Southwest Museum station

Southwest Museum
Southwest Museum
	Southwest Museum station platform in 2015
General information
Location	4600 Marmion Way; Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°05′54″N 118°12′24″W / 34.0983°N 118.2067°W
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 26, 2003; 21 years ago
Services
Former services
Location
Location

Southwest Museum station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located near the intersection of Marmion Way at Museum Drive in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles.^[1] The station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

The station is named after the nearby Southwest Museum of the American Indian, which closed in 2022.^[2] The station features an enhanced architectural design, called Highland Park Gateway, created by artists Teddy Sandoval and Paul Polubinskas.

Service

Hours and frequency

A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.^[3]

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:^[4]

Los Angeles Metro Bus: 81, 182

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

Southwest Museum of the American Indian (built 1914, closed in 2022) — museum, library, and archive, Autry National Center property.^[5]
Audubon Center in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, east side of Arroyo Seco Parkway in the San Rafael Hills.
Carlin G. Smith Recreation Center — West Avenue 46 off Figueroa Street.^[6]
Casa de Adobe Museum (built 1916) — on North Figueroa Street, California Historical Landmark, Autry National Center property (closed) ^[7]
Lummis House (built 1897–1907) — West Avenues 42 & 43 at Arroyo Seco Parkway, historic house museum and gardens.
Ramona Hall Community Center — 4580 Figueroa Street.^[8]
Sycamore Grove Park — along Figueroa Street & the Arroyo Seco and Arroyo Seco Parkway.^[9]

References

^ Station Description Archived March 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Metro Retrieved May 4, 2010.
^ "L.A.'s Autry Museum spent 18 years moving 400,000 Native objects. That's just the start". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ "Friends of the Southwest Museum". Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks: Carlin G. Smith Recreation Center". Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
^ "KCET Departures program: "Highland Park, Casa de Adobe"". October 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
^ "Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks: Ramona Hall Community Center". Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
^ "Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks: Sycamore Grove Park". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.

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[metro_station-1] Station Description Archived March 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Metro Retrieved May 4, 2010.

[2] "L.A.'s Autry Museum spent 18 years moving 400,000 Native objects. That's just the start". Los Angeles Times. November 16, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[3] "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

[4] "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

[5] "Friends of the Southwest Museum". Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[6] "Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks: Carlin G. Smith Recreation Center". Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.

[7] "KCET Departures program: "Highland Park, Casa de Adobe"". October 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.

[8] "Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks: Ramona Hall Community Center". Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.

[9] "Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks: Sycamore Grove Park". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.

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