Pershing Square station

{{Short description|Los Angeles Metro Rail station}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{primary sources|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox station

| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail

| name = Pershing Square

| symbol_location = losangeles

| symbol = B

| symbol2 = D

| symbol3 = J

| image = Pershing Square platform 2016.jpg

| image_caption = Pershing Square station platform in 2016

| address = 500 South Hill Street

| borough = Los Angeles, California

| coordinates = {{coord|34.0543|-118.2467|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

| platform = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| connections = See connections section

| structure = Underground

| parking = Paid parking nearby

| bicycle = Metro Bike Share station,{{Cite web |title=Station Map |url=https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/ |access-date=November 13, 2021 |website=Metro Bike Share |date=January 27, 2015 |language=en-US |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102233640/https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/ |url-status=live }} racks and lockers{{Cite web |title=Secure Bike Parking on Metro |url=https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |access-date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |url-status=dead }}

| status =

| opened = {{Start date and age|1993|01|30}}

| pass_year = {{LAMetro Ridership|date}}

| passengers = {{LAMetro Ridership|Pershing Square|no}} ({{abbr|avg. wkdy|average weekday}} boardings, rail only){{LAMetro Ridership|citation}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations

| system1 = Los Angeles Metro Rail

| line1 = B | left1 = 7th Street/Metro Center | right1 = Civic Center/Grand Park

| line2 = D | left2 = 7th Street/Metro Center | right2 = Civic Center/Grand Park

|system3 = Los Angeles Metro Busway

| line3 = J | left3 = 7th Street/Metro Center | right3 = Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill | note-mid3 = (street service) | to-left3 = Harbor Gateway or San Pedro | to-right3 = El Monte | note-left3 = (with interim stop)

}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 14

}}

Pershing Square station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line and D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has street-level stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located under Hill Street between 4th and 5th Street.{{Cite web |title=Pershing Square Connections |url=http://media.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/map_connections_pershingsq.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412173804/http://media.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/map_connections_pershingsq.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |access-date=December 7, 2021 |website=Metro}} It is located in Downtown Los Angeles with one station entrance across the street from Pershing Square, after which the station is named, and the other is located near the historic Angels Flight funicular which provides access to the high-rise office buildings in the Bunker Hill neighborhood.

Service

= Hours and frequency =

{{LA Metro hours and frequency|B/D}}

{{LA Metro hours and frequency|J}}

= Connections =

In addition to the rail and busway services, Pershing Square station is a major hub for municipal bus lines. {{As of|2023|9|10|df=us}}, the following connections are available:{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2023 |title=B & D Line Timetable – Connections section |url=https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/15122720/802_TT_09-10-23-Revised.pdf |access-date=January 20, 2025 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |page=2}}

  • City of Commerce Transit: 600{{Cite web |date=October 2022 |title=City of Commerce Transit System Map |url=https://www.ci.commerce.ca.us/Home/ShowDocument?id=170 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |website=City of Commerce Transit}}
  • Foothill Transit: Silver Streak
  • LADOT Commuter Express: {{LADOT route|419}}*
  • LADOT DASH: B, D
  • Los Angeles Metro Bus: {{LA Metro route|4}}, {{LA Metro route|10}}, {{LA Metro route|14}}, {{LA Metro route|16}}, {{LA Metro route|18}}, {{LA Metro route|28}}, {{LA Metro route|30}}, {{LA Metro route|33}}, {{LA Metro route|37}}, {{LA Metro route|38}}, {{LA Metro route|40}}, {{LA Metro route|45}}, {{LA Metro route|48}}, {{LA Metro route|53}}, {{LA Metro route|55}}, {{LA Metro route|62}}, {{LA Metro route|76}}, {{LA Metro route|78}}, {{LA Metro route|81}}, {{LA Metro route|92}}, {{LA Metro route|94}}, Express{{nbsp}}{{LA Metro route|460}}, Express{{nbsp}}{{LA Metro route|487}}, Express{{nbsp}}{{LA Metro route|489}}*, Rapid{{nbsp}}{{LA Metro route|720}}
  • Montebello Bus Lines: 40, 50, 90{{nbsp}}Express
  • Torrance Transit: 4X*

Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.

Notable places nearby

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

Station artwork

File:Pershing Square mezzanine 2016.jpg

The station 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.{{Cite web |title=Neons for Pershing Square |url=https://art.metro.net/artworks/neons-for-pershing-square/ |access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=Metro Art |language=en-US |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024152914/https://art.metro.net/artworks/neons-for-pershing-square/ |url-status=live }}

References

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