LATTC/Ortho Institute station

LATTC/Ortho Institute station, officially Los Angeles Trade–Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children station, is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside Flower Street between 23rd Street and Adams Boulevard.[2] The station is located near the Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (LATTC) and the Orthopaedic Institute for Children (Ortho Institute), after which the station is named. In addition to the LATTC campus and the Ortho Institute, the station also serves the North University Park neighborhood. The station also has nearby stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system, southbound buses stop on Flower Street, across from the station at both 23rd Street and Adams Boulevard and northbound buses stop on Figueroa Street, one block to the west.

LATTC/Ortho Institute
E Line  J Line 
LATTC/Ortho Institute station platform in 2022
General information
Other namesLos Angeles Trade–Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Location2460 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34.0302°N 118.2730°W / 34.0302; -118.2730
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station,[1] and racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedApril 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
Previous names23rd Street (2012–2014)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Jefferson/USC
toward Santa Monica
 E Line Pico
toward Atlantic
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Grand/LATTC
toward El Monte
 J Line 37th Street/USC
(with interim stops)
toward San Pedro
Location

Service
Metro J Line stop at Flower Street and 23rd Street

Station layout
Busway stops Flower/23rd
(Southbound)		 →  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Adams Bl) →
Figueroa/23rd
(Northbound)		 ←  J Line toward El Monte (Grand/LATTC)
Rail platform Westbound ←  E Line toward Santa Monica (Jefferson/USC)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →  E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pico) →

Hours and frequency

E Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Trains operate every 10 minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Evening service (after 7 p.m.) is every 20 minutes.[3]

J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center as route 910, with some trips continuing on to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to ten minutes during peak hours, with longer headways of 15 minutes during the daytime, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 20 minutes most of the day, with longer headways of 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight.[4]

Connections

As of June 16, 2023, the following connections are available:[5]

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

The station's art was created by artist Christofer C. Dierdorff. Entitled The Intimacy of Place, the installation uses photographs of the fronts and backs of the heads of local people, creating intimate portraits that show each individual in the context of her/his role in the community.[6]

References
  1. "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. "Grand Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. "The Intimacy of Place". Metro Art. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

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