Grand (LACMTA Station)
Encyclopedia
Grand Station is an at-grade light rail
station
in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail
system. It is located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Washington Boulevard, in Downtown Los Angeles
. This station is served by the Blue Line.
The station is located in the median of Washington Boulevard west of Grand Avenue, and has a center platform. It is heavily used by students at L.A. Trade Tech College.
Currently, this is the closest Blue Line station to the University of Southern California
and Exposition Park
.
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Metro Rail is the rapid transit rail system consisting of five separate lines serving 70 stations in the Los Angeles County, California area. The new Expo line is due to enter service in early 2012. It connects with the Metro liner bus rapid transit system and also with the Metrolink commuter...
system. It is located at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Washington Boulevard, in Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...
. This station is served by the Blue Line.
The station is located in the median of Washington Boulevard west of Grand Avenue, and has a center platform. It is heavily used by students at L.A. Trade Tech College.
Currently, this is the closest Blue Line station to the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and Exposition Park
Exposition Park
Exposition Park is the name of more than one place:*Exposition Park - a neighborhood in south Dallas, Texas*Exposition Park - A former baseball park in Kansas City...
.
Metro Rail service
Blue Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.Bus connections
- Metro LocalMetro LocalMetro Local is a bus system in Los Angeles County operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . This retronym designation was placed to differentiate it from the Metro Rapid service...
: 14, 35, 37, 38, 55, 603 - Metro RapidMetro RapidMetro Rapid is a bus rapid transit service in Los Angeles County, California that operates in mixed traffic environments and has fewer stops than the Metro Local service. The system is mainly operated by LACMTA. Two routes are operated by Santa Monica Transit and one by Culver City Transit...
: 770 - LADOT DASH: D, Pico Union/Echo Park
- Torrance TransitTorrance TransitTorrance Transit is a transit agency serving mainly the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.-Routes:Torrance Transit is a transit agency serving mainly the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.-Routes:...
: 1, 2
Neighborhood and destinations
- Grand Olympic AuditoriumGrand Olympic AuditoriumThe Grand Olympic Auditorium is the former name of a sports venue in Los Angeles, California, United States. Located at 1801 S. Grand Avenue, the venue was built in 1924 specifically for the 1932 Summer Olympics, which saw the boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling events held there. At the time it...
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Mount St. Mary's CollegeMount St. Mary's CollegeMount St. Mary's College is a private, independent, Catholic liberal arts college, primarily for women, in Los Angeles, California. The college was founded in 1925 by the Sisters of St...
- Doheny campus - St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic ChurchSt. Vincent de Paul Church (Los Angeles, California)St. Vincent de Paul Church is a Roman Catholic parish and Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in the West Adams section of Los Angeles, California. The church was built in the 1920s and designed by architect Albert C. Martin, Sr...
- Lanterman High School
- Traffic Court
- Orthopaedic Hospital