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Pershing Square station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line and D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has a street-level stop for the northbound J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located under Hill Street between 4th and 5th Street.[3] It is located in Downtown Los Angeles with one station entrance across the street from Pershing Square, after which the station is named, and the other is located near the historic Angels Flight funicular which provides access to the high-rise office buildings in the Bunker Hill neighborhood.

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

Pershing Square
Pershing Square station platform
General information
Location	500 South Hill Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0543°N 118.2467°W / 34.0543; -118.2467
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	See connections section
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2]
History
Opened	January 30, 1993; 29 years ago (1993-01-30)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station 7th Street/Metro Center toward North Hollywood B Line Civic Center/Grand Park toward Union Station 7th Street/Metro Center toward Wilshire/Western D Line Preceding station Metro Busway Following station 7th Street/Metro Center (with interim stops) toward Downtown San Pedro J Line (street service) Civic Center/Grand Park (with interim stops) toward El Monte
Location

Service

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrances/Exits, Angels Flight, Pershing Square
	Olive/5th (Northbound)	←  J Line toward El Monte (Olive/Kosciuszko)
B1	North Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Hill Street/4th Street/Angels Flight
	South Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Hill Street/5th Street/Pershing Square
B2 Platform level	Northbound/ Westbound	←  B Line toward North Hollywood (7th Street/Metro Center) ←  D Line toward Wilshire/Western (7th Street/Metro Center)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→  B Line and  D Line toward Union Station (Civic Center/Grand Park) →

Hours and frequency

B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight and D Line every day trains run between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight. Towards North Hollywood or Wilshire/Western, trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, 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. Towards Union Station, trains operate every five minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every six minutes during the daytime on weekdays, and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 7.5-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 10 minutes.[4]

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.[5]

Connections

In addition to the rail and busway services, Pershing Square station is a major hub for municipal bus lines. As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[6]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 2, 4, 10, 14, 16, 18, 28, 30, 33, 37, 40, 45, 48, 53, 55, 62, 76, 78, 79, 81, 92, 94, Express 460, Express 487*, Express 489, Rapid 720
• Angels Flight
• Foothill Transit: Silver Streak
• LADOT Commuter Express: 419*
• LADOT DASH: B, D
• Montebello Bus Lines: 40, 50, 90 Express*
• 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:

• Angels Landing – Two high-rise buildings planned on the site above the station
• Grand Central Market
• Historic Core/Broadway
• Jewelry District
• Richard J. Riordan Central Library
• Millennium Biltmore Hotel
• Pershing Square
• Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building
• U.S. Bank Tower
• Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC)

Station artwork

The station is decorated with a neon art piece by Stephen Antonakos. The work pays tribute to the first neon sign in the United States, which was hung in 1924 in the Pershing Square area.[7]

References

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