Grand/LATTC station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the median of Washington Boulevard at its intersection with Grand Avenue, after which the station is named, along with Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (LATTC). One of the station's exits leads directly to the LATTC campus.[5] The station also has nearby stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system, southbound buses stop at the intersection of Flower Street and Washington Boulevard, one block to the west of the station, and northbound buses stop at the intersection of Figueroa Street and Washington Boulevard, two blocks to the west. In addition to the LATTC campus, the station also serves the South Los Angeles neighborhood.
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 Grand/LATTC station platform | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Grand/Los Angeles Trade–Technical College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 331½ West Washington Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°01′59″N 118°16′08″W / 34.0330°N 118.2690°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Paid parking nearby | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 14, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 2, 2019[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Grand (1990–2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 1,932 (avg. wkdy boardings)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Service
editHours and frequency
editA 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 to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[6]
J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center, as route 910. Some trips continue to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and are signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to eight minutes during peak hours. They operate every 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. They operate every 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight.[7]
Connections
editAs of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[8]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 14, 35, 37, 38, 55, 603
- LADOT DASH: D, Pico Union/Echo Park
Notable places nearby
editThe station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- Grand Olympic Auditorium
- Mount St. Mary's College, Doheny Campus
- Lanterman High School
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital
- Los Angeles County Superior Court, Metropolitan Courthouse
- St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church
References
edit- ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Lozano, Carlos (November 2, 2019). "Metro rail service between Los Angeles and Long Beach reopens". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
- ^ "Grand Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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