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Historic Broadway
A Line  E Line 
LA Historic Broadway station platform.jpg
An LA Metro E Line train serving the Historic Broadway station
General information
Location202 South Broadway
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°03′07″N 118°14′46″W / 34.052023°N 118.246104°W / 34.052023; -118.246104
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsSee Connections section
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station,[1] racks, lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 16, 2023; 3 days ago (2023-06-16)
Previous names2nd St/Broadway
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill
toward Long Beach
A Line Little Tokyo/Arts District
Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill E Line Little Tokyo/Arts District
toward Atlantic
Location
Map

Historic Broadway station is an 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.[2] In planning documents, the station was originally going to be named 2nd St/Broadway.[3]

Historic Broadway station plaza under construction in January 2023
Historic Broadway station plaza under construction in January 2023

Historic Broadway was built as part of the Regional Connector project, a tunnel through Downtown Los Angeles. The station is sited in privately owned land and required an agreement with the property's owner, which reserved the right to build a high-rise building above the station entrance on the site in the future. It was constructed via the sequential excavation method, the first time Metro has utilized the process.[4]

Service

Station layout

G Plaza Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines
B1 Concourse To Entrance/Exit
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 Long Beach (Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill)
 E Line toward Santa Monica (Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill)

Hours and frequency

A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Trains operate every 10 minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Evening service (after 7 p.m.) is every 20 minutes.[5]

E Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Trains operate every 10 minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Evening service (after 7 p.m.) is every 20 minutes.[6]

Connections

As of June 16, 2023, the following connections are available:[7]

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:[8]

References

  1. ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "2nd St/Broadway Station". Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  3. ^ "Actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors". 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Tunnel Achievement Award: LA Metro's Regional Connector". Tunnel Business Magazine. 12 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  6. ^ "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Downtown Los Angeles Destination Guide" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 8, 2023.