Expo/La Brea station

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Expo/La Brea
E Line 
LaBreaExpo LAMetro.jpg
La Brea/Expo Station, under construction in 2011
Other namesExpo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley
Location5060 West Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°01′29″N 118°21′19″W / 34.0248°N 118.3552°W / 34.0248; -118.3552Coordinates: 34°01′29″N 118°21′19″W / 34.0248°N 118.3552°W / 34.0248; -118.3552
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[1]
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1875; 146 years ago (1875-10-17)
RebuiltApril 28, 2012; 9 years ago (2012-04-28)
Previous namesAirville
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
La Cienega/Jefferson
toward Downtown Santa Monica
 E Line Farmdale
toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Former services
Preceding station PE Bolt.svg Pacific Electric Following station
Sentous
towards
Air Line Cienega
towards Pacific Electric Building
Location

Expo/La Brea is an elevated light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located over the intersection of Exposition Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, after which the station is named, in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.[2]

The official name of the station changed to Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley on October 10, 2015, in honor of Ethel Bradley, the wife of former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley.

History[]

Originally a stop on the Los Angeles and Independence and Pacific Electric railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953, with the closure of the Santa Monica Air Line and remained out of service until re-opening on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt for the opening of the Expo Line from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.

Service[]

Station layout[]

Platform Westbound ←  E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (La Cienega/Jefferson)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →  E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Farmdale) →
G Street Level Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

Hours and frequency[]

E Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 12:30 am. 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 8 a.m. (with 15 to 20-minute headways early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[3]

Connections[]

As of December 19, 2021, the following connections are available:[4]

Notable places nearby[]

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

  • Rancho Cienega Sports Complex

Station artwork[]

The station's art was created by artist Jose Lozano. Entitled LA Metro Lotería, the installation depicts scenes related to using LA's Metro system in the style of a Lotería card game.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Exposition Bl/Culver City Connections" (PDF). Metro. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "E Line Timetable - Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 19, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "LA Metro Lotería". Metro Art. Retrieved December 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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