Civic Center/Grand Park station explained

Style:Los Angeles Metro Rail
Civic Center/Grand Park
Symbol Location:losangeles
Symbol:B
Symbol2:D
Symbol3:J
Other Name:Civic Center/Grand Park/Tom Bradley
Address:101 South Hill Street
Borough:Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:34.0543°N -118.2467°W
Owned:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections:See connections section
Structure:Underground
Parking:Paid parking nearby
Bicycle:Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2]
Former:Civic Center (1993–2013)
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Civic Center/Grand Park station is an underground rapid transit station on the B Line and D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has street level stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located under Hill Street at its intersection with 1st Street.[3] It is located in the Civic Center neighborhood of Los Angeles, after which the station is named, alongside the nearby Grand Park.

The station is officially named Civic Center/Grand Park/Tom Bradley station after former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, who had a pivotal role in turning the subway into reality.[4]

Service

Station layout

GStreet levelEntrances/Exits, Civic Center, Grand Park
1st St/Hill St (Northbound)← toward
1st St/Hill St (Southbound) toward or San Pedro →
width=50 valign=top rowspan=2 B1North MezzanineFaregates, ticket machines, to Grand Park
width=100 valign=top South Mezzaninewidth=400 valign=top Faregates, ticket machines, to Hill Street/1st Street
B2Northbound/
Westbound
← toward
← toward
Eastbound and toward Union Station

Connections

In addition to the rail and busway services, Civic Center/Grand Park station is a major hub for municipal bus lines. As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[5]

Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.

Notable places nearby

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

Station artwork

The station features a colorful art installation titled I Dreamed I Could Fly, which has six fiberglass persons in flight, intended to be representative of the human spiritual voyage. The installation was designed by Jonathan Borofsky.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Map . November 13, 2021 . . 27 January 2015 . en-US . 2 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102233640/https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/ . live .
  2. Web site: Secure Bike Parking on Metro . November 5, 2021 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . en-US . September 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Civic Center Connections . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225095240/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_civic_center.pdf . February 25, 2012 . December 7, 2021 . Metro.
  4. Book: Elkind, Ethan N. . Railtown: The fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the future of the city . University of California Press . 2014 . 978-0-520-95720-6 . Los Angeles . 868963746 . 2021-12-08 . 2023-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323084123/https://www.worldcat.org/title/868963746 . live .
  5. Web site: December 11, 2022 . B & D Line Timetable – Connections section . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 2 . December 14, 2022 . December 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214204723/https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/08202420/802_TT_12-11-22.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: I Dreamed I Could Fly . December 7, 2021 . Metro Art . en-US . December 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208042255/https://art.metro.net/artworks/i-dreamed-i-could-fly/ . live .