Mariachi Plaza station is an underground light rail station on the L Line of the

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system. It is located under 1st Street at its at the intersection of Boyle Avenue, with the main exit located at

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, after which the station is named. The plaza is the historic gateway to the

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neighborhood of

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. 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 Soto). This station and all the other Eastside Extension stations will be part of the E Line upon completion of the Regional Connector project in 2023. Until 1963, the

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's P Line yellow

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s operated on the surface of 1st Street, including a stop near this station.

Service

Station layout

This station is one of two underground stations on the Eastside portion of the L Line (the other being Soto). There are two levels underground: a mezzanine with ticket machines and gates, and below that, an island platform with two tracks. There is one entrance to the station at the intersection of 1st Street and Boyle Avenue, at the namesake Mariachi Plaza.

Hours and frequency

Connections

, the following connections are available: *

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Nearby attractions

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