Civic Center/Grand Park station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) 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.

Civic Center/Grand Park
Civic Center/Grand Park station platform
General information
Other names	Civic Center/Grand Park/Tom Bradley
Location	101 South Hill Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0543°N 118.2467°W / 34.0543; -118.2467
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	See connections section
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2]
History
Opened	January 30, 1993; 29 years ago (1993-01-30)
Previous names	Civic Center (1993–2013)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Pershing Square toward North Hollywood B Line Union Station Terminus Pershing Square toward Wilshire/Western D Line Preceding station Metro Busway Following station Pershing Square (with interim stops) toward Downtown San Pedro J Line (street service) Union Station (with interim stops) toward El Monte
Location

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

G	Street level	Entrances/Exits, Civic Center, Grand Park
	1st St/Hill St (Northbound)	←  J Line toward El Monte (Spring/1st)
	1st St/Hill St (Southbound)	→  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Grand/3rd) →
B1	North Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Grand Park
	South Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Hill Street/1st Street
B2	Northbound/ Westbound	←  B Line toward North Hollywood (Pershing Square) ←  D Line toward Wilshire/Western (Pershing Square)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→  B Line and  D Line toward Union Station (Terminus) →

Hours and frequency

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.[5]

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.[6]

Connections

In addition to the rail and busway services, Civic Center/Grand Park station is a major hub for municipal bus lines. As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[7]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 2, 4, 10, 14, 28, 30, 33 (late night only), 37, 40, 45, 48, 70, 76, 78, 81, 90, 92, 94, Express 487*, Express 489
• 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*, 419*, 422*, 423*, 431*, 437*, 438*, 448*, 534*
• LADOT DASH: A, B, D
• Montebello Bus Lines: 90 Express*
• Torrance Transit: 4X*

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:

• Ahmanson Theatre
• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
• DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles Downtown
• Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
• Grand Park
• Little Tokyo
• Los Angeles City Hall
• Mark Taper Forum
• Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
• The Broad
• Walt Disney Concert Hall

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.[8]

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