Carson station (Los Angeles Metro) explained

Carson
Style:Los Angeles Metro Busway
Symbol Location:losangeles
Symbol:J
Address:743 West Carson Street
Borough:West Carson, California
Coordinates:33.8314°N -118.2872°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Structure:Below-grade
Parking:143 spaces[1]
Accessible:Yes
Opened:[2]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Carson station is a below grade busway station on the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located on the shoulder of Interstate 110 at its intersection with Carson Street, after which the station is named, in Carson and West Carson, California.

It is one of two stations along the Harbor Freeway are outside of the Harbor Transitway, a shared busway and high occupancy toll lane. North of this station transitway services use Torrance Boulevard and Figueroa Street to the Harbor Gateway Transit Center. Traveling south on I-110 the next station is Pacific Coast Highway.

The station uses two side platforms which are accessed from Carson Street via stairs and elevators. The station is close to the Harbor–UCLA Medical Center and has a 143 space park and ride lot.

Service

Station layout

GStreet levelEntrance/Exit
Platform
level
Northbound← toward
Southbound toward San Pedro →

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro Parking Lots by Line . December 24, 2020 . Metro.net . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  2. News: Shuit . Douglas P. . Harbor Transitway Has Everything but Riders . November 18, 2019 . . November 18, 2000.
  3. Web site: June 26, 2022 . J Line Timetable – Map notes section . July 13, 2022 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 2.