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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
La Brea/Expo station, under construction in 2011
General information
Other names	Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley
Location	5060 West Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0248°N 118.3552°W / 34.0248; -118.3552
Owned by	Metro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	LADOT DASH Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[1]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1875; 147 years ago (1875-10-17)
Rebuilt	April 28, 2012; 10 years ago (2012-04-28)
Previous names	Airville
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station La Cienega/Jefferson toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line Farmdale toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station La Cienega/Jefferson toward Downtown 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 toward Downtown Santa Monica (La Cienega/Jefferson)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (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 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 to 20-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[3]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[4]

• LADOT DASH: Crenshaw
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 38, 212

Notable places nearby

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

• Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex

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

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