LA General Medical Center station

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Coordinates: 34°03′20″N 118°12′39″W / 34.05566°N 118.21094°W / 34.05566; -118.21094
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LA General Medical Center
J Line 
Station platform, looking east
General information
Location1930 Pomeroy Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°03′20″N 118°12′39″W / 34.05566°N 118.21094°W / 34.05566; -118.21094
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s)See Busway services section
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 4, 1974 (1974-11-04)
Previous namesLAC+USC Medical Center
Services
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Union Station
toward San Pedro
 J Line Cal State LA
toward El Monte
Future services
Preceding station Metrolink Following station
L.A. Union Station
Terminus
 San Bernardino Line Cal State L.A.
toward San Bernardino–Downtown
Location
Map

LA General Medical Center station is a busway station located in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is situated between Union Station and Cal State LA station on the El Monte Busway. The station is served by two bus rapid transit routes: the J Line, operated by Metro and the Silver Streak, operated by Foothill Transit. It is also used by several Metro Express and Foothill Transit bus services, most of which only run during weekday peak periods. The station consists of an island platforms in the center of the El Monte Busway, near its namesake, the Los Angeles General Medical Center. The station was completed on November 4, 1974, and is accessed by a bridge from Pomeroy Avenue between Kingston Avenue and Brittania Street.[1]

The station was named LAC+USC Medical Center until December 10, 2023, when it was changed to reflect the hospital's new name.[2]

Metro has additional plans to add the station as infill to the Metrolink San Bernardino Line. This would involve building a second track and center platform. The cost of this project is estimated between $51 million and $110 million.[3] Currently, westbound Metrolink passengers must exit at the Cal State LA station and take any of the westbound buses one stop to the Medical Center.

Service[edit]

Station layout[edit]

G Street level Entrance/Exit, Los Angeles General Medical Center
Lower
Level 		Southbound →  J Line toward El Monte (Cal State LA) →
→ Silver Streak toward Montclair Transcenter (Cal State LA) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ←  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Union Station)
← Silver Streak toward Downtown Los Angeles (Union Station)

Hours and frequency[edit]

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.[4]

Silver Streak buses run 24 hours a day between the Montclair Transit Center, El Monte Station, and Downtown Los Angeles. On weekdays, buses operate every 15 minutes most of the day, every 30 minutes during evenings and every hour overnight.[5]

The station is also used by Los Angeles Metro Bus Express 487 and Express 489 along with Foothill Transit 493, 495, 497, 498, 499 and 699.As of June 26, 2022, the following services are available:[6] Metro route 487 operates all-day, seven days a week; the rest only run during weekday peak periods.

Busway services[edit]

Metro J Line (then Silver Line) bus en route to the El Monte Station stopped at the eastbound platform

Buses stop at the busway platforms located on the lower freeway level:[6]

* Indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours in peak-hour direction.

The station is also used by Los Angeles Metro Bus Express 487 and Express 489 along with Foothill Transit 493, 495, 497, 498, 499 and 699. Metro route 487 operates all-day, seven days a week; the rest only run during weekday peak periods.

493*, 495*, 497*, 498*, 499*, 699*

Connections[edit]

There are also several bus routes that stop near the station using bus stops on surface streets:[4]

  • Los Angeles Metro Bus: 106, 251, 605
  • LADOT DASH: Boyle Heights/East LA, Lincoln Heights/Chinatown

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hillmer, Jon; Parry, Stephen T. (June 5, 1994). The El Monte Busway: A Twenty-Year Retrospective (PDF) (Report). Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive.
  2. ^ Hymon, Steve (November 27, 2023). "Dec. 10 service changes: more light rail service and many bus line improvements". The Source. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ^ @numble (June 20, 2023). "LA Metro study on infill Metrolink station at LA General Medical Center (LA County-USC Medical Center). Would build a second track and center platform. Cost $51m-$110m (depends on if pedestrian bridge is built). Existing bridge is hard to retrofit" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Silver Streak Timetable" (PDF). Foothill Transit. November 14, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "J Line Timetable – Map notes section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 26, 2022. p. 2. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
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