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Expo/Sepulveda station is an elevated light rail station in Los Angeles. It serves the E Line.[4]

Expo/Sepulveda
Expo/Sepulveda station platform
General information
Location	2510 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0353°N 118.4344°W / 34.0353; -118.4344
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Big Blue Bus Culver CityBus Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Parking	260 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,[2] racks and lockers[3]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1875; 147 years ago (1875-10-17)
Rebuilt	May 20, 2016; 6 years ago (2016-05-20)
Previous names	Home Junction, Vervain
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Expo/Bundy toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line Westwood/Rancho Park toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Expo/Bundy toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line Westwood/Rancho Park toward Atlantic
Former services Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Bundy towards Rustic Canyon Air Line Talamantes towards Pacific Electric Building Soldier's Home Terminus Air Line Home Branch Terminus

History

Originally "Vervain" station, it was renamed "Home Junction" when it became the junction point with the Soldier's Home Branch, a route heading north along the west side of Sepulveda Boulevard to the Streetcar Depot building on the Sawtelle Veterans Home grounds.[5][6]

Much of the former right-of-way for the Home Branch can be seen, but it is no longer contiguous as various sections have been sold and developed.

Location and design

Platform	Westbound	← E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Expo/Bundy)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Westwood/Rancho Park) →
G	Street Level	Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

Located at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Exposition Boulevard in West Los Angeles, the station is a short distance from the major intersection of Sepulveda and Pico Boulevards. The station is elevated over Sepulveda Boulevard with a single center platform. A new two-story parking structure was also built to the south of the station.

The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Expo Phase 2 designated this station as at-grade However, the report also included a design option for an elevated station should the additional funds become available.[7] The $5.3 million cost difference was ultimately allocated by the Los Angeles City Council on March 18, 2011, and the elevated option was approved by the Expo Board on the same day.[8]

A concrete processing plant located just north of the station site, on the west side of Sepulveda between Exposition and Pico Boulevards, was purchased by Casden Properties,[9] who plans to build a large mixed-use transit development on the site, including 538 apartments and a Target store[10]

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.[11]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[12]

• Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 7, Express 7, Rapid 7, 17
• Culver CityBus: 6, Rapid 6 to LAX
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 233 (late-night only), Rapid 761 to Sylmar/San Fernando station

References

• Curbed Staff (November 24, 2014) "Expo Line Extension is 80 Percent Done; See the New Stations" Curbed Los Angeles

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