Civic Center/Grand Park station

This article is about the Los Angeles Metro Rail station. For the East Los Angeles station, see East LA Civic Center station. For other stations named Civic Center, see Civic Center station.

Civic Center/Grand Park station is an underground rapid transit station on the B Line and D Line 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 Hill Street at its intersection with 1st Street.^[4] It is located in the Civic Center neighborhood of Los Angeles, after which the station is named, alongside the nearby Grand Park.

Civic Center/Grand Park
Civic Center/Grand Park station platform as viewed from the mezzanine, 2015
General information
Other names	Civic Center/Grand Park/Tom Bradley
Location	101 South Hill Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0543°N 118.2467°W / 34.0543; -118.2467
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	See connections section
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2]
History
Opened	January 30, 1993 (1993-01-30)
Previous names	Civic Center (1993–2013)
Passengers
FY 2024	2,364 (avg. wkdy boardings, rail only)[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Pershing Square toward North Hollywood B Line Union Station Terminus Pershing Square toward Wilshire/Western D Line Preceding station Metro Busway Following station Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro J Line (street service) Union Station (with interim stops) toward El Monte
Location

The station is officially named Civic Center/Grand Park/Tom Bradley station after former Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley, who had a pivotal role in turning the subway into reality.^[5]

Service

Hours and frequency

B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight. D Line trains run every day between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight. Towards North Hollywood or Wilshire/Western, trains operate every 12 minutes throughout the day. Early morning and night service is approximately every 20 minutes. Towards Union Station, trains run every six minutes throughout the day. Early morning and night service is approximately every 10 minutes.^[6]

J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center, as route 910. Some trips continue to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and are signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to eight minutes during peak hours. They operate every 10 minutes in the midday, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 15 minutes most of the day. They operate every 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight.^[7]

Connections

In addition to the rail and busway services, Civic Center/Grand Park station is a major hub for municipal bus lines. As of September 10, 2023^[update], the following connections are available:^[8]

• Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 785*
• Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): Rapid 10*
• City of Santa Clarita Transit: 799*
• Foothill Transit: Silver Streak, 490*, 493*, 495*, 498*, 499*, 699*
• LADOT Commuter Express: 409*, 419*, 422*, 423*, 431*, 437*, 438*, 448*, 534*
• LADOT DASH: A, B, D
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 4, 10, 14, 28, 30, 33 (late night only), 37, 40, 45, 48, 70, 76, 78, 81, 90, 92, 94, Express 487*, Express 489
• Montebello Bus Lines: 90 Express*
• Torrance Transit: 4X*

Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

• Ahmanson Theatre
• Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
• DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles Downtown
• Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
• Grand Park
• Little Tokyo
• Los Angeles City Hall
• Mark Taper Forum
• Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
• The Broad
• Walt Disney Concert Hall

Station artwork

The station features a colorful art installation titled I Dreamed I Could Fly, which has six fiberglass persons in flight, intended to be representative of the human spiritual voyage. The installation was designed by Jonathan Borofsky.^[9]

References

1. "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
2. "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
3. "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
4. "Civic Center Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
5. Elkind, Ethan N. (2014). Railtown: The fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the future of the city. Los Angeles: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-95720-6. OCLC 868963746. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
6. "B & D Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 10, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
7. "J Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
8. "B & D Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
9. "I Dreamed I Could Fly". Metro Art. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.