Soto station

For the G Line station, see De Soto station.

Soto
Soto station platform
General information
Location	2330 East 1st Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0440°N 118.2106°W / 34.0440; -118.2106
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)
Passengers
FY 2024	988 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Mariachi Plaza toward Santa Monica E Line Indiana toward East Los Angeles
Former services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Indiana toward Atlantic L Line Mariachi Plaza toward APU/Citrus College
Location

Soto station is an underground light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located underneath 1st Street at its intersection with Soto Street in the heart of the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.[3] This station opened in 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension and was one of two underground stations on the Eastside Extension (the other being Mariachi Plaza).

Service

Station layout

There are two levels underground: a mezzanine with ticket machines and gates, and below that, an island platform with two tracks. There is one entrance to the station located at the intersection of 1st Street and South Soto Street.

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]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 106, 251, 605

Points of Interest

The station is walkable to one of the last Pioneer Chicken restaurants in the LA Region, a former chain known for a distinctive breading and unique menu options such as gizzards. In addition, the Evergreen Cemetery interns a number of historically significant figures from the Los Angeles pioneer era. Hollenbeck Park is a historic public park designed in late Victorian style.

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. Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension destination map Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine LACMTA Retrieved 2009-10-10.
4. "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
5. "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025.

External links

Media related to Soto (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons