- Civic Center (Los Angeles Metro station)
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A train departing Civic Center to Union StationLocation City Los Angeles Neighborhood Downtown: Civic Center, Bunker Hill Address 101 South Hill Street Coordinates 34°03′15″N 118°14′48″W / 34.0543°N 118.2467°WCoordinates: 34°03′15″N 118°14′48″W / 34.0543°N 118.2467°W Metro Rail / BRT Services Metro Rail Red Line
Purple Line
Metro Liner BRT Silver Line
Station Design Structure HRT, underground 1 center platform 2 tracks Entrance(s) 1st/Hill SW corner
Hill @ Court of Flags E cornerFare Gates yes Accessible Parking none Bicycle Facilities 6 bike rack spaces
6 locker spacesMiscellaneous Owned by Metro (LACMTA)
Status in service Date Opened January 30, 1993 Connecting Services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Pershing SquareRed Line
Union StationTerminusPershing Squaretoward
Wilshire/WesternPurple Line Preceding station Metro Liner BRT Following station 7th St/Metro Center(with interim stops)toward Artesia Transit CenterSilver Line Union Station(with interim stops)toward El Monte Bus StationCivic Center Station is a heavy-rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located on Hill Street between 1st and Temple Streets in the Civic Center area of Downtown Los Angeles. This station is served by the Red Line and the Purple Line. [1][2] It is also served by the Metro Silver Line (BRT) at street level. [3]
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Metro Rail service & Metro Liner service
Red and Purple Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.[4]
Silver Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 1:00 AM daily.Station design
The station features a colorful art installation titled I Dreamed I Could Fly, which has six fiberglass persons in flight, intended to be representative of the human spiritual voyage. The installation was designed by Jonathan Borofsky.
Name
The station's full (formal) name is Civic Center/Tom Bradley. This name honors Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles who had a pivotal role in turning the subway into reality.
Attractions
- Ahmanson Theatre/Mark Taper Forum
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
- Little Tokyo
- Los Angeles City Hall
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
- New Otani Hotel and Garden
- Walt Disney Concert Hall
Bus connections
- Metro services
- Metro Local: 2, 4, 10, 14, 30, 33, 37, 40, 42, 45, 48, 68, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 84, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 302, 378
- Metro Express: 439, 487, 489
- Metro Rapid: 728, 730, 733, 740, 745, 770, 794
- Other local and commuter services
- Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 785*
- City of Santa Clarita Transit: 799*
- Foothill Transit: 481*, 493*, 497*, 498*, 499*, 699*, Silver Streak
- LADOT Commuter Express: 409*, 413*, 419*, 422*, 423*, 430*, 431*, 437*, 438*, 448*, 534*
- LADOT DASH: A, B, D, DD (weekends only)
- Montebello Transit: 341, 342, 343
- Santa Monica Transit: 10
- Torrance Transit: 1, 2
Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.
In fiction
- On the popular television series Alias, the CIA black ops unit Authorized Personnel Only is located behind a maintenance door at Civic Station.
References
- ^ "Red Line station information". http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/red_line.htm.
- ^ "Purple Line station information". http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/purple_line.htm.
- ^ "Silver Line station information". http://www.metro.net/around/rail/silver-line/.
- ^ "Blue Line timetable". http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/802.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
External links
Red Line Stations 7th St/Metro Center · Civic Center · Hollywood/Highland · Hollywood/Vine · Hollywood/Western · North Hollywood · Pershing Square · Union Station · Universal City · Vermont/Beverly · Vermont/Santa Monica · Vermont/Sunset · Westlake/MacArthur Park · Wilshire/VermontLos Angeles County Metro Rail · Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Stations 7th St/Metro Center · Civic Center · Pershing Square · Union Station · Westlake/MacArthur Park · Wilshire/Normandie · Wilshire/Vermont · Wilshire/WesternLos Angeles County Metro Rail · Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Stations El Monte Bus Station · CSULA · LAC-USC Medical Center · Union Station · Civic Center · 7th Street/Metro Center · 37th Street · Slauson · Manchester · Harbor Freeway · Rosecrans · Artesia Transit CenterMetro Liner (Los Angeles County) · Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Categories:- Los Angeles County Metro Rail stations
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