East LA Civic Center station
East LA Civic Center station is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of 3rd Street and Mednik Avenue in East Los Angeles, California, adjacent to the Los Angeles County government buildings of the East Los Angeles Civic Center, after which the station is named. This station opened on November 15, 2009, as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension.
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| Location | 4780 East 3rd Street East Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.0332°N 118.1614°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | November 15, 2009 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | 3rd/Mednik | ||||||||||
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Service
Station layout
East LA Civic Center station utilizes a simple island platform setup with two tracks in the median of East 3rd Street. There are two ramps for platform access, one at the intersection of Civic Center Way, leading to the namesake East LA Civic Center, and the other at the intersection of South Mednik Avenue.
| Westbound | ← E Line toward Santa Monica (Maravilla) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Eastbound | E Line toward Atlantic (Terminus) → |
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.[1]
Connections
The station is located near the Dionicio Morales Transit Plaza, the hub for El Sol, the neighborhood shuttle bus system for East Los Angeles. As of June 16, 2023, the following connections are available:[2]
- El Sol: City Terrace/ELAC, Union Pacific/Salazar Park, Whittier Blvd./Saybrook Park
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 106, 258
- Montebello Transit: 40
References
- "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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