Mariachi Plaza
Mariachi Plaza station platform
General information
Location	1831 East 1st Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°02′50″N 118°13′11″W / 34.0473°N 118.2198°W / 34.0473; -118.2198Coordinates: 34°02′50″N 118°13′11″W / 34.0473°N 118.2198°W / 34.0473; -118.2198
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 15, 2009; 13 years ago (2009-11-15)
Previous names	Mariachi Plaza/Boyle Heights
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Soto toward Atlantic L Line Pico/Aliso toward APU/Citrus College
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Pico/Aliso toward Downtown Santa Monica E Line Soto toward Atlantic
Location

Mariachi Plaza station is an underground light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under 1st Street at its at the intersection of Boyle Avenue, with the main exit located at Mariachi Plaza, after which the station is named. The plaza is the historic gateway to the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.^[2] This station opened in 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension and was one of two underground stations on the Eastside Extension (the other being Soto). This station and all the other Eastside Extension stations will be part of the E Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2023.

Until 1963, the Los Angeles Railway's P Line yellow streetcars operated on the surface of 1st Street, including a stop near this station.^[3]

Service

Station layout

This station is one of two underground stations on the Eastside portion of the L Line (the other being Soto). There are two levels underground: a mezzanine with ticket machines and gates, and below that, an island platform with two tracks. There is one entrance to the station at the intersection of 1st Street and Boyle Avenue, at the namesake Mariachi Plaza.

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit
B2	Northbound	← L Line toward APU/Citrus College (Pico/Aliso)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ L Line toward Atlantic (Soto) →

Hours and frequency

L Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. daily. Monday through Friday, trains on the L Line operate every 10 minutes during peak hours, every 12 minutes during the midday hours, and every 20 minutes into the evening. During the weekends, trains operate every 12 minutes most of the day, but every 20 minutes in the early morning and evening hours.^[4]

Connections

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

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 30, 106

Nearby attractions

Mariachi Plaza station entrance

• Hollenbeck Park
• Mariachi Plaza
• White Memorial Medical Center