Style: | Los Angeles Metro Rail |
Expo/Western | |
Symbol Location: | losangeles |
Symbol: | E |
Address: | 1573 West Exposition Boulevard |
Borough: | Los Angeles, California |
Coordinates: | 34.0182°N -118.3089°W |
Owned: | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Platform: | 2 farside side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Connections: | Los Angeles Metro Bus |
Structure: | At-grade |
Bicycle: | Racks |
Accessible: | Yes |
Former: | Western |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
Expo/Western station is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the center median of Exposition Boulevard at its intersection with Western Avenue, after which the station is named, in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.[1]
Originally a stop on the Los Angeles and Independence and Pacific Electric railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953, with the closure of the Santa Monica Air Line and remained out of service until re-opening on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt for the opening of the Expo Line from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.
The station has "far-side" platforms: this means that the platforms are positioned on opposite sides of the intersection, and trains always stop at the platform after crossing the intersection.
, the following connections are available:[2]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
The station's art was created by artist Ronald J. Llanos. Entitled Ephemeral Views: A Visual Essay, the installation depicts scenes of "the many characters who activate Los Angeles street life."[3]