East LA Civic Center station

This article is about the Los Angeles Metro Rail station. For the Downtown Los Angeles station, see Civic Center/Grand Park station. For other stations named Civic Center, see Civic Center station.

East LA Civic Center station is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of 3rd Street and Mednik Avenue in East Los Angeles, California, adjacent to the Los Angeles County government buildings of the East Los Angeles Civic Center, after which the station is named. This station opened on November 15, 2009, as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension.

East LA Civic Center
A southbound train prepares to depart the East LA Civic Center station
General information
Location	4780 East 3rd Street East Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0332°N 118.1614°W / 34.0332; -118.1614
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	El Sol Los Angeles Metro Bus Montebello Transit
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 15, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-15)
Previous names	3rd/Mednik
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Maravilla toward Santa Monica E Line Atlantic Terminus
Former services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Atlantic Terminus L Line Maravilla toward APU/Citrus College
Location

Service

Station layout

East LA Civic Center station utilizes a simple island platform setup with two tracks in the median of East 3rd Street. There are two ramps for platform access, one at the intersection of Civic Center Way, leading to the namesake East LA Civic Center, and the other at the intersection of South Mednik Avenue.

Hours and frequency

E Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.^[1]

Connections

The station is located one block west the Dionicio Morales Transit Plaza, the hub for El Sol, the neighborhood shuttle bus system for East Los Angeles.

As of December 10, 2023^[update], the following connections are available:^[2]

• El Sol: City Terrace/East Los Angeles College, Union Pacific/Salazar Park, Whittier Boulevard/Saybrook Park
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 106, 258
• Montebello Transit: 40

References

1. "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
2. "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

External links

Media related to East LA Civic Center (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons