7th St/Metro Center (LACMTA station)

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A Long Beach-bound Blue Line train departs 7th/Metro Center

7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon

Station statistics

Address

660 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles 90017

Lines

Street Level

Middle Level

Lower Level

Platforms

Blue Line Platform:
Side platforms
Red/Purple Line Platform:
Island platform

Parking

None

Bicycle facilities

None

Other information

Opened

Blue Line Platform:
February, 1991
Red/Purple Line Platform:
January 30, 1993

Accessible

Passengers board a North Hollywood-bound Red Line train at 7th/Metro Center

7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon station serves as a major a stop and transfer point for the Metro system. It offers transfers to the Red Line and Purple Line subways, it serves as the terminus of the Blue Line light rail line, when it is completed it will also serve as the terminus of the Expo Line light rail line, for buses, it also serves as a major stop for all Metro Express buses on the Harbor Transitway, along with 2 Metro Rapid lines, 22 Metro Local lines, and commuter and local services from 9 other agencies. The station also and serves the businesses (and their many commuters) of Los Angeles's Financial District, in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

The station has two levels; the lower level is an island platform serving the Red Line and Purple Line subways, while the upper level is a side platform, serving the Blue Line light rail. The station is situated on West 7th Street, with entrances on the corners of 7th and Figueroa Street, 7th and Flower Street, and 7th and Hope Street.

Recent proposals for expansion of the rail system would extend the Blue Line through downtown Los Angeles via the Financial District and the Bunker Hill area to Union Station. This station also has a surname of Julian Dixon, in honor of the California congressman who died of a heart attack in 2000.

1 Nearby sights and attractions
2 Connections
3 External link

[edit] Nearby sights and attractions

Wilshire Grand Hotel
Seventh Market Place
Aon Center (Los Angeles)
ARCO Center
Good Samaritan Hospital
777 Tower
Citicorp Tower
Sanwa Plaza
One Wilshire Plaza
Bank of California Headquarters
Richard J. Riordan Central Library
Union Bank Building
Westin-Bonaventure Hotel
444 Building
Los Angeles Visitors Information Center

[edit] Connections

[edit] Metro Services

Metro Local: 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 26, 37, 51, 52, 60, 62, 66, 76, 78, 79, 81, 316, 352, 366, 376, 378, 381
Metro Express: 439, 460, 484, 485, 487, 489, 490
Metro Rapid: 714, 720

[edit] Harbor Transitway Services

Metro Express: 444, 445, 446, 447, 450X*

[edit] Other Local and Commuter Services

Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 785*
Foothill Transit Local Plus: 480, 482, 486, 488, 492, 494
Foothill Transit Commuter Express: 493, 497, 498, 499, 699
LADOT Commuter Express: 409, 422, 423, 430, 431, 437, 438, 448, 534
LADOT DASH: A, B, C, DD (Weekends Only), E (Weekends Only), F (Weekends Only)
Montebello Bus Lines: 40, 50, 341*, 342*, 343*
Orange County Transportation Authority: 701*, 721*
Santa Clarita Transit: 799*
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus: 10
Torrance Transit: 1, 2

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

[edit] External link

Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 34.048677° -118.258703°
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Previous station	Metro Rail System	Next station
Westlake/MacArthur Park Westbound toward North Hollywood	Red Line	Pershing Square Eastbound toward Union Station
Westlake/MacArthur Park Westbound toward Wilshire/Western	Purple Line	Pershing Square Eastbound toward Union Station
Terminus	Blue Line	Pico Southbound toward Transit Mall
Previous station	Metro Transitway System	Next station
Union Station Northbound Terminus	Harbor Transitway	Pico Southbound toward Pacific Coast Highway (Harbor Transitway)