7th Street/Metro Center station

7th Street/Metro Center station is an underground light rail and rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the A, B, D, and E lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has street level stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located under 7th Street, after which the station is named, at its intersections with Figueroa, Flower and Hope Streets.

7th St/Metro Center
         
The tracks for the A and E Lines cross over the tracks for the B and D Lines
General information
Other names7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon
Location660 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34.0487°N 118.2587°W / 34.0487; -118.2587
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms (light rail)
1 island platform (subway)
Tracks4
ConnectionsSee Connections section
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingPaid parking nearby
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedFebruary 15, 1991 (1991-02-15)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
toward APU/Citrus College
 A Line Pico
toward Long Beach
Westlake/​MacArthur Park
toward North Hollywood
 B Line Pershing Square
toward Union Station
Westlake/​MacArthur Park
toward Wilshire/Western
 D Line
Pico
toward Santa Monica
 E Line Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
toward Atlantic
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Pershing Square
toward El Monte
 J Line
(street service)
 Pico
toward San Pedro
Location

It is officially named 7th Street/Metro Center/Julian Dixon station after former U.S. Rep. Julian Dixon, who had a pivotal role in obtaining the federal funding that enabled construction of the Metro Rail system.

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