East LA Civic Center station is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of 3rd Street and Mednik Avenue in East Los Angeles, California, adjacent to the Los Angeles County government buildings of the East Los Angeles Civic Center, after which the station is named. This station opened on November 15, 2009, as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension.
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 A southbound train prepares to depart the East LA Civic Center station | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 4780 East 3rd Street East Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′00″N 118°09′41″W / 34.0332°N 118.1614°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | November 15, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | 3rd/Mednik | ||||||||||||
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Service
Station layout
East LA Civic Center station utilizes a simple island platform setup with two tracks in the median of East 3rd Street. There are two ramps for platform access, one at the intersection of Civic Center Way, leading to the namesake East LA Civic Center, and the other at the intersection of South Mednik Avenue.
| Westbound | ← E Line toward Santa Monica (Maravilla) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Eastbound | E Line toward Atlantic (Terminus) → |
Hours and frequency
E Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[1]
Connections
The station is located one block west the Dionicio Morales Transit Plaza, the hub for El Sol, the neighborhood shuttle bus system for East Los Angeles.
As of December 10, 2023[update], the following connections are available:[2]
- El Sol: City Terrace/East Los Angeles College, Union Pacific/Salazar Park, Whittier Boulevard/Saybrook Park
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 106, 258
- Montebello Transit: 40
References
Media related to East LA Civic Center (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons