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Expo/Western
Expo/Western
	Expo/Western station platform
General information
Location	1573 West Exposition Boulevard; Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°01′06″N 118°18′32″W / 34.0182°N 118.3089°W
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 farside side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1875; 148 years ago
Rebuilt	April 28, 2012; 12 years ago
Previous names	Western
Services
Former services
Location
Location

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Expo/Western station is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the center median of Exposition Boulevard at its intersection with Western Avenue, after which the station is named, in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.^[1]

History

Originally a stop on the Los Angeles and Independence and Pacific Electric railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953, with the closure of the Santa Monica Air Line and remained out of service until re-opening on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt for the opening of the Expo Line from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.

Service

Station layout

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound	← E Line toward Santa Monica (Expo/Crenshaw)
Eastbound	→ E Line toward East Los Angeles (Expo/Vermont) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

The station has "far-side" platforms: this means that the platforms are positioned on opposite sides of the intersection, and trains always stop at the platform after crossing the intersection.

Hours and frequency

E 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.^[2]

Connections

As of December 10, 2023^[update], the following connections are available:^[3]

Los Angeles Metro Bus: 102, 207

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

James A. Foshay Learning Center

Station artwork

The station's art was created by artist Ronald J. Llanos. Entitled Ephemeral Views: A Visual Essay, the installation depicts scenes of "the many characters who activate Los Angeles street life."^[4]

References

^ "Exposition Park & USC Area Connections" (PDF). Metro. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ "Neighborhood Portrait: Reconstructed". Metro Art. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

Media related to Expo / Western (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Exposition Park & USC Area Connections" (PDF). Metro. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[2] "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

[3] "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[4] "Neighborhood Portrait: Reconstructed". Metro Art. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

