LATTC/Ortho Institute
LATTC/Ortho Institute station platform in 2022
General information
Other names	Los Angeles Trade–Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Location	2460 South Flower Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°01′49″N 118°16′23″W / 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 Torrance Transit
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,[1] and racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	April 28, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-04-28)
Previous names	23rd Street (2012–2014)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Jefferson/USC toward Santa Monica E Line Pico toward Atlantic Preceding station Metro Busway Following station Grand/LATTC toward El Monte J Line 37th Street/USC (with interim stops) toward San Pedro
Location

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.

Service

Station layout

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

Hours and frequency

E Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.^[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 to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to eight minutes during peak hours, with longer headways of 10 minutes in the midday, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 15 minutes most of the day, with longer headways of 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight.^[4]

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:^[5]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 37, 38, 55, 81, Express 460, 603
• LADOT DASH: F, King-East
• 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]