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LATTC/Ortho Institute station, officially Los Angeles Trade–Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children station, is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside Flower Street between 23rd Street and Adams Boulevard.[2] The station is located near the Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (LATTC) and the Orthopaedic Institute for Children (Ortho Institute), after which the station is named. In addition to the LATTC campus and the Ortho Institute, the station also serves the North University Park neighborhood. The station also has nearby stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system, southbound buses stop on Flower Street, across from the station at both 23rd Street and Adams Boulevard and northbound buses stop on Figueroa Street, one block to the west.

LATTC/Ortho Institute
LATTC/Ortho Institute station platform
General information
Other names	Los Angeles Trade–Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Location	2460 South Flower Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0302°N 118.2730°W / 34.0302; -118.2730
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	LADOT DASH Los Angeles Metro Bus OC Bus Torrance Transit
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,[1] and racks
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	April 28, 2012; 10 years ago (2012-04-28)
Previous names	23rd Street (2012–2014)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Jefferson/USC toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line Pico toward 7th Street/Metro Center Preceding station Metro Busway Following station 37th Street/USC toward Downtown San Pedro J Line Grand/LATTC (with interim stops) toward El Monte
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Jefferson/USC toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line Pico toward Atlantic
Location

Service

Station layout

Busway stops	Flower St/23rd Ave (Southbound)	→  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Adams Bl) →
	Figueroa St/23rd Ave (Northbound)	←  J Line toward El Monte (Grand/LATTC)
Rail platform	Westbound	←  E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Jefferson/USC)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→  E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pico) →

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]

J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center as route 910, with some trips continuing on to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to ten minutes during peak hours, with longer headways of 15 minutes during the daytime, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 20 minutes most of the day, with longer headways of 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight.[4]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[5]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 37, 38, 55, 81, Express 460, 603
• LADOT DASH: F, King-East
• OC Bus (Orange County): 701*, 721*
• Torrance Transit: 4X*

Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.

Notable places nearby

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

• Los Angeles Trade–Technical College
• Mount St. Mary's College
• Orthopaedic Institute for Children
• St. John's Episcopal Cathedral

Station artwork

The station's art was created by artist Christofer C. Dierdorff. Entitled The Intimacy of Place, the installation uses photographs of the fronts and backs of the heads of local people, creating intimate portraits that show each individual in the context of her/his role in the community.[6]

References

Media related to 23rd Street (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons

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