Carson station (Los Angeles Metro)
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.
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| Location | 743 West Carson Street West Carson, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°49′53″N 118°17′14″W / 33.8314°N 118.2872°W | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Below-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | 143 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 17, 2000[2] | ||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 173 (avg. wkdy boardings, J Line)[3] | ||||||||||
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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
editHours and frequency
editOn this section of the J Line, buses run between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. every day, and operate every 30 minutes.[4]
Connections
editAs of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[5]
References
edit- ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Metro.net. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Shuit, Douglas P. (November 18, 2000). "Harbor Transitway Has Everything but Riders". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
- ^ "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "J Line Timetable – Map notes section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 26, 2022. p. 2. Retrieved July 13, 2022.