- Universal City (LACMTA station)
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name=Universal City
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address=Lankershim Blvd. & Universal Terrace Pky., North Hollywood, Ca 91608
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other= "Kiss & Ride" passenger drop-off area
platform=Island platform
parking= 390 "Park and Ride" lot spaces
bicycle= 16 Bike Rack Spaces
14 Locker Spaces
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opened=June 24, 2000
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ADA=Yes
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zone=Universal City station has an island platform, and serves the nearby
Universal Studios theme park and Universal Studios. Riders can cross the street and board the tram to go to City Walk and the theme park, as well as the Studio itself. A pedestrian tunnel was originally proposed by Metro but was ultimately scrapped because of Universal's reluctance to pay the growing costs of the project.The station features a
Park and ride lot which makes this stop all the more convenient for anyone wanting to visit Universal Studios or one of the nearby Ventura Blvd restaurants. As an added bonus, there are a few public bus lines that stop or terminate at the bus bays on the west side of Lankershim Blvd, adjacent to the station while others are found by crossing to the east side of Lankershim.The station, which is in the southeastern corner of the
San Fernando Valley , is at the confluence of several neighborhoods: the far eastern end of Studio City, and the south end of WestToluca Lake and southwestern tip of Toluca Lake. Just southeast of the station, across theVentura Freeway (U.S. Route 101) is theCahuenga Pass , which is arguably a neighborhood as well, consisting of a strip of shops, restaurants and offices that follow US 101, but alongCahuenga Boulevard , which parallels the freeway through the pass.On October 11,
2007 ,NBC Universal announced that it will sell its Burbank studios and construct a new all-digital facility near theUniversal Studios backlot, in an effort to merge allNBC Universal operations into one area. As a result, KNBC and its sister stationsKVEA andKWHY , along withNBC News 's Los Angeles bureau will move to a new digital facility adjacent to the Universal City Metro Red Line Station.The Tonight Show and other studio productions will move to the studios backlot. NBC'sLos Angeles operations have been inBurbank since1955 , when they leftHollywood . Construction plans to take place over the next four years.Connections
Metro Local : 96, 150, 152, 156, 166, 240, 224Metro Rapid : 750External links
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