Culver City station
Culver City station is an elevated light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located on a dedicated right-of-way alongside Exposition Boulevard — between the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Robertson Boulevard on the west and the intersection of Washington Boulevard and National Boulevard on the east. The station is located in the city of Culver City, California, after which the station is named.[3] The station served as the western terminus of the line from its opening on June 20, 2012, until the opening of the extension of the line to Santa Monica on May 20, 2016.
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 Culver City station platform | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 8817 Washington Boulevard Culver City, California | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.0282°N 118.3883°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 586 spaces | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Hub, racks and lockers[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 17, 1875 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | June 20, 2012[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Culver Junction; Ivy | |||||||||||||||||
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History
Originally named Ivy station on the steam-powered Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, Pacific Electric later renamed it Culver Junction in the early 1900s when the stop was made a junction point with the addition of the Venice Short Line and others which continued west down Venice Boulevard to the South Bay.
The Venice line closed in September 1950, making it no longer a junction, and passenger service ended on September 30, 1953. The name "Culver Junction" remains on maps to this day, referring to the immediate surrounding area. With service restoration in June 2012, the station was renamed Culver City.
Ivy Substation, a traction substation building which housed mechanical rotary converters used to supply DC current to the line until 1953, is still standing near this station and has been converted into the popular Actor's Gang Theater. (Train power now comes from a much smaller building beneath the elevated platform.)
Service
Station layout
| Platform | Westbound | ← E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Palms) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (La Cienega/Jefferson) → | |
| G | Street Level | Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines |
Hours and frequency
E Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 12:30 am. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 8 a.m. (with 15 to 20-minute headways early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[4]
Connections
As of December 19, 2021, the following connections are available:[5]
- Metro Bus: 33, 617
- Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): Rapid 12
- Culver CityBus: 1
- LADOT Commuter Express: 437
Notable places nearby
At the northeast edge of Downtown Culver City, a major retail, entertainment and arts district, the station is within walking distance of several notable places:
- Hayden Tract
- Museum of Jurassic Technology
- Kirk Douglas Theater
- Ivy Substation (a former power building for this station)
- Ivy Station (apartments, retail, a hotel, and the west coast headquarters of HBO)[6]
Station artwork
The station's art was created by artist Tom LaDuke. Entitled Unknowable Origins, the installation depicts softly rendered views of Culver City as seen from surrounding hillside viewpoints, with abstracted face shapes of notable people from Culver City appearing in each panel.[7]
References
- "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "Two more Expo Line stations to open June 20". Los Angeles Times. June 5, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- "Exposition Bl/Culver City Connections" (PDF). Metro. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- "E Line Timetable - Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 19, 2021. p. 2. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- Sharp, Steven (2020-04-06). "Exterior Finishes Unveiled at Culver City's Ivy Station Complex". Urbanize LA. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- "Unknowable Origins". Metro Art. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California, Pacific Electric, accessed January 2008
- Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California, A Chronology of Changes in Rail Passenger Operations of the Pacific Electric Railway Company, accessed January 2008
- Line names mostly come from the McGraw Transit Directory, 1920, p. 11.
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