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7th Street/Metro Center station is an underground light rail and rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the A, B, D, and E lines 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 7th Street, after which the station is named, at its intersections with Figueroa, Flower and Hope Streets.[2] This station is the current northern and eastern terminus for the A Line and E Line, respectively. Both lines are expected to be extended in 2022 as part of the Regional Connector project.

7th St/Metro Center
The tracks for the A and E Lines cross over the tracks for the B and D Lines
General information
Other names	7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon
Location	660 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0487°N 118.2587°W / 34.0487; -118.2587
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms (light rail) 1 island platform (subway)
Tracks	4
Connections	See Connections section
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station[1]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	February 15, 1991; 31 years ago (1991-02-15)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Westlake/​MacArthur Park toward North Hollywood B Line Pershing Square toward Union Station Westlake/​MacArthur Park toward Wilshire/Western D Line Pico toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Terminus Pico toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line Preceding station Metro Busway Following station Pico (with interim stops) toward Downtown San Pedro J Line (street service) Pershing Square (with interim stops) toward El Monte
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Pico toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill toward APU/Citrus College Pico toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill toward Atlantic
Location

It is officially named 7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon station after former U.S. Rep. Julian Dixon, who had a pivotal role in obtaining the federal funding that enabled construction of the Metro Rail system.[3]

History

7th Street/Metro Center was constructed by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, which later became part of today's LA Metro, as part of the first 4.5-mile (7.2 km) minimum operating segment (MOS-1) of the Metro Rail subway line. Ground was broken for the project on September 29, 1986.[4]

The upper level of this station, used by light rail trains, opened on February 15, 1991, nearly two years before the rest of the MOS-1 subway stations. However, the opening was several months after the rest of the Blue Line's (now A Line) stations.[5] The lower level subway platform opened with the rest of the MOS-1 segment stations on January 30, 1993.[6]

Metro spent nearly $2 million worth of enhancements to 7th Street/Metro Center station as part of the Expo Line project, which was completed weeks before the Expo Line (now E Line) began service to La Cienega/Jefferson station. These enhancements included a new dispatch booth and improved signage in the station.[7]

Service

Station layout

The station was the first underground station in the Metro system, and consists of three underground levels. The main concourse is on the first level down, the light rail side platforms are on the second level down, while the heavy rail island platform is on the third level down. A small first level mezzanine connects the light rail side platforms. The Metro Silver Line stops at the street level next to the station's entrances. The station has direct access to The Bloc Shopping Mall (formerly known as Macy's Plaza) with a pedestrian-friendly entrance from the mall directly to the subway station.

This is one of only two stations in the entire system that has underground side platforms, the other being the Wilshire/Vermont station.

G	St level	Entrances/Exits
	Figueroa St/7th St (Northbound)	←  J Line toward El Monte (Pershing Square)
	Flower St/7th St (Southbound)	→  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Flower/Olympic) →
B1	North Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to 7th St & Flower St Walkway between Platform 1 and Platform 2
B2	East Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to 7th St & Hope St
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	→ E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Pico) → ← A Line (under construction) toward APU/Citrus College (Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill) ← E Line (under construction) toward Atlantic (Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill)
	Platform 2	→ A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (Pico) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	West Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to 7th St & Figueroa St
B3	Platform 3 (Northbound/Westbound)	← B Line toward North Hollywood (Westlake/​MacArthur Park) ← D Line toward Wilshire/Western (Westlake/MacArthur Park)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4 (Eastbound)	→ B Line and D Line toward Union Station (Pershing Square) →

Hours and frequency

A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:00 a.m. and 12:30 am. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 8 a.m. (with a 15/20-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[8]

B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight and D Line every day trains run between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight. Towards North Hollywood or Wilshire/Western, trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays, and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 15-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes. Towards Union Station, trains operate every five minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every six minutes during the daytime on weekdays, and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 7.5-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 10 minutes.[9]

J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center as route 910, with some trips continuing on to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to ten minutes during peak hours, with longer headways of 15 minutes during the daytime, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 20 minutes most of the day, with longer headways of 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight.[10]

Connections

In addition to the rail and busway services, 7th Street/Metro Center station is a major hub for municipal bus lines. As of September 6, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[11]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 14, 16, 18, 20, 37, 51, 53, 55, 60, 62, 66, 70, 76, 78, 81, Express 460, Express 487, Express 489, Rapid 720
• Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 785*
• Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): Rapid 10*
• City of Santa Clarita Transit: 799*
• Foothill Transit: Silver Streak, 493*, 495*, 497*, 498*, 499*, 699*
• LADOT Commuter Express: 409*, 422*, 423*, 431*, 437*, 438*, 448*, 534*
• LADOT DASH: A, B, E, F
• Montebello Bus Lines: 40, 50, 90 Express*
• OC Bus (Orange County): 701*, 721*
• Torrance Transit: 4X*

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

As a Filming Location

Due to the design of the station and the popularity of the film industry in Los Angeles, the station has been featured in various movies and music videos over the years

Films

• The Dark Knight Rises[12]
• Captain Marvel
• Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Music Videos

• Taylor Swift - Delicate - 2018
• Lonely Day - System of A Down - 2006
• What It's Like - Everlast - 1998

Future service

When the Regional Connector is complete and opens for service (projected late fall 2022), this station will no longer be the terminus for the A and E Lines. Instead, the rail lines will continue northeast to the rebuilt Little Tokyo/Arts District station on the current L Line. In addition, a complete restructuring of service will commence as follows:

• The E Line (colored gold on maps; the aqua color will be defunct) will run between Santa Monica and East Los Angeles.
• The A Line (colored blue on maps) will run from Long Beach and continue north to Azusa.

References

External links

• Station connections overview
• OpenStreetMap relation for the station

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