Expo/La Brea station

Expo/La Brea/ is an elevated light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Exposition Boulevard, in the historic West Adams District of Los Angeles. This station is served by the E Line.[1]

Expo/La Brea
 
La Brea/Expo Station, under construction in 2011
Other namesExpo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley
Location5060 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34.0248°N 118.3552°W / 34.0248; -118.3552
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetro Local: 38, 212
Construction
Parkingnone
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedApril 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
Previous names
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
La Cienega/Jefferson
toward Downtown Santa Monica
 E Line Farmdale
toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Sentous
towards Rustic Canyon
 Air Line Cienega
towards Pacific Electric Building
Location

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

Service

Metro Rail service

E Line service hours are approximately from 4 AM to 12:30 AM daily. Service resumed Saturday, April 28, 2012. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.

Location and design
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

Expo/La Brea is located next to the busy intersection of La Brea Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. It is within walking distance of the Rancho Cienega Recreation Center and Sports Complex (home to Jackie Robinson Field).[2]

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 form of a Mexican Lotería card game.[3]

Bus connections
  • Metro Local: 38, 212

History

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


References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2014-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2014-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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