Culver City station

Culver City is an elevated light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system in Culver City, California. It is located at the northeast edge of downtown Culver City. A rail station since the 1800s, it is now served by the E Line.[2] It was the E line's terminus from June 2012 to May 2016 until Phase 2 further extended the terminus to Downtown Santa Monica station.

Culver City
 
Expo Line train at Culver City station
Location8817 Washington Blvd
Culver City, California 90232
Coordinates34.0282°N 118.3883°W / 34.0282; -118.3883
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetro Local: 17, 33
Metro Rapid: 733
Culver CityBus: 1, 5, 7
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus: 17
Construction
Parking586 spaces
Bicycle facilities8 bike racks
16 bike lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1875 (1875-10-17)
RebuiltJune 20, 2012 (2012-06-20)[1]
Previous namesCulver Junction; Ivy
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Palms
toward Downtown Santa Monica
 E Line La Cienega / Jefferson
toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Palms
towards Rustic Canyon
 Air Line
discontinued 1953		 Sentous
towards Pacific Electric Building
First Street
towards Rustic Canyon
 Venice Short Line
discontinued 1961		 National Boulevard
towards Hill Street
Location

Metro Rail service

E Line service hours are approximately from 4 AM to 12:30 AM daily. Regular scheduled service resumed June 20, 2012.

Location and design
Platform Westbound ←  E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Palms)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →  E Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (La Cienega/Jefferson) →

The station is in Culver City, on a dedicated rail right-of-way alongside Exposition Boulevard — between the intersection of Venice Boulevard and Robertson Boulevard on the west and the intersection of Washington Boulevard and National Boulevard on the east.

Attractions

At the northeast edge of Downtown Culver City, a major retail, entertainment and arts district, the station is also within walking distance of several major attractions which include the

The station's art consists of images from which concentric lines expand outwards like rings on a tree and was created by artist Tom LaDuke.[4]

History
Station location c. 1905 looking west
Ivy Substation, still-standing former station power building north of platform.

Originally named Ivy station on the steam powered Los Angeles and Independence Railroad, Pacific Electric later renamed it Culver Junction in the early 1900s when the stop was made a junction point with the addition of the Venice Short Line and others which continued west down Venice Boulevard to the South Bay.

The Venice line closed in September 1950, making it no longer a junction, and passenger service ended on September 30, 1953. The name "Culver Junction" remains on maps to this day, referring to the immediate surrounding area. With service restoration in June 2012, the station was renamed Culver City.

Ivy Substation, a traction substation building which housed mechanical rotary converters used to supply DC current to the line until 1953, is still standing near this station and has been converted into the popular Actor's Gang Theater. (Train power now comes from a much smaller building beneath the elevated platform.)

References
  1. "Two more Expo Line stations to open June 20". latimes.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-03-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Sharp, Steven (2020-04-06). "Exterior Finishes Unveiled at Culver City's Ivy Station Complex". Urbanize LA. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-03-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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