Expo/La Brea station

Expo/La Brea
La Brea/Expo station, under construction in 2011
General information
Other names	Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley
Location	5060 West Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0248°N 118.3552°W / 34.0248; -118.3552
Owned by	Metro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	LADOT DASH Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1875 (1875-10-17)
Rebuilt	April 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
Previous names	Airville
Passengers
FY 2024	1,453 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station La Cienega/Jefferson toward Santa Monica E Line Farmdale toward East Los Angeles
Former services Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Sentous towards Rustic Canyon Air Line Cienega towards Pacific Electric Building
Location

Expo/La Brea station is an elevated light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located over the intersection of Exposition Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, after which the station is named, in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.[3]

The official name of the station changed to Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley on October 10, 2015, in honor of Ethel Bradley, the wife of former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley.

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

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.[4]

Connections

As of December 15, 2024^[update], the following connections are available:[5]

• LADOT DASH: Crenshaw
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 38, 212

Notable places nearby

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

• Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex

Station artwork

The station's art was created by artist Jose Lozano. Entitled LA Metro Lotería, the installation depicts scenes related to using LA's Metro system in the style of a Lotería card game.[6]

References

1. "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
2. "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
3. "Exposition Bl/Culver City Connections" (PDF). Metro. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
4. >"E Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
5. "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
6. "LA Metro Lotería". Metro Art. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2021.