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Hollywood/Highland station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Hollywood Boulevard at its intersection with Highland Avenue, after which the station is named, in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood.

Hollywood/Highland
Hollywood/Highland station platform
General information
Location	6815 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, California
Coordinates	34.1016°N 118.3386°W / 34.1016; -118.3386
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus Hollywood Bowl shuttle LADOT DASH
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station[1]
History
Opened	June 24, 2000; 22 years ago (2000-06-24)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Universal City toward North Hollywood B Line Hollywood/Vine toward Union Station
Location

The station's entrance is located inside the Ovation Hollywood development which was built at about the same time as the station. The main entrances faces Hollywood Boulevard and is located in the center of the tourist area of Hollywood, near such attractions including the Dolby Theatre, El Capitan Theatre, TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Museum and the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum.

Service

Station layout

Hollywood/Highland is a two-story station; the top level is a mezzanine with ticket machines while the bottom is the platform level. The station uses a simple island platform with two tracks.

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit
B2	Northbound	← B Line toward North Hollywood (Universal City/Studio City)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ B Line toward Union Station (Hollywood/Vine) →

Hours and frequency

B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight. 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 10 a.m. (with a 15-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[2]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[3]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 212, 217, 224 (late night only)
• Hollywood Bowl shuttle
• LADOT DASH: Hollywood; West Hollywood Cityline Commuter

Design and architecture

The design of the station was created by three different firms. The designer of the station is Sheila Klein, and the constructor of the station is CannonDesign. The lighting, material and mechanical design are from HLB Lighting Design.

The construction of the station were to be made of equipments given by the Metro, which according to HLB, made it challenging. The lighting pillars of the station was to resemble like a flower, and it was carefully sized to match well with the smooth, curved ceiling which 'resembled a belly'.[4] Sheila Klein named the architecture of the station, "Underground Girl".[5]

Future K Line connection

The under construction K Line will connect to this station via the future northern extension from the Expo/Crenshaw station (current terminus) which would offer connections to West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Crenshaw District, Leimert Park, Miracle Mile, City of Inglewood, and LAX. It will also allow connections to the E Line, D Line, and C Line as well as the LAX Automated People Mover.[6]

Location

The station is located in Hollywood at the intersection between two major roads, Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.[7] Hollywood/Highland is beneath the shopping center of the same name and the Dolby Theatre. Pacific Electric Red Car interurban trains stopped on the surface in the early 1900s; this marked the junction of the Hollywood Line with the San Fernando Valley lines to Owensmouth and San Fernando.[8] Due to terrorism concerns, the station is closed on the day of the Academy Awards starting with the 74th Academy Awards on March 24, 2002. The one day station closure has remained in effect every year ever since except for the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 in which that year's ceremony was held at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in California.

References

• Media related to Hollywood/Highland (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons

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