Jefferson/USC station
Jefferson/USC  | |||||||||||
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 Expo Line train arriving at the station. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3214 S Flower Street, University Park, Los Angeles | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°01′17″N 118°16′43″W / 34.0214°N 118.2787°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Metro Local: 38, 81, 102, 200 Metro Express: 442 (M-F, Peak Only) LADOT DASH: F, King-East | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | none | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 10 bike racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | in service | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 28, 2012[1] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Jefferson/USC is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system, located on Flower Street at Jefferson Boulevard, in the University Park in neighborhood of Los Angeles. This station is served by the Expo Line.[2]
Service
Metro Rail service
Expo Line service hours are approximately from 4 AM to 12:30 AM daily. Service started on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Regular service began on Monday, April 30, 2012.
During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located on the USC campus as well as Exposition Park. [3]
Location and design
| Platform | Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← E Linetoward Downtown Santa Monica (Expo Park/USC)
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| Eastbound | → E Linetoward 7th Street/Metro Center (LATTC/Ortho Institute) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Jefferson/USC Station is located along the east side of Flower Street, adjacent to the 110 Freeway, just north of Jefferson Boulevard. The station's entrance is on the north side of Jefferson/Flower.
Attractions
The station is within walking distance to the following attractions:
- USC Main campus
- Galen Center
- Shrine Auditorium
- University Village
- USC Village
The station's art was created by artist Samuel Rodriguez. The untitled installation creates "a visual narrative that includes fragments of building facades, vintage rail cars, realistically rendered human figures, and fictional characters." [4]
References
- ^ Morante, Roger “Phase 1 Of Expo Light Rail To Open To Culver City In Mid-April”. © Santa Monica Mirror, 2012. Newspaper. Santa Monica Mirror. 16 Mar 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
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External links
Media related to Jefferson / USC (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Metro Expo Line Construction Authority
- Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 1 to Culver City
