Culver City (Los Angeles Metro station)

Culver City     Future Los Angeles Metro rapid transit station
Location
City	Culver City
Neighborhood	Downtown: Culver Junction
Address	8850 Exposition Boulevard
Coordinates	34°01′42″N 118°23′18″W / 34.0282°N 118.3883°W / 34.0282; -118.3883Coordinates: 34°01′42″N 118°23′18″W / 34.0282°N 118.3883°W / 34.0282; -118.3883
Metro Rail / BRT Services
Future	Expo Line
Station Design
Structure	LRT, elevated 1 center platform 2 tracks
Entrance(s)	TBD
Fare Gates	TBD
Accessible
Parking	845 spaces
Bicycle Facilities	TBD
Miscellaneous
Owned by	Metro (LACMTA)
Other name(s)	Venice/Robertson
Former name(s)	Culver Junction; Ivy Station
Status	under construction
Date Opened	October 17, 1875
Date Closed	September 30, 1953
Date Rebuilt	March, 2012 (anticipated)

Culver City Station is a future elevated light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It will be located at the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Robertson Boulevard in Culver City. When it opens, this station will be served by the Expo Line: it will be the line's western terminus until Expo Phase 2 to Santa Monica is completed. ^[1]

This station is currently under construction as part of Expo Phase 1. It is expected to open in March 2012. ^[2]

Service

Metro Rail service

Note: Expo Line service to this station is anticipated to begin in March 2012.

Preceding station		Metro Rail		Following station
Terminus		Expo Line Phase 1 (future)		La Cienega/Jefferson toward 7th/Metro Los Angeles
National/Palms toward 4th/Colorado Santa Monica		Expo Line Phase 2 (future)

Bus connections

• Metro Local: 33, 220
• Metro Express: 534
• Metro Rapid: 733

Location and design

Culver City station is located in Culver City on former rail right-of-way in Exposition Boulevard, between the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Robertson Boulevard on the west, and the intersection of Washington Boulevard and National Boulevard on the east.

The station's art is being created by artist Tom LaDuke. The untitled installation will consist of images from which concentric lines expand outwards like rings on a tree. ^[3]

This station is located at the northeast edge of Downtown Culver City, a major retail, entertainment and arts district. Major attractions include the Hayden Tract, the Museum of Jurassic Technology, the Actor's Gang Theater and the Kirk Douglas Theater.

References

1. ^ http://backup.buildexpo.org/phase1_overview.php
2. ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/21/local/me-expo21
3. ^ http://backup.buildexpo.org/expoartistsbiopage.php

External links

• Metro Expo Line Construction Authority
• Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 1 to Culver City