7th Street/Metro Center station

7th St/Metro Center
Red Line  Purple Line  Blue Line  Expo Line  Silver Line 
The tracks for the Blue and Expo Lines cross over the tracks for the Red and Purple Lines.
Location 660 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017
Coordinates 34°02′55″N 118°15′31″W / 34.0487°N 118.2587°W / 34.0487; -118.2587Coordinates: 34°02′55″N 118°15′31″W / 34.0487°N 118.2587°W / 34.0487; -118.2587
Owned by Metro
Line(s) Metro Rail:
Red Line Red Line 
Purple Line Purple Line 
Blue Line Blue Line 
Expo Line Expo Line 
Metro Busway:
Silver Line Silver Line 
Platforms 2 side platforms (light rail)
1 island platform (heavy rail)
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status in service
History
Opened Upper level:
February 15, 1991 (1991-02-15)
Lower level:
January 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)
Previous names 7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station
Red Line
Purple Line
Blue LineTerminus
Expo Line
Metro Busway
(with interim stops)
Silver Line
(street service)
(with interim stops)
toward El Monte

7th Street/Metro Center, officially 7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon, is a metro station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system located in the Financial District of Downtown Los Angeles at the intersection of 7th Street and Flower Street.[1]

The station is served by the light rail Blue Line and Expo Line, heavy rail Red Line and Purple Line, and by the bus rapid transit Silver Line. The Blue Line and Expo Line currently have their downtown terminus at this station. Many bus routes also serve the station.

This is one of only two stations in the entire system that has an underground side platform, the other being the Wilshire/Vermont station.

Station layout

The station consists of three underground levels. The main concourse and the light rail side platforms are on the second underground level, while the heavy rail center platform is on the third level. A small first level mezzanine connects the light rail side platforms. The Metro Silver Line stops at the street level next to the station's entrances. The station has direct access to The Bloc Shopping Mall (formerly known as Macy's Plaza) with a pedestrian friendly direct entrance from the mall to the subway station.

G Street level Exit/Entrance
Figueroa St/7th St (Northbound) ←Silver Line Silver Line  toward El Monte Station (Pershing Square)
Flower St/7th St (Southbound) →Silver Line Silver Line  toward Harbor Gateway Transit Center/San Pedro (Flower/Olympic)→
B1 North Mezzanine 7th Street/Flower Street Exit
Faregates, ticket machines
Walkway between Platform 1 and Platform 2
B2
Blue/Expo Line platforms		 East Mezzanine 7th Street/Hope Street Exit
Faregates, ticket machines
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 (Northbound/Eastbound) ←Blue Line Blue Line  Terminus
←Expo Line Expo Line  Terminus
←Blue Line Blue Line  (under construction) toward APU/Citrus College (2nd Street/Flower Street)
←Gold Line Gold Line  (under construction) toward Atlantic (2nd Street/Flower Street)
Platform 2 (Southbound/Westbound) →Blue Line Blue Line  toward Downtown Long Beach (Pico)→
→Expo Line Expo Line  toward Downtown Santa Monica (Pico)→
→Gold Line Gold Line (under construction) toward Downtown Santa Monica (Pico)→
Side platform, doors will open on the right
West Mezzanine Faregates, ticket machines
7th Street/Figueroa Street Exit
B3
Red/Purple Line platforms		 Platform 3 (Northbound/Westbound) ← Red Line Red Line  toward North Hollywood (Westlake/MacArthur Park)
← Purple Line Purple Line  toward Wilshire/Western (Westlake/MacArthur Park)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 4 (Southbound/Eastbound) → Red Line Red Line  toward Union Station (Pershing Square) →
→ Purple Line Purple Line  toward Union Station (Pershing Square) →

Station enhancements

Metro spent nearly $2 million worth of enhancements to 7th Street/Metro Center station as part of the Expo Line project which was completed weeks before the Metro Expo Line began service to La Cienega/Jefferson Station. This enhancement included a new dispatch booth and improved signage in the station.[2]

Services

Metro Blue & Expo Lines platforms (Upper Level)
Metro Red & Purple Lines platform at 7th Street/Metro Center Station. At this transfer station passengers can connect to the Metro Silver Line at the street level, or the Metro Blue & Expo Lines above this platform.

Metro Rail and Metro Liner service

Blue Line hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 1:00 AM daily. Red and Purple Line hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:00 AM daily. Expo Line hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 2:00 AM daily. Silver Line operates 24 hours a day.

Metro Buses

Metro Bus lines 20, 51, 52, 60 (local), 351 (limited), 442, 460, 487, and 489 (express), 720 and 760 (rapid) stop near the station entrances at 7th and Hope streets, 7th and Flower streets and 7th and Figueroa Streets.

Municipal buses

Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus express Line 10, and LADOT Dash shuttles Routes D, E, and F also stops at the 7th Street/Metro Center Station. Foothill Transit Commuter Express lines 493, 495, 497, 498, 499, 699 serve stops adjacent to the station on 7th and Figueroa Streets.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Long-distance motorcoach

California Shuttle Bus provides service to San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose from a bus stop at the corner of Figueroa and 7th streets.

Regional Connector

The under construction Regional Connector Transit Corridor will result in the Blue Line and Expo Line continuing north from this station terminus through Downtown Los Angeles (via the Financial District and the Bunker Hill area) to connect with the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station on the Gold Line, which will then become an underground subway station and move across the street.

References

  1. ↑ "Purple Line station information". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11.
  2. ↑ http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2010/07_July/20100722RBMItem26.pdf
  3. ↑ "493: Diamond Bar – Rowland Heights – Express Service to Downtown Los Angeles". foothilltransit.org. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  4. ↑ "495: Industry – Express Service to Downtown Los Angeles". foothilltransit.org. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  5. ↑ "497: Chino Park & Ride – Industry Park & Ride – Downtown Los Angeles". foothilltransit.org. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  6. ↑ "498: Azusa – West Covina – Express Service to Downtown Los Angeles". foothilltransit.org. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  7. ↑ "498: Azusa – West Covina – Express Service to Downtown Los Angeles". foothilltransit.org. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  8. ↑ "499: San Dimas Park & Ride – Via Verde Park & Ride – Los Angeles Express Service". foothilltransit.org. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  9. ↑ "699: Montclair – Fairplex Park & Ride – Cal State LA – USC Medical Ctr – Downtown Los Angeles Express Service". foothilltransit.org. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
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