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-| name              = Expo/Western
+| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail
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+| name = Expo/Western
-| symbol            = E
+| symbol_location = losangeles
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+| symbol = E
-| image             = Expo & Western- Metro Expo Line Station 1.JPG
-| image_caption     = Station art on the eastbound platform of the Expo/Western Station.
+| image = HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Expo-Western, Platform View.jpg
+| image_caption = Expo/Western station platform
-| address           = 1573 Exposition Boulevard, Exposition Park, Los Angeles
+| address = 1573 West Exposition Boulevard
-| coordinates       = {{coord|34.0182|-118.3089|display=inline,title}}
+| borough = [[Los Angeles]], California
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+| coordinates = {{coord|34.0182|-118.3089|display=inline,title}}
-| other             = [[Metro Local]]: 102, 207<br/>[[Metro Rapid]]: 757
+| owned = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
-| connections       =
-| platform          = 2 farside
+| platform = 2 farside [[side platform]]s
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+| tracks = 2
+| connections = [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]
-| ADA               = yes
+| structure = At-grade
-| code              =
-| parking           = none
+| parking =
-| bicycle           = 10 bike racks
+| bicycle = [[Bicycle parking rack|Racks]]
+| accessible = Yes
-| owned             = Metro
+| status = <!-- Only use when station is non-operational -->
-| former            = [[Santa Monica Air Line (Pacific Electric)|Western]]
+| opened = {{Start date and age|1875|10|17}}
-| status            = in service
+| closed =
-| opened            = {{start date and age|1875|Oct|17|mf=yes}}
+| rebuilt = {{Start date and age|2012|04|28}}
-| closed            =
+| former = [[Santa Monica Air Line|Western]]
-| rebuilt           = {{start date and age|2012|Apr|28|mf=yes}}
+| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=E|left=Expo/Crenshaw|right=Expo/Vermont}}
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+| other_services_header = Former services
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+| other_services_collapsible = yes
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+| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system3=Pacific Electric|line3=Air Line|left3=11th Ave|right3=Vermont}}
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-'''Expo/Western''' is an at-grade [[light rail]] [[Metro station|station]] in the [[Los Angeles County Metro Rail]] system, located at the intersection of [[Western Avenue (Los Angeles)|Western Avenue]] and Exposition Boulevard, in the [[Exposition Park, Los Angeles|Exposition Park]] District of [[Los Angeles]].  This station is served by the [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|E Line]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://backup.buildexpo.org/phase1_overview.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-01-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224042/http://backup.buildexpo.org/phase1_overview.php |archivedate=2013-10-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.metro.net/documents/line-806_1571341545.pdf|title=E Line Map}}</ref>
+'''Expo/Western station''' is an at-grade [[light rail]] station on the [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|E Line]] of the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. The station is located in the center median of Exposition Boulevard at its intersection with [[Western Avenue (Los Angeles)|Western Avenue]], after which the station is named, in the [[West Adams, Los Angeles|West Adams]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2012 |title=Exposition Park & USC Area Connections |url=http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/120489_exposition_park__usc_area_connections__jun_2012.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018110127/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/120489_exposition_park__usc_area_connections__jun_2012.pdf |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=January 8, 2022 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]]}}</ref>
-==Service==
+== History ==
+Originally a stop on the [[Los Angeles and Independence Railroad|Los Angeles and Independence]] and [[Pacific Electric]] railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953, with the closure of the [[Santa Monica Air Line]] and remained out of service until re-opening on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt for the opening of the [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Expo Line]] from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.
-===Metro Rail service===
+== Service ==
+=== Station layout ===
-Expo Line service hours are approximately from 4 AM to 12:30 AM daily. Service resumed Saturday, April 28, 2012. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.
+{{LACMTA Platform Layout E Line Surface}}
+The station has "far-side" platforms: this means that the platforms are positioned on opposite sides of the intersection, and trains always stop at the platform ''after'' crossing the intersection.
-==Location and design==
+=== Hours and frequency ===
+{{LA Metro hours and frequency|E}}
-{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
-|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=5% rowspan=4 valign=top|'''Platform'''
-|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right </small>
-|width=1% rowspan=4|{{Rotate text|270|[[Western Avenue (Los Angeles)|Western Avenue]]}}
-|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2 rowspan=2|
-|-
-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=10%|'''Westbound'''
-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=35%|← {{LACMTA icon|Expo|showtext=yes}}toward [[Downtown Santa Monica (Los Angeles Metro station)|Downtown Santa Monica]] <small>([[Expo/Crenshaw (Los Angeles Metro station)|Expo/Crenshaw]])</small>
-|-
-|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2 rowspan=2|
-|style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;border-top:solid 0px gray;" width=10%|'''Eastbound'''
-|style="border-bottom:solid 0px gray;" width=35%|{{LACMTA icon|Expo|showtext=yes}}toward [[7th Street/Metro Center (Los Angeles Metro station)|7th Street/Metro Center]] <small>([[Expo/Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station)|Expo/Vermont]])</small> →
-|-
-|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right </small>
-|}
+=== Connections ===
-Expo/Western is located in a primarily residential and neighborhood in the [[West Adams, Los Angeles|West Adams]] District.
+{{As of|2023|12|10|df=US}}, the following connections are available:<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2023 |title=E Line Timetable – Connections section |url=https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01154128/804_TT_12-10-23-1.pdf |access-date=December 26, 2023 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |page=1}}</ref>
+* [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]: {{LA Metro route|102}}, {{LA Metro route|207}}
+== Notable places nearby ==
-The station is within walking distance to the following attractions:
+The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
-*[[MLK Jr.]] [[Elementary School]]
 *[[James A. Foshay Learning Center]]
+== Station artwork ==
+The station's art was created by artist Ronald J. Llanos.  Entitled ''Ephemeral Views: A Visual Essay'', the installation depicts scenes of "the many characters who activate Los Angeles street life."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neighborhood Portrait: Reconstructed |url=https://art.metro.net/artworks/neighborhood-portrait-reconstructed/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 7, 2021 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] Art |language=en-US |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224202506/https://art.metro.net/artworks/neighborhood-portrait-reconstructed/ }}</ref>
+== References ==
-The station has "far-side" platforms: this means that the platforms are positioned on opposite sides of the intersection, and trains always stop at the platform ''after'' crossing the intersection.
-The station's art was created by artist Ronald J. Llanos.  Entitled ''Ephemeral Views: A Visual Essay'', the installation depicts scenes of "the many characters who activate Los Angeles street life." <ref>{{cite web |url=http://backup.buildexpo.org/expoartistsbiopage.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-01-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230238/http://backup.buildexpo.org/expoartistsbiopage.php |archivedate=2013-10-04 }}</ref>
-==History==
-Originally a stop on the [[Los Angeles and Independence Railroad|Los Angeles and Independence]] and [[Pacific Electric]] railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953 with closure of the [[Santa Monica Air Line (Pacific Electric)|Santa Monica Air Line]] and remained out of service until re-opening on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt for the opening of the [[Expo Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Expo Line]] from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.
-==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Commons category-inline|Expo / Western (Los Angeles Metro station)}}
-==External links==
-{{Commonscat-inline|Expo / Western (Los Angeles Metro station)}}
+{{Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway stations navbox}}
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140208173705/http://www.buildexpo.org/ Metro Expo Line Construction Authority]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120504115514/http://www.metro.net/projects/exposition/ Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 1 to Culver City]
-{{-}}
-{{Metro E Line navbox}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Expo Western (Los Angeles Metro station)}}
+[[Category:E Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations]]
-[[Category:E Line (Los Angeles Metro)]]
 [[Category:Railway stations in Los Angeles]]
-[[Category:Los Angeles Metro Rail stations]]
 [[Category:Exposition Park (Los Angeles neighborhood)]]
 [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2012]]
 [[Category:2012 establishments in California]]
+[[Category:Pacific Electric stations]]

