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Culver City station is an elevated light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located on a dedicated right-of-way alongside Exposition Boulevard — between the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Robertson Boulevard on the west and the intersection of Washington Boulevard and National Boulevard on the east. The station is located in the city of Culver City, California, after which the station is named.[4] The station served as the western terminus of the line from its opening on June 20, 2012, until the opening of the extension of the line to Santa Monica on May 20, 2016.

Culver City
Culver City station platform
General information
Location	8817 Washington Boulevard Culver City, California
Coordinates	34.0282°N 118.3883°W / 34.0282; -118.3883
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Big Blue Bus Culver CityBus LADOT Commuter Express Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	586 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Hub, racks and lockers[2]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1875; 147 years ago (1875-10-17)
Rebuilt	June 20, 2012; 10 years ago (2012-06-20)[3]
Previous names	Culver Junction; Ivy
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Palms toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line La Cienega/Jefferson toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Palms toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line La Cienega/Jefferson toward Atlantic
Former services Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Palms towards Rustic Canyon Air Line Sentous towards Pacific Electric Building First Street towards Rustic Canyon Venice Short Line National Boulevard towards Hill Street First Street Palms towards Clifton Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey
Location

History

Originally named Ivy, this station was established by the steam-powered Los Angeles and Independence Railroad. Los Angeles-Pacific Railroad built the Venice Short Line though the area in 1903.[5] The interurban railway was grade-separated from the steam railroad via an underpass. When The LAP began running cars over the Santa Monica Air Line in 1908, the tracks were connected to allow interchanges.[6] The point was later renamed Culver Junction to reflect its new role.

The Venice line closed in September 1950, making it no longer a junction; finally, all passenger service ended on September 30, 1953. The name "Culver Junction" remained on maps, referring to the immediate surrounding area. With service restoration along the corridor in June 2012, the new light rail station was named Culver City.

Ivy Substation, a traction substation building which housed mechanical rotary converters used to supply DC current to the line until 1953, is still standing near this station and has been converted into the popular Actor's Gang Theater. (Train power now comes from a much smaller building beneath the elevated platform.)

Service

Station layout

Platform	Westbound	← E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Palms)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (La Cienega/Jefferson) →
G	Street Level	Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

Hours and frequency

E Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 12:30 am. 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 8 a.m. (with 15 to 20-minute headways early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[7]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[8]

• Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): Rapid 12
• Culver CityBus: 1
• LADOT Commuter Express: 437
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 33, 617

Notable places nearby

At the northeast edge of Downtown Culver City, a major retail, entertainment and arts district, the station is within walking distance of several notable places:

• Helms Bakery
• Ballona Creek Bike Path
• Hayden Tract
• Museum of Jurassic Technology
• Kirk Douglas Theater
• Ivy Substation (a former power building for this station)
• Ivy Station (apartments, retail, a hotel, and the west coast headquarters of HBO)[9]

Station artwork

The station's art was created by artist Tom LaDuke. Entitled Unknowable Origins, the installation depicts softly rendered views of Culver City as seen from surrounding hillside viewpoints, with abstracted face shapes of notable people from Culver City appearing in each panel.[10]

References

• Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California, Pacific Electric, accessed January 2008
• Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California, A Chronology of Changes in Rail Passenger Operations of the Pacific Electric Railway Company, accessed January 2008
• Line names mostly come from the McGraw Transit Directory, 1920, p. 11.

External links

Media related to Culver City (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons

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