37th Street/USC station

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Coordinates: 34°01′03″N 118°16′49″W / 34.01749°N 118.28028°W / 34.01749; -118.28028
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37th St/USC
J Line 
37th Street/USC station platforms, looking north
General information
Location421+1⁄2 West 37th Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°01′03″N 118°16′49″W / 34.01749°N 118.28028°W / 34.01749; -118.28028
Owned byCalifornia Department of Transportation
Operated byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s)See Services section
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 28, 1997 (1997-07-28)
Services
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
LATTC/Ortho Institute
(with interim stops)
toward El Monte
 J Line Slauson
toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro
Location
Map

37th Street/USC station is a

Interstate 110 above 37th Street, adjacent to the University of Southern California campus. The station serves the University Park, Exposition Park and Historic South Central
neighborhoods of Los Angeles.

37th Street/USC was built between 1989 and 1997 as part of the

LADOT Commuter Express and Torrance Transit
bus services, most of which only run during weekday peak periods.

Location

37th Street/USC station is situated along the

Banc of California Stadium, the California Science Center, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the California African American Museum.[3]

The station is close to two Metro E Line stations. Jefferson/USC is 0.3 miles (0.48 km) north on South Flower Street and Expo Park/USC is 0.4 miles (0.64 km) west on Exposition Boulevard.

Station layout

37th Street/USC station consists of two 245-foot-long (75 m)

ticket vending machine was added in early 2017 to support all-door boarding on the J Line.[4]

Platform level Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  J Line toward El Monte (LATTC/Ortho Institute)
Southbound →  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Slauson) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Entrance/Exit, ticket vending machine

Services

A northbound Metro J Line bus approaching 37th Street/USC station.

37th Street/USC station is used by the

San Pedro.[5] The J Line is part of the Metro Busway system.[6]

J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center as route 910, with some trips continuing to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to eight minutes during peak hours, with longer headways of 10 minutes in the midday, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 15 minutes most of the day, with longer headways of 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight.[7]

In addition to J Line buses, the busway platforms at 37th Street/USC station are also served by the all-day

LADOT Commuter Express route 438 to Redondo Beach, 439 to El Segundo and route 448 to Rancho Palos Verdes; and Torrance Transit route 4X to Torrance (also operates all-day Saturday).[6]

37th Street/USC station is also served by several bus routes that use bus stops near to the station on surface streets: Los Angeles Metro Bus route

LADOT DASH shuttle route F that operates between Downtown Los Angeles and the station area via Figueroa Street, the King-East route that serves the Historic South Central neighborhood, and the Southeast route that serves the South Park neighborhood; and shuttles operated by the University of Southern California.[6][5]

References

  1. ^ Radcliffe, Jim (July 28, 1997). "Final stretch of elevated Harbor Freeway to open". Daily Breeze. p. A2 – via NewsBank.
  2. ^ "South L.A." Mapping L.A. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Lubell, Sam (May 30, 2019). "Exposition Park plans a makeover that would make Seurat smile". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Metro - File #: 2015-1804". metro.legistar.com. LA Metro. April 14, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b J Line map and timetable (PDF) (Map). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Bus and Rail System map (PDF) (Map). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

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