Grand/LATTC station

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Grand/LATTC
A Line  J Line 
Grand Station LACMTA.jpg
Grand station platform
Location331½ West Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°01′59″N 118°16′08″W / 34.0330°N 118.2690°W / 34.0330; -118.2690Coordinates: 34°01′59″N 118°16′08″W / 34.0330°N 118.2690°W / 34.0330; -118.2690
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990; 31 years ago (1990-07-14)
Previous namesGrand (1990–2014)
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
San Pedro Street A Line Pico
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Busway Following station
LATTC/Ortho Institute
(with interim stops)
toward Downtown San Pedro
J Line
(street service)
Pico
(with interim stops)
toward El Monte
Future services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
San Pedro Street A Line Pico
Location

Grand/LATTC is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the median of Washington Boulevard at its intersection with Grand Avenue, after which the station is named, along with Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (LATTC). One of the station's exits leads directly to the LATTC campus.[3] The station also has nearby stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system, southbound buses stop at the intersection of Flower Street and Washington Boulevard, one block to the west of the station, and northbound buses stop at the intersection of Figueroa Street and Washington Boulevard, two blocks to the west. In addition to the LATTC campus, the station also serves the South Los Angeles neighborhood.

Service[]

Station layout[]

Busway stops Flower St/Washington Bl
(Southbound)
 J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (LATTC/Ortho Institute)
Figueroa St/Washington Bl
(Northbound)
 J Line toward El Monte (Pico)
Rail platform Northbound  A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pico)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound  A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (San Pedro Street)

Hours and frequency[]

A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:00 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 a 15/20-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[4]

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 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. 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.[5]

Connections[]

As of December 19, 2021, the following connections are available:[6]

  • Metro Bus: 14, 35, 37, 38, 55, 603
  • LADOT DASH: D, Pico Union/Echo Park

Notable places nearby[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Grand Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "A Line Timetable - Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 19, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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