Jefferson/USC station explained

Style:Los Angeles Metro Rail
Jefferson/USC
Symbol Location:losangeles
Symbol:E
Address:3214 South Flower Street
Borough:Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:34.0214°N -118.2787°W
Owned:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Bicycle:Metro Bike Share station[1] and racks
Accessible:Yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Jefferson/USC station is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside Flower Street at its intersection with Jefferson Boulevard, after which the station is named, along with the nearby University of Southern California (USC).[2] The station also has nearby stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system, southbound buses stop on Flower Street, across from the station and northbound buses stop on Figueroa Street, one block to the west. Jefferson/USC station serves the North University Park in neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The station is located across the street from the Galen Center, an indoor arena that is the home of the USC basketball and volleyball teams. During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located on the USC campus including Badminton at the Galen Center and the Media Village/Main Press Center at the University Village residential and retail center.[3]

Service

Connections

, the following connections are available:[4]

Notable places nearby

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

Station artwork

The station's art was created by artist Samuel Rodriguez. The installation, entitled "Urban Dualities" is a visual narrative that includes fragments of building facades, vintage rail cars, realistically rendered human figures, and fictional characters."[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Map . January 8, 2022 . . en-US . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102233640/https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/ . live .
  2. Web site: June 2012 . Exposition Park & USC Area Connections . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018110127/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/120489_exposition_park__usc_area_connections__jun_2012.pdf . October 18, 2012 . January 8, 2022 . Metro.
  3. Web site: Games Plan . January 9, 2022 . . en . November 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107215303/https://la28.org/en/games-plan.html . live .
  4. Web site: December 10, 2023 . E Line Timetable – Connections section . December 26, 2023 . . 1.
  5. Web site: Urban Dualities. live. December 7, 2021. Metro Art. en-US. January 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220109072003/https://art.metro.net/artworks/8407/.