Expo/La Brea station

Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley
La Brea/Expo Station under construction.
Location	5060 Exposition Boulevard, Baldwin Vista, Los Angeles
Coordinates	34°01′29″N 118°21′19″W / 34.0248°N 118.3552°W
Owned by	Metro
Platforms	1 center platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Local: 38, 212, 312
Construction
Parking	none
Bicycle facilities	20 bike racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	in service
History
Opened	October 17, 1875
Rebuilt	April 28, 2012
Previous names	Airville Expo/La Brea
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station La Cienega / Jefferson toward Culver City Expo Line Farmdale toward 7th Street/Metro Center   Former services   Pacific Electric Sentous toward Rustic Canyon Air Line Cienega toward Pacific Electric Building

Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley (formerly Airville) is an elevated light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Exposition Boulevard, in the West Adams District of Los Angeles. This station is served by the Expo Line.^[1]

Service

Metro Rail service

Expo Line service hours are approximately from 4 AM to 12:30 AM daily. Service resumed Saturday, April 28, 2012. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.

Location and design

Westbound	■ Expo Line	toward Culver City (La Cienega/Jefferson)
Eastbound	■ Expo Line	toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Farmdale)

Expo/La Brea is located next to the busy intersection of La Brea Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard. It is within walking distance of the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex.^[2]

The station's art was created by artist Jose Lozano. Entitled LA Metro Lotería, the installation depicts scenes related to using LA's metro system in the form of a Mexican Lotería card game.^[3]

History

Originally a stop on the Los Angeles and Independence and Pacific Electric railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953 with closure of the Santa Monica Air Line and remained out of service until re-opening on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt into an elevated station for the opening of the Expo Line from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012. On October 10, 2015 the station was renamed from Expo/La Brea, to Expo/La Brea/Ethel Bradley in honor/memory of Ethel Bradley.

References

1. http://backup.buildexpo.org/phase1_overview.php
2. http://www.laparks.org/DOS/reccenter/facility/ranchocienegaRC.htm
3. http://backup.buildexpo.org/expoartistsbiopage.php

External links

• Metro Expo Line Construction Authority
• Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 1 to Culver City