Carson
General information
Location	743 West Carson Street West Carson, California
Coordinates	33°49′53″N 118°17′14″W / 33.8314°N 118.2872°W / 33.8314; -118.2872
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus Torrance Transit
Construction
Structure type	Below-grade
Parking	143 spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station Harbor Gateway (with interim stops) toward El Monte J Line Pacific Coast Highway toward San Pedro
Location

Carson station is a below grade busway station on the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located on the shoulder of Interstate 110 at its intersection with Carson Street, after which the station is named, in Carson and West Carson, California.

It is one of two stations along the Harbor Freeway are outside of the Harbor Transitway, a shared busway and high occupancy toll lane. North of this station transitway services use Torrance Boulevard and Figueroa Street to the Harbor Gateway Transit Center. Traveling south on I-110 the next station is Pacific Coast Highway.

The station uses two side platforms which are accessed from Carson Street via stairs and elevators. The station is close to the Harbor–UCLA Medical Center and has a 143 space park and ride lot.

Service

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit
Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	←  J Line toward El Monte (Harbor Gateway)
	Southbound	→  J Line toward San Pedro (Pacific Coast Highway) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Hours and frequency

On this section of the J Line, buses run between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. every day, and operate every 30 minutes.^[3]

Connections

As of June 26, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:^[4]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 205, Express 550
• Torrance Transit: 1, 3, Rapid 3