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Civic Center/Grand Park station

Coordinates: 34°03′15″N 118°14′48″W / 34.0543°N 118.2467°W / 34.0543; -118.2467
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For the station in East Los Angeles, see East LA Civic Center station.
Not to be confused with Civic Center/UN Plaza station, a BART and Muni Metro station in San Francisco.
Civic Center/Grand Park
B Line  D Line  J Line 
General information
Location101 South Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Coordinates34°03′15″N 118°14′48″W / 34.0543°N 118.2467°W / 34.0543; -118.2467
Owned byMetro
Line(s)Metro Rail:
 B Line
 D Line

Metro Busway:
 J Line
Platforms1 underground center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parkingnone
Bicycle facilities6 bike rack spaces
6 locker spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedJanuary 30, 1993; 31 years ago (January 30, 1993)
Previous namesCivic Center (1993–2013)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Pershing Square
toward North Hollywood
 B Line Union Station
Terminus
Pershing Square
toward Wilshire/Western
 D Line
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Pershing Square
(with interim stops)
toward El Monte
 J Line
(street service)
 Union Station
(with interim stops)
toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro
The view of the station from the upper floor.

Civic Center/Grand Park, formerly Civic Center, 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. The station is officially named Civic Center/Grand Park/Tom Bradley after former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, who had a pivotal role in turning the subway into reality.

This station is served by the B Line (Red) and the D Line (Purple).[1][2] It is also served by the Metro J Line (BRT) at street level.[3]

Metro Rail service & Metro Busway service

B and D Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.[4]

J Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 1:00 AM daily.

Station layout

Street Street level Exit/Entrance
1st St/Hill St (Northbound) ←  J Line toward El Monte Station (Spring/1st)
1st St/Hill St (Southbound) →  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Grand/3rd)→
Mezzanine North Mezzanine Grand Park Exit
Faregates, ticket machines
South Mezzanine Hill Street/1st Street Exit
Faregates, ticket machines
Platform Northbound/Westbound ←  B Line toward North Hollywood (Pershing Square)
←  D Line toward Wilshire/Western (Pershing Square)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound/Eastbound →  B Line toward Union Station (Terminus) →
→  D Line toward Union Station (Terminus) →

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.

Attractions

Bus connections

Metro services
Other local and commuter services

Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.

In fiction

References

  1. ^ "Red Line station information". Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007.
  2. ^ "Purple Line station information". Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Silver Line station information". Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Blue Line timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2010-05-10.

External links

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