Laurel Canyon (Los Angeles Metro station)

Laurel Canyon
 Orange Line 

Platform of the Station
Location 5370-5371 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Valley Village, Los Angeles
Coordinates 34°10′07″N 118°23′47″W / 34.1685°N 118.3965°W / 34.1685; -118.3965
Owned by Metro
Line(s) Orange Line Orange Line 
Construction
Parking none
Bicycle facilities 4 bike rack spaces
8 bike lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status in service
History
Opened October 29, 2005
Services
Preceding station   Metro Liner   Following station
Orange Line
Terminus

Laurel Canyon is a station on the Los Angeles Metro Orange Line, in the Los Angeles County Metro Liner system.[1] It is named after adjacent Laurel Canyon Boulevard, and it is located in the Valley Village district of the City of Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley.

Layout

■ Orange Line toward Chatsworth or Warner Center (Valley College)
■ Orange Line toward North Hollywood (Terminus)
The entrance and floor mural of the station.

The floor mural and fence art in this station is called "Lucky California" by Pyung Hyunh. It depicts lucky Chinese cherubs flying around Californian Poppies, a symbol of traditional luck and the Californian imagery coming together as one. The floor mural also depicts of two Cherub pilots waving in an atmosphere of airplanes, birds, an flying oranges; this is to show the faces of modern pop culture that doesn't look at things specifically and culturally, but rather as a whole and a new perspective. They also express in a happy way of greetings and farewell to anyone who gets on or off at the station.[2]

Metro Liner BRT service

Metro Liner Orange Line BRT (bus rapid transitway) service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 1:00 AM daily.[3]

Bus connections

Attractions

References

  1. ↑ "Orange Line station information". Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  2. ↑ "Lucky California, 2005". Metro.
  3. ↑ "Orange Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-02.

External links


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