Expo/Western station
{{Short description|Los Angeles Metro Rail station}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox station
| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail
| name = Expo/Western
| symbol_location = losangeles
| symbol = E
| image = HSY- Los Angeles Metro, Expo-Western, Platform View.jpg
| image_caption = Expo/Western station platform, 2015
| address = 1573 West Exposition Boulevard
| borough = Los Angeles, California
| coordinates = {{coord|34.0182|-118.3089|display=inline,title}}
| owned = Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
| platform = 2 farside side platforms
| tracks = 2
| connections = Los Angeles Metro Bus
| structure = At-grade
| parking =
| bicycle = Racks
| accessible = Yes
| status =
| opened = {{Start date|1875|10|17}}
| rebuilt = {{Start date|2012|04|28}}
| former = Western
| pass_year = {{LAMetro Ridership|date}}
| passengers = {{LAMetro Ridership|Expo/Western}}
| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=E|left=Expo/Crenshaw|right=Expo/Vermont}}
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system3=Pacific Electric|line3=Air Line|left3=11th Ave|right3=Vermont}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
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.{{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=Metro}}
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 =
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 =
{{LA Metro hours and frequency|E}}
= Connections =
{{As of|2024|12|15|df=us}}, the following connections are available:{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2024 |title=E Line Timetable – Connections section |url=https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/12183221/804_TT_12-15-24.pdf |access-date=January 13, 2025 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |page=1}}
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: {{LA Metro route|102}}, {{LA Metro route|207}}
Notable places nearby
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
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."{{Cite web |title=Neighborhood Portrait: Reconstructed |url=https://art.metro.net/artworks/neighborhood-portrait-reconstructed/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 7, 2021 |website=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/ }}
References
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Category:E Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations
Category:Railway stations in Los Angeles
Category:Exposition Park (Los Angeles neighborhood)
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2012