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Civic Center/Grand ParkB Line D Line J Line 
General information
Location101 South Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Owned byMetro
Line(s)Metro Rail:
 B Line
 D Line

Metro Liner:
 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
Previous namesCivic Center (1993–2013)
Services
Preceding station   LACMTA   Following station
Template:LACMTA lines
Template:LACMTA lines
LACMTAML
(with interim stops)
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(street service)
(with interim stops)
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 Red Line and the Purple Line.[1][2] It is also served by the Metro Silver Line (BRT) at street level.[3]

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 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 Transit Center/Pacific/21th Street (Grand/3rd)→
Mezzanine North Mezzanine Grand Park Exit
Faregates, ticket machines
South Mezzanine Hill Street/1st Street Exit
Faregates, ticket machines
Platform Westbound ←  B Line toward North Hollywood (Pershing Square)
←  D Line toward Wilshire/Western (Pershing Square)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
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
  • Metro Local: 2, 4, 10, 14, 28, 30, 37, 40, 45, 48, 68, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 302* & 378*
  • Metro Express: 442*, 487 & 489*
  • Metro Rapid: 728*, 733, 745, 770 & 794
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Purple Line station information". Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Silver Line station information". Los Angeles Metro.
  4. ^ "Blue Line timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles Metro. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
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