LA General Medical Center station is a
busway station
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located in the
Boyle Heights neighborhood of
Los Angeles, California. It is situated between
Union Station and
Cal State LA station
Cal State LA station (officially Cal State Los Angeles station) is a commuter train and bus station located on the El Monte Busway. The station is located between Interstate 10 and its namesake, the campus of California State University, Los Ange ...
on the
El Monte Busway. The station is served by two
bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability and other quality features than a conventional bus system. Typically, a BRT system includes ...
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
Los Angeles General Medical Center (also known as LA General and formerly known as Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, County/USC, or by the abbreviation LAC+USC) is a 600-bed public teaching hospital located at 2051 Marengo Street in the Boyl ...
. 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
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. Currently, westbound Metrolink passengers must exit at the
Cal State LA station
Cal State LA station (officially Cal State Los Angeles station) is a commuter train and bus station located on the El Monte Busway. The station is located between Interstate 10 and its namesake, the campus of California State University, Los Ange ...
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
Los Angeles Metro Bus 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:
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Metro J Line: 910, 950
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Los Angeles Metro Bus: Express , Express *
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Foothill Transit:
Silver Streak, *, *, *, *, *, *
:
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The station is also used by
Los Angeles Metro Bus 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.
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Connections
There are also several bus routes that stop near the station using bus stops on surface streets:
*Los Angeles Metro Bus: , ,
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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