, which has six fiberglass persons in flight, intended to be representative of the human spiritual voyage. The installation was designed by Jonathan Borofsky.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Civic Center Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ Elkind, Ethan N. (2014). Railtown : the fight for the Los Angeles metro rail and the future of the city. Los Angeles: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-95720-6. OCLC 868963746.
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Metro B Line/D Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "I Dreamed I Could Fly". Metro Art. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- Los Angeles Metro Rail stations
- Los Angeles Metro Busway stations
- Civic Center, Los Angeles
- D Line (Los Angeles Metro)
- B Line (Los Angeles Metro)
- J Line (Los Angeles Metro)
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993
- Railway stations in Los Angeles
- Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles
- Railway stations located underground in California
- 1993 establishments in California