Soto station
Soto is an underground light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located underneath 1st Street at its intersection with Soto Street in the heart of the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.[2] This station opened in 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension and was one of two underground stations on the Eastside Extension (the other being Mariachi Plaza). This station and all the other Eastside Extension stations will be part of the E Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2022.
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Location | 2330 East 1st Street, Los Angeles, California 90033 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.0440°N 118.2106°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Metro Local | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers[1] | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | November 15, 2009 | ||||||||||||
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Service
Station layout
Soto Station is one of two underground stations on the Eastside portion of the L Line (the other being Mariachi Plaza station). There are two levels underground: a mezzanine with ticket machines and gates, and below that, an island platform with two tracks.
G | Street level | Entrance/Exit |
B1 | Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit |
B2 | Northbound | ← ![]() |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Southbound | ![]() |
Service hours
L Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[3]
Connections
- Metro Local: 30, 106, 251, 605
References
- "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension destination map LACMTA Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- "L Line Schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.