Expo/La Brea station

Expo/La Brea station is an elevated light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located over the intersection of Exposition Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, after which the station is named, in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.[2]

Expo/La Brea
E Line 
La Brea/Expo station, under construction in 2011
General information
Other namesExpo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley
Location5060 West Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34.0248°N 118.3552°W / 34.0248; -118.3552
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[1]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1875 (1875-10-17)
RebuiltApril 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
Previous namesAirville
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
La Cienega/Jefferson
toward Santa Monica
 E Line Farmdale
toward Atlantic
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Sentous
towards Rustic Canyon
 Air Line Cienega
towards Pacific Electric Building
Location

The official name of the station changed to Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley on October 10, 2015, in honor of Ethel Bradley, the wife of former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley.

History

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.

Service

Station layout
Platform Westbound ← E Line E Line toward Santa Monica (La Cienega/Jefferson)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → E Line E Line toward Atlantic (Farmdale) →
G Street Level Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

Hours and frequency

E Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Trains operate every 10 minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Evening service (after 7 p.m.) is every 20 minutes.[3]

Connections

As of June 16, 2023, 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 Jose Lozano. Entitled LA Metro Lotería, the installation depicts scenes related to using LA's Metro system in the style of a Lotería card game.[5]

References
  1. "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. "Exposition Bl/Culver City Connections" (PDF). Metro. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. "LA Metro Lotería". Metro Art. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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