LA General Medical Center station is a busway

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located in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of

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. It is situated between Union Station and

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on the

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. The station is served by two

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routes: the J Line, operated by

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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

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s in the center of the

, 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. The station was named LAC+USC Medical Center until December 10, 2023, when it was changed to reflect the hospital's new name. Metro has additional plans to add the station as

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to the Metrolink

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. This would involve building a second track and center platform. The cost of this project is estimated between $51 million and $110 million. Currently, westbound Metrolink passengers must exit at the

and take any of the westbound buses one stop to the Medical Center.

Service

Station layout

Hours and frequency

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. The station is also used by

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Express and Express along with Foothill Transit , , , , and ., the following services are available: Metro route 487 operates all-day, seven days a week; the rest only run during weekday peak periods.

Busway services

Buses stop at the busway platforms located on the lower freeway level: * Metro J Line: 910, 950 *

: Express , Express * * Foothill Transit: Silver Streak, *, *, *, *, *, * :* The station is also used by

Express and Express along with Foothill Transit , , , , and . Metro route 487 operates all-day, seven days a week; the rest only run during weekday peak periods. *, *, *, *, *, *

Connections

There are also several bus routes that stop near the station using bus stops on surface streets: *Los Angeles Metro Bus: , , * LADOT DASH: Boyle Heights/East LA, Lincoln Heights/Chinatown

References

{{Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los Angeles Metro Busway stations J Line (Los Angeles Metro) Boyle Heights, Los Angeles Bus stations in Los Angeles 1973 establishments in California Proposed railway stations in the United States