Pico station

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For the station in East Los Angeles, see Pico/Aliso station.
Pico
A Line  E Line  J Line 
Pico Metro Blue & Expo Lines Station 1.JPG
Pico station platform
Other namesPico/Chick Hearn
Location1236 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°02′25″N 118°16′00″W / 34.0402°N 118.2667°W / 34.0402; -118.2667Coordinates: 34°02′25″N 118°16′00″W / 34.0402°N 118.2667°W / 34.0402; -118.2667
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsSee Connections section
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station[1]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990; 31 years ago (1990-07-14)
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Grand/LATTC
toward Downtown Long Beach
 A Line 7th Street/Metro Center
Terminus
LATTC/Ortho Institute
toward Downtown Santa Monica
 E Line
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Busway Following station
Grand/LATTC
toward Downtown San Pedro
 J Line
(street service)
 7th Street/Metro Center
(with interim stops)
toward El Monte
Location

Pico is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line and E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside Flower Street at its intersection with Pico Boulevard, after which the station is named.[2] 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 and northbound buses stop on Figueroa Street, one block to the west. Pico station serves the South Park neighborhood on its east and the Figueroa/Convention District on its west.

It is officially named Pico/Chick Hearn station after Chick Hearn, longtime play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers. On April 13, 2016, the station was temporarily renamed "Kobe" to commemorate professional basketball player Kobe Bryant's last game.[3] Since then, the station is listed on Metro maps as "Pico Station" only.

History[]

Pico station opened along with the Blue (A) Line on July 14, 1990, and was the site of opening day celebrations. Because the underground portion of the line was not yet complete, this station served as the northern terminus for the line until February 1991 when 7th St/Metro Center Station opened.[4]

During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to events at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Crypto.com Arena and Microsoft Theater.[5]

Service[]

Station layout[]

Busway stops Flower St/Pico Blvd
(Southbound) 		→  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Grand/LATTC) →
Figueroa St/Pico Blvd
(Northbound) 		←  J Line toward El Monte (Olympic Blvd)
Rail platform Platform 1 Northbound ←  A Line and  E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Terminus)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Southbound/
Platform 2 Eastbound 		→  A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (Grand/LATTC) →
→  E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (LATTC/Ortho Institute) →

Pico is an at-grade center-platform station designed to accommodate Metro light rail vehicles. The station's entrance is on the northeast corner of Flower/Pico.

Metro added gates and flashing lights at this station during late December 2011, as part of a set of safety enhancements that were added as part of the Expo Line project.[6] Access upgrades were added in 2018 due to increased use and development of the area.[7] Metro has held discussions regarding placing the station underground or expanding the light rail capacity in time for the 2028 Olympics.[8]

North of this station is the Flower Street Tunnel, which connects Pico station to 7th St/Metro Center Station via Flower Street. The tunnel's portal is just south of 11th Street on Flower Street. The tunnel will be extended when the Regional Connector is completed in 2022.

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.[9]

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.[10]

J Line buses run 24 hours a day. 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.[11]

Connections[]

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

Nearby landmarks[]

The station is within walking distance of the following attractions:

References[]

  1. ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "7th St/Metro Center Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Matt (April 13, 2016). "Kobe Bryant to get his name on a Metro station -- for one day only". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. ^ "Blue Line station information".
  5. ^ http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2010/07_July/20100722RBMItem26.pdf
  7. ^ Slayton, Nicholas. "Pico Station Getting an Upgrade". Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Draft Details Announced for "28 by 28" Metro Projects for L.A. Olympics". 2 December 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
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