37th Street/USC station
37th Street/USC Station with station signage improvements. | |||||||||||
Location | 421 1/2 W 37th St | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°01′03″N 118°16′49″W / 34.01749°N 118.28028°WCoordinates: 34°01′03″N 118°16′49″W / 34.01749°N 118.28028°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | in service | ||||||||||
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Opened | June 1996 ; Re-branded as a Metro Silver Line station on December 13, 2009 . | ||||||||||
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37th Street/USC is a Metro Silver Line station on Interstate 110's Harbor Transitway, located at the overcrossing of 37th Street close to the University of Southern California. The station is well utilized by USC students as it provides a close walk to the university campus. It is the northernmost station on the Harbor Transitway; buses headed north of this station operate on surface streets into downtown Los Angeles.
Connections
The only other bus route to serve the station is the Metro Express 460 route to Disneyland. Local buses stopy nearby at Figueroa St. and Exposition Blvd. The Jefferson/USC station, served by the Metro Expo Line, is 1/4 mile away.
Layout
■ Silver Line | toward El Monte (Figueroa Way/Adams /23rd Street) | |
■ Silver Line | toward Harbor Gateway Transit Center/Pacific/21st Street (Slauson) |
The station has two side platforms in the median of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) at its overcrossing with 37th Street. Metro Silver Line buses stop at the station on the busway/freeway level, which can be accessed by elevators and stairs.Local buses operate from
As part of the Metro Express Lanes project, the station received some major improvements, including improved lighting and screens that display bus arrival times. The station is also equipped with sound walls to reduce noise levels due to the freeway traffic—the only Silver Line or Harbor Transitway station to have this feature.
Services
Metro Silver Line stop on the busway/freeway level of the station. The Metro Silver Line operates from 4:15 AM until 1:45 AM Monday- Friday & 5:00 A.M.- 1:45 A.M. Saturdays/ Sundays & Holidays.
- Other transitway services
These services stop on the same level as the Metro Silver Line (busway/freeway level).
- Metro Express: 460
- Torrance Transit: 4 (Weekday peak a.m. northbound and weekday peak p.m. southbound only)
- LADOT Commuter Express: 438 & 448 (Weekdays Rush Hour AM & PM peak periods only)
- Orange County Transportation Authority: 701 & 721 (Weekdays Rush Hour AM & PM peak periods only)
- Services from Figueroa St. & Exposition Blvd.
- Metro Local: 81, 102, 200
- Metro Express 442 (Weekdays Rush Hour AM northbound only & PM peak southbound only), 550 (Weekdays Rush Hour AM & PM peak periods only)
- USC Shuttle
Nearby Dining and Attractions
- University of Southern California
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Banc of California Stadium
- Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (future)
- Natural History Museum
- California African American Museum
- California Science Center
- Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall
- La Paloma Mercado
- Department of Motor Vehicles
- Chick-Fil- A
- Chipotle Mexican Grill
- The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
- Starbucks
- Various fantasy restaurants
Station Photos
- Metro Silver Line approaching the Northbound Platform.
- Southbound Platform Stop Sign
- Northbound Platform
- Benches on Platform
- Map Display at Street Level
- Street Level Bus Stop
- Elevator to Southbound Platform
- Stairs to Platform
- Station in December 2011.
- 37th Street & USC Metro Silver Line Station in October 2013.
- 37th Street/USC Station with station signage improvements.
- Station signage installed in August 2013.