LATTC/Ortho Institute station

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LATTC/Ortho Institute
E Line  J Line 
23rd St. -Metro Expo Line Station 10.JPG
LATTC/Ortho Institute station platform
Other namesLos Angeles Trade–Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Location2460 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°01′49″N 118°16′23″W / 34.0302°N 118.2730°W / 34.0302; -118.2730Coordinates: 34°01′49″N 118°16′23″W / 34.0302°N 118.2730°W / 34.0302; -118.2730
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station,[1] and racks
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedApril 28, 2012; 9 years ago (2012-04-28)
Previous names23rd Street (2012–2014)
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Jefferson/USC
toward Downtown Santa Monica
 E Line Pico
toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Busway Following station
37th Street/USC
toward Downtown San Pedro
 J Line Grand/LATTC
(with interim stops)
toward El Monte
Location

LATTC/Ortho Institute, officially Los Angeles Trade–Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children, is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside Flower Street between 23rd Street and Adams Boulevard.[2] The station is located near the Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (LATTC) and the Orthopaedic Institute for Children (Ortho Institute), after which the station is named. In addition to the LATTC campus and the Ortho Institute, the station also serves the North University Park neighborhood. The station also has nearby stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system, southbound buses stop on Flower Street, across from the station at both 23rd Street and Adams Boulevard and northbound buses stop on Figueroa Street, one block to the west.

Service[]

Metro J Line stop at Flower Street and 23rd Street

Station layout[]

Busway stops Flower St/23rd Ave
(Southbound) 		→  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Adams Bl) →
Figueroa St/23rd Ave
(Northbound) 		←  J Line toward El Monte (Grand/LATTC)
Rail platform Westbound ←  E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Jefferson/USC)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →  E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pico) →

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 a 15/20-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[3]

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.[4]

Connections[]

As of December 19, 2021, the following connections are available:[5]

Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.

Notable places nearby[]

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

Station artwork[]

The station's art was created by artist Christofer C. Dierdorff. Entitled The Intimacy of Place, the installation uses photographs of the fronts and backs of the heads of local people, creating intimate portraits that show each individual in the context of her/his role in the community.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Grand Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "E Line Timetable - Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 19, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Intimacy of Place". Metro Art. Retrieved December 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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