Universal City/Studio City station

"Universal City station" redirects here. For the railway station in Osaka, Japan, see Universal City Station.

Universal City/Studio City
File:Los Angeles Metro, Universal City-Studio City, Lower Floor View.jpeg Platform View
General information
Location	3901 Lankershim Boulevard Studio City, CA 91604 USA
Owned by	Metro
Line(s)	B Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	"Kiss & Ride" passenger drop-off
Construction
Parking	390 spaces
Bicycle facilities	16 rack spaces 14 lockers
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	June 24, 2000
Previous names	Universal City (2000–2013)
Services
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Universal City/Studio City, formerly Universal City, is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Metro Rail in Los Angeles, California. Serving Universal Studios Hollywood and City Walk. Universal City/Studio City station straddles the hills between the Los Angeles Basin to the south and the San Fernando Valley to the north.

Location

File:Los Angeles Metro, Universal City-Studio City, View of Lower Floor from Upper Floor.jpeg

The lower floor (platform) view of the station from the upper floor.

Universal City/Studio City station lies within the Los Angeles neighborhood of Studio City, specifically at the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard, Campo de Cahuenga and Universal Terrace Parkway. Just southeast of the station, across the Ventura Freeway (U.S. Route 101) is the Cahuenga Pass, which is arguably a neighborhood as well, consisting of a strip of shops, restaurants and offices that follow US 101, but along Cahuenga Boulevard, which parallels the freeway through the pass.

Universal City/Studio City station serves the nearby Universal Studios theme park, as well as the NBC Universal studio complex. Riders can cross the street and board the tram to go to City Walk and the theme park, as well as the Studio itself. A pedestrian tunnel was originally proposed by Metro but was ultimately scrapped because of Universal's reluctance to pay the growing costs of the project.

Universal, in conjunction with Metro, is currently constructing a pedestrian bridge over Lankershim Boulevard and Universal Hollywood Drive. NBCUniversal has agreed to fund a portion of the $19.5 million project, while the remainder will be funded through Proposition A.

History

Part of MOS-3 of the Red Line, Universal City/Studio City opened on June 24, 2000, as part of an extension from Hollywood/Vine to North Hollywood, the latter of which remains the line's northwestern terminus.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Exits/Entrances
B2	Northbound	←  B Line toward North Hollywood (Terminus)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→  B Line toward Union Station (Hollywood/Highland) →

The station entrance using the sign pillar design of 2004-2014.

The Universal City/Studio City station lies underground, in this case beneath Bluffside Drive at its intersection with Campo de Cahuenga. Access is provided by two entrances, one on the northwest and the other on the southwest corner of the intersection between Lankershim Boulevard and Campo de Cahuenga.

The station features a park and ride lot. There are a few public bus lines that stop or terminate at the bus bays on the west side of Lankershim Boulevard, adjacent to the station while others are found by crossing to the east side of Lankershim Boulevard.

Bus connections

• Metro Local: 150, 155, 156, 224, 240, 656 (late night only)
• Metro Rapid: 750
• Universal City Shuttle Tram (free shuttle to Universal Studios Hollywood & Universal CityWalk)

External links

• Media related to Universal City/Studio City (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Station connections overview