Civic Center/Grand Park station

Civic Center/Grand Park
Location	101 South Hill Street Los Angeles, CA 90013
Coordinates	34°03′15″N 118°14′48″W / 34.0543°N 118.2467°W
Owned by	Metro
Line(s)	Metro Rail:  Red Line   Purple Line  Metro Liner:  Silver Line
Platforms	1 underground center platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	none
Bicycle facilities	6 bike rack spaces 6 locker spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	in service
History
Opened	January 30, 1993
Previous names	Civic Center (1993–2013)
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station Pershing Square toward North Hollywood Red Line Union Station Terminus Pershing Square toward Wilshire/Western Purple Line Metro Liner Pershing Square (with interim stops) toward Harbor Gateway Silver Line (street service) Union Station (with interim stops) toward El Monte

The view of the station from the upper floor.

Civic Center/Grand Park, formerly Civic Center, is a heavy-rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located on Hill Street between 1st and Temple Streets in the Civic Center area of Downtown Los Angeles. The station is officially named Civic Center/Grand Park/Tom Bradley after former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, who had a pivotal role in turning the subway into reality.

This station is served by the Red Line and the Purple Line.^[1][2] It is also served by the Metro Silver Line (BRT) at street level.^[3]

Metro Rail service & Metro Liner service

Red and Purple Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.^[4]

Silver Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 1:00 AM daily.

Station layout

Street	Street level	Exit/Entrance
	1st St/Hill St (Northbound)	← Silver Line  toward El Monte Station (Spring/1st)
	1st St/Hill St (Southbound)	→ Silver Line  toward Harbor Gateway Transit Center/Pacific/21th Street (Grand/3rd)→
Mezzanine	North Mezzanine	Grand Park Exit Faregates, ticket machines
	South Mezzanine	Hill Street/1st Street Exit Faregates, ticket machines
Platform	Westbound	←  Red Line  toward North Hollywood (Pershing Square) ←  Purple Line  toward Wilshire/Western (Pershing Square)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→  Red Line  toward Union Station (Terminus) → →  Purple Line  toward Union Station (Terminus) →

The station features a colorful art installation titled I Dreamed I Could Fly, which has six fiberglass persons in flight, intended to be representative of the human spiritual voyage. The installation was designed by Jonathan Borofsky.

Attractions

• Ahmanson Theatre/Mark Taper Forum
• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
• Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
• Los Angeles City Hall
• Grand Park
• Walt Disney Concert Hall
• The Broad
• Little Tokyo
• Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
• New Otani Hotel and Garden

Bus connections

Metro services

• Metro Local: 2, 4, 10, 14, 28, 30, 37, 40, 45, 48, 68, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 302* & 378*
• Metro Express: 442*, 487 & 489*
• Metro Rapid: 728*, 733, 745, 770 & 794

Other local and commuter services

• Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 785*
• 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 Transit: 341* & 342*
• Santa Monica Transit: Rapid 10
• Torrance Transit: 4*

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

In fiction

• On the popular television series Alias, the CIA black ops unit Authorized Personnel Only is located behind a maintenance door at Civic Station.

References

1. "Red Line station information". Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007.
2. "Purple Line station information". Los Angeles Metro. Archived from the original on January 11, 2010.
3. "Silver Line station information". Los Angeles Metro.
4. "Blue Line timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles Metro. Retrieved 2010-05-10.

External links

• Station connections overview