Historic Broadway station
Historic Broadway station is an underground light rail station on the A Line and the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the southeast corner of 2nd Street and Broadway in the Historic Core section of Downtown Los Angeles.[2] In planning documents, the station was originally going to be named 2nd St/Broadway.[3]

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General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 202 South Broadway Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.052023°N 118.246104°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | See Connections section | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Paid parking nearby | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks, lockers | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | June 16, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | 2nd St/Broadway | |||||||||||||||
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Historic Broadway was built as part of the Regional Connector project, a tunnel through Downtown Los Angeles. The station is sited in privately owned land and required an agreement with the property's owner, which reserved the right to build a high-rise building above the station entrance on the site in the future. It was constructed via the sequential excavation method, the first time Metro has utilized the process.[4]
Service
Station layout
S | Street plaza | Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines |
C | Concourse | To Entrance/Exit |
P Platform level | Northbound/ Eastbound |
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Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Southbound/ Westbound |
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Hours and frequency
A 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.[5]
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.[6]
Connections
As of June 16, 2023, the following connections are available:[7]
- Los Angeles Metro Busway: J Line (910/950) at Civic Center/Grand Park
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 4, 10, 14, 28, 30, 33, 37, 40, 45, 48, 76, 78, 81, 90, 92, 94, Express 487, Express 489*
- Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 785*
- Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): Rapid 10*
- City of Santa Clarita Transit: 799*
- Foothill Transit: Silver Streak, 493*, 495*, 497*, 498*, 499*, 699*
- LADOT Commuter Express: 409*, 419*, 422*, 423*, 431*, 437*, 438*, 448*, 534*
- LADOT DASH: A, B, D
- Montebello Bus Lines: 90 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:[8]
- Ace Hotel Los Angeles
- Angels Flight
- Bradbury Building
- Broadway Theater District
- Caltrans District 7 Headquarters
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
- Cathedral of Saint Vibiana
- Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
- Continental Building
- Grand Central Market
- Grand Park
- Hellman Building
- Higgins Building
- Hotel Alexandria
- Hotel Rosslyn Annex
- Los Angeles City Hall
- Los Angeles Department of Transportation Headquarters
- Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters
- Los Angeles Stock Exchange Building
- Los Angeles Theatre
- Los Angeles Theatre Center
- Mayan Theater
- Metropolitan Building
- Million Dollar Theater
- Orpheum Theatre
- Pacific Electric Building
- San Fernando Building
- State Theatre
- Times Mirror Square
- Tower Theatre
References
- "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- "2nd St/Broadway Station". Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- "Actions taken today by the Metro Board of Directors". 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "Tunnel Achievement Award: LA Metro's Regional Connector". Tunnel Business Magazine. 12 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- "Downtown Los Angeles Destination Guide" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 8, 2023.