v t e Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway stations
A Line	Pomona La Verne San Dimas Glendora APU/Citrus College Azusa Downtown Irwindale Duarte/City of Hope Monrovia Arcadia Sierra Madre Villa Allen Lake Memorial Park Del Mar Fillmore South Pasadena Highland Park Southwest Museum Heritage Square Lincoln/Cypress Chinatown Union Station Little Tokyo/Arts District Historic Broadway Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill 7th Street/Metro Center Pico Grand/LATTC San Pedro Street Washington Vernon Slauson Florence Firestone 103rd Street/Watts Towers Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Compton Artesia Del Amo Wardlow Willow Street Pacific Coast Highway Anaheim Street 5th Street 1st Street Downtown Long Beach Pacific Avenue
B Line	North Hollywood Universal City/Studio City Hollywood/Highland Hollywood/Vine Hollywood/Western Vermont/Sunset Vermont/Santa Monica Vermont/Beverly Wilshire/Vermont Westlake/MacArthur Park 7th Street/Metro Center Pershing Square Civic Center/Grand Park Union Station
C Line	LAX/Metro Transit Center Aviation/Century Redondo Beach Douglas El Segundo Mariposa Aviation/LAX Hawthorne/Lennox Crenshaw Vermont/Athens Harbor Freeway Avalon Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Long Beach Boulevard Lakewood Boulevard Norwalk
D Line	Westwood/VA Hospital Westwood/UCLA Century City/Constellation Wilshire/Rodeo Wilshire/La Cienega Wilshire/Fairfax Wilshire/La Brea Wilshire/Western Wilshire/Normandie Wilshire/Vermont Westlake/MacArthur Park 7th Street/Metro Center Pershing Square Civic Center/Grand Park Union Station
E Line	Downtown Santa Monica 17th Street/SMC 26th Street/Bergamot Expo/Bundy Expo/Sepulveda Westwood/Rancho Park Palms Culver City La Cienega/Jefferson Expo/La Brea Farmdale Expo/Crenshaw Expo/Western Expo/Vermont Expo Park/USC Jefferson/USC LATTC/Ortho Institute Pico 7th Street/Metro Center Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Historic Broadway Little Tokyo/Arts District Pico/Aliso Mariachi Plaza Soto Indiana Maravilla East LA Civic Center Atlantic
G Line	Chatsworth Nordhoff Roscoe Sherman Way Canoga De Soto Pierce College Tampa Reseda Balboa Woodley Sepulveda Van Nuys Woodman Valley College Laurel Canyon North Hollywood
J Line	El Monte Cal State LA LA General Medical Center Union Station 37th Street/USC Slauson Manchester Harbor Freeway Rosecrans Harbor Gateway Carson Pacific Coast Highway
K Line	Expo/Crenshaw Martin Luther King Jr. Leimert Park Hyde Park Fairview Heights Downtown Inglewood Westchester/Veterans LAX/Metro Transit Center Aviation/Century Mariposa El Segundo Douglas Redondo Beach
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