7th Street/Metro Center station

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7th St/Metro Center
The light rail tracks for the A and E Lines on the upper level cross over the heavy rail tracks for the B and D Lines on the lower level
Photographed in 2016
General information
Other names7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon
Location660 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°02′55″N 118°15′31″W / 34.0487°N 118.2587°W / 34.0487; -118.2587
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms (light rail)
1 island platform (subway)
Tracks4
ConnectionsSee Connections section
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedFebruary 15, 1991 (1991-02-15)
Passengers
FY 202422,722 (avg. wkdy boardings, rail only)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Pico
toward Long Beach
A Line Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
toward Azusa
Westlake/​MacArthur Park B Line Pershing Square
Westlake/​MacArthur Park D Line
Pico E Line Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Pico
(with interim stop)
J Line
(street service)
Pershing Square
(with interim stop)
toward El Monte
Location

7th Street/Metro Center station is an underground light rail and rapid transit station on the A, B, D, and E lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has street level stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located under 7th Street, after which the station is named, at its intersections with Figueroa, Flower and Hope Streets.

It is officially named 7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon station after former U.S. Rep. Julian Dixon, who had a pivotal role in obtaining the federal funding that enabled construction of the Metro Rail system.