Historic Broadway station is an under-construction underground light rail station on the A Line and the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the southeast corner of 2nd Street and Broadway in the Historic Core section of Downtown Los Angeles.[1] In planning documents, the station was originally going to be named 2nd St/Broadway.[2]

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (August 2020)

Historic Broadway
Historic Broadway station under construction in September 2020
General information
Location	2nd Street & Broadway Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.052023°N 118.246104°W / 34.052023; -118.246104
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	In testing
History
Opening	Early 2023
Previous names	2nd St/Broadway
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Little Tokyo/Arts District toward APU/Citrus College Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line Little Tokyo/Arts District toward Atlantic
Location

Construction on the station is complete and the line is currently undergoing testing before an expected opening in early 2023.

Historic Broadway is part of the Regional Connector project, a tunnel through Downtown Los Angeles that will connect the current Metro Rail A, E, and L Lines. The station is planned to be served by both the restructured A Line, connecting Long Beach and Azusa, and the restructured E Line, connecting Santa Monica and East Los Angeles. The station is sited in a private right of way, requiring agreements with the property's owner before a high-rise could be built on the site in the future. It was constructed via the sequential excavation method, the first time Metro has utilized the process.[3] The Regional Connector is scheduled to open in 2023.[3]

Service

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrances/Exits
B2	Northbound/ Eastbound	←  A Line toward APU/Citrus College (Little Tokyo/Arts District) ←  E Line toward Atlantic (Little Tokyo/Arts District)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound/ Westbound	→  A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill) →  E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill) →

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.[4]

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.[5]

Notable places nearby

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

• Broadway Theater District
• Caltrans District 7 Headquarters
• LAPD Headquarters
• Times Mirror Square

References

External links

• 2nd St/Broadway Station – Regional Connector Project

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