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Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley
E Line 
La Brea/Expo Station
under construction.
General information
Location5060 Exposition Boulevard, Baldwin Vista, Los Angeles
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetro Local: 38, 212, 312
Construction
Parkingnone
Bicycle facilities20 bike racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1875; 149 years ago (1875-10-17)
RebuiltApril 28, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-28)
Previous namesAirville Expo/La Brea
Services
Preceding station   LACMTA   Following station
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  Former services  
Pacific Electric Pacific Electric
Template:PE lines

Expo/La Brea/Ethel bradley (formerly Airville) station is an elevated light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Exposition Boulevard, in the West Adams District of Los Angeles. This station is served by the Expo Line.[1]

Service

Metro Rail service

Expo Line service hours are approximately from 4 AM to 12:30 AM daily. Service resumed Saturday, April 28, 2012. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.

Location and design

Westbound ■ Expo Line toward Culver City (La Cienega/Jefferson)
Eastbound ■ Expo Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Farmdale)

Expo/La Brea is located next to the busy intersection of La Brea Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. It is within walking distance of the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex.[2]

The station's art was created by artist Jose Lozano. Entitled LA Metro Lotería, the installation depicts scenes related to using LA's metro system in the form of a Mexican Lotería card game.[3]

History

Originally a stop on the Los Angeles and Independence and Pacific Electric railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953 with closure of the Santa Monica Air Line and remained out of service until re-opening on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt into an elevated station for the opening of the Expo Line from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012. On October 10, 2015 the station was renamed from Expo/La Brea, to Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley in honor/memory of Ethel Bradley.

References

  1. ^ http://backup.buildexpo.org/phase1_overview.php
  2. ^ http://www.laparks.org/DOS/reccenter/facility/ranchocienegaRC.htm
  3. ^ http://backup.buildexpo.org/expoartistsbiopage.php
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