Pershing Square station
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Location | 500 South Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°02′57″N 118°15′06″W / 34.0493°N 118.2516°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Metro Rail:![]() ![]() Metro Busway: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | none | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 2 bike rack spaces 2 locker spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | in service | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | January 30, 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pershing Square is a heavy-rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located on Hill Street between 4th and 5th Streets, near Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles. This station is served by the Metro B Line (Red) and the Metro D Line (Purple) and various local bus services.[1] The Metro J Line (Silver) heading northbound to El Monte Station stops at the street level (Olive / 5th Street). The Metro J Line heading southbound to Harbor Gateway Transit Center does not stop near the station. The station uses an island platform layout and is decorated with a neon art piece by Stephen Antonakos. The work pays tribute to the first neon sign in the United States, which was hung in 1924 in the Pershing Square area.[1] The station installed station canopies for the stations entrance in 2014. Pershing Square is near Angels Flight and Grand Central parking.
Station layout
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance Angels Flight, Pershing Square |
Olive/5th (Northbound) |
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B1 | North Mezzanine | Hill Street/4th Street/Angels Flight Exit (northwest corner) Hill Street/4th Street Exit (northeast corner) Faregates, ticket machines |
South Mezzanine | Hill Street/5th Street/Pershing Square Exit Faregates, ticket machines | |
B2 Platform level |
Northbound/ Westbound |
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Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Southbound/ Eastbound |
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Services
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Pershing_Square_mezzanine_2016.jpg/220px-Pershing_Square_mezzanine_2016.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Pershing_Square_LA_Metro_entrance.jpg/220px-Pershing_Square_LA_Metro_entrance.jpg)
Rail services: B (Red) and D (Purple) Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.[2]
Silver Line service hours are approximately from 4:15 AM until 1:45 AM Monday- Friday & 5:00 A.M.- 1:45 A.M. Saturdays/ Sundays & Holidays.[3]
Metro bus services:
- Metro Local: 2, 4, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 28, 30, 33, 37, 38, 40, 45, 48, 53, 55, 62, 68, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96
- Metro Express: 460, 487, 489*
- Metro Rapid: 720, 733, 770, 794
Other local and commuter bus services:
- Foothill Transit: Silver Streak
- LADOT Commuter Express: 419*
- LADOT DASH: B, D
- Montebello Transit: 40, 50, 90*
- Orange County Transportation Authority: 701*, 721*
- Torrance Transit: 4X*
Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.
Attractions
- Two high rise buildings called Angels Landing are planned on the site above the station.
- Pershing Square
- Historic Core/Broadway
- Angels Flight
- Grand Central Market
- Library Tower
- Jewelry District
- Millennium Biltmore Hotel
- Richard J. Riordan Central Library
- Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building
Popular culture
- (500) Days of Summer
- S.W.A.T.
- Lethal Weapon 3
- Speed
- He Was a Quiet Man
- "Takers"
- Bad Day 2005 video by musician Daniel Powter
References
- ^ a b "Purple Line station information". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Blue Line timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ "metro.net" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
External links
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- Los Angeles Metro Rail stations
- Los Angeles Metro Busway stations
- Buildings and structures in Downtown Los Angeles
- D Line (Los Angeles Metro)
- B Line (Los Angeles Metro)
- J Line (Los Angeles Metro)
- Railway stations in Los Angeles
- Bus stations in Los Angeles
- Railway stations located underground in California
- 1993 establishments in California
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993