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Pershing Square (LACMTA Station)
Encyclopedia
Pershing Square Station is a heavy-rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail
system. It is located on Hill Street between 4th and 5th Streets, near Pershing Square
in Downtown Los Angeles
. This station is served by the Red Line and the Purple Line and various local bus services. The Silver Line heading northbound to El Monte stops at the street level (Olive/ 5th Street). The Silver Line heading southbound to Artesia Transit Center does not stop near the station.
The station uses an island platform
layout and is decorated with a neon art piece by Stephen Antonakos. The work pays tribute to the first neon sign in the United States, which was hung in 1924 in the Pershing Square area.
Red and Purple Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.
Silver Line service hours are approximately from 4:15 AM until 1:45 AM Monday- Friday & 5:00 A.M.- 1:45 A.M. Saturdays/ Sundays & Holidays.
Metro bus services
Metro Local
: 2, 4, 10, 14, 16, 18, 28, 30, 33, 37, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48, 53, 55, 62, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 302, 316, 355, 378
Other local and commuter bus services
Foothill Transit
: 481*, Silver Streak
Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.
"Takers"
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 on Hill Street between 4th and 5th Streets, near Pershing Square
Pershing Square (Los Angeles)
Pershing Square is a public park in downtown Los Angeles, California. The park is exactly one square block in size, bounded by 5th Street to the north, 6th Street to the south, Hill Street to the east, and Olive Street to the west...
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 Red Line and the Purple Line and various local bus services. The Silver Line heading northbound to El Monte stops at the street level (Olive/ 5th Street). The Silver Line heading southbound to Artesia Transit Center does not stop near the station.
The station uses an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
layout and is decorated with a neon art piece by Stephen Antonakos. The work pays tribute to the first neon sign in the United States, which was hung in 1924 in the Pershing Square area.
Services
Rail servicesRed and Purple Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.
Silver Line service hours are approximately from 4:15 AM until 1:45 AM Monday- Friday & 5:00 A.M.- 1:45 A.M. Saturdays/ Sundays & Holidays.
Metro bus services
Metro Local
Metro Local
Metro 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...
: 2, 4, 10, 14, 16, 18, 28, 30, 33, 37, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48, 53, 55, 62, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 302, 316, 355, 378
- Metro ExpressMetro ExpressMetro Express is a form of express bus service in Los Angeles County, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Buses are usually express for a portion of the route, then run either local or limited stop in other areas...
: 460, 487, 489 - 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...
: 720, 728, 730, 740, 745, 770, 794 - Metro Liner: Silver LineMetro Silver Line (LACMTA)The Silver Line is a bus rapid transit line which operates between El Monte Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Downtown Los Angeles and the Artesia Transit Center. The line, one of two on the Metro Liner system, uses High-occupancy vehicle lanes on the El Monte Busway and Harbor Transitway...
(Northbound Only)
Other local and commuter bus services
Foothill Transit
Foothill Transit
Foothill Transit is a joint powers authority of 21 member cities in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. It operates a fixed-route bus public transit service in the San Gabriel Valley of Greater Los Angeles, California.-Overview:...
: 481*, Silver Streak
Silver Streak (bus)
The Silver Streak is a bus rapid transit system operated by Foothill Transit between Los Angeles and Montclair. Service began on March 18, 2007 and also resulted in a restructuring of service. The idea of the Silver Streak came when Line 480, Foothill's most popular line, became a very busy bus...
- LADOT Commuter Express: 413*, 419*
- LADOT DASH: B, C, D, DD (weekends only)
- Montebello Transit: 40, 50, 341*, 342*, 343*
- Orange County Transportation AuthorityOrange County Transportation AuthorityThe Orange County Transportation Authority is the public sector transportation planning body and mass transit service provider for Orange County, California. Its ancestor agencies include not only the prior Orange County Transit District but also such diverse entities as the Pacific Electric...
: 701*, 721* - 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
Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.
Attractions
- Pershing SquarePershing Square (Los Angeles)Pershing Square is a public park in downtown Los Angeles, California. The park is exactly one square block in size, bounded by 5th Street to the north, 6th Street to the south, Hill Street to the east, and Olive Street to the west...
- Historic Core/BroadwayHistoric Core, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Historic Core is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles between Hill and Main streets on the west and east, and 3rd and 9th street on the north and south. It overlaps with the Jewelry District on its western end and Skid Row on its eastern end. It was the center of the city before World War II...
- Jewelry DistrictJewelry District, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Jewelry District is a section of Downtown Los Angeles where a variety of jeweled products are sold.According to the Los Angeles Convention Center and Visitor's Bureau, it is the largest jewelry district in the United States. The annual reported sales from the Jewelry District is just under $3...
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- Grand Central Market
- Hilton Checkers Hotel
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- Millennium Biltmore HotelMillennium Biltmore HotelThe Millennium Biltmore Hotel, originally named the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel of the Biltmore Hotels group, is a luxury hotel located on Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Upon its grand opening in 1923, the Los Angeles Biltmore was the largest hotel west of Chicago, Illinois in...
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- Richard J. Riordan Central LibraryLos Angeles Public LibraryThe Los Angeles Public Library system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California, United States. With over 6 million volumes, LAPL is one of the largest publicly funded library systems in the world. The system is overseen by a Board of Library Commissioners with five members appointed by the...
- Title Guarantee and Trust Company BuildingTitle Guarantee and Trust Company BuildingThe Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building is an Art Deco style highrise building on Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles that was built in 1930. The building was designed by The Parkinsons who also designed many Los Angeles landmarks, including Los Angeles City Hall and Bullocks Wilshire. ...
- Angels Knoll park
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"Takers"