Pico/Aliso station

Pico/Aliso is a light rail station on the L Line and soon E Line of the Los Angeles Metro system. Pico/Aliso Station opened on November 15, 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension.[1]

For the station in Downtown Los Angeles, see Pico station.
Pico/Aliso
 
Location1311 East 1st Street, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
Coordinates34.0478°N 118.2262°W / 34.0478; -118.2262
Owned byMetro
Line(s) L Line
Platforms2 (1 center platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Parkingnone
Bicycle facilities12 bike rack spaces
4 lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedNovember 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Mariachi Plaza
toward Atlantic
 L Line Little Tokyo/Arts District
(temporary bus bridge)
toward APU/Citrus College
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Little Tokyo/Arts District
toward Downtown Santa Monica
 E Line Mariachi Plaza
toward Atlantic
Location

Metro Rail service

L Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:15 AM daily.[2] During construction of the Regional Connector, the station served as the inbound terminus of the southern portion of the L Line starting on October 24, 2020 – a bus bridge was provided for continuing service.

Location

Pico/Aliso station is located in the western part of the Boyle Heights neighborhood of eastern Los Angeles. The first station across the Los Angeles River on the L Line, Pico/Aliso lies in a low-density residential and industrial area. The Santa Ana Freeway, carrying US 101, acts as both a major transport artery in the area and the eastern border of the station precinct. The infamous Aliso Village neighborhood sat near the site of Pico/Aliso station, but was demolished before the Gold Line extension opened.

Transit-oriented development

One of the aims of the Gold Line extension is to encourage transit-oriented development around Metro stations. At Pico/Aliso, the most prominent development is the Pueblo del Sol public housing project to the northeast of the station.[3]

Station layout
Platform Southbound ←  L Linetoward Atlantic (Mariachi Plaza)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Northbound ←  L Linetoward Atlantic (Mariachi Plaza)

Pico/Aliso station utilises a simple island platform setup with two tracks in the median of East 1st Street. There are two ramps for platform access, one at the intersection of East 1st and Utah Streets. and another at East 1st and Anderson Streets. It currently serves as the inbound terminal for the southern portion of the line until 2022.

Public art

Like many other Metro stations, Pico/Aliso station contains a piece of public art. LACMTA chose Long Beach, California based artist Rob Neilson to create a piece for the station, which eventually became "About Face."[4]

Bus connections

References
  1. Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension destination map LACMTA Retrieved 2009-10-10
  2. "Gold Line timetable" (PDF). LACMTA. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  3. "Boyle Heights planning and improvement projects" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  4. "Pico/Aliso slideshow". LACMTA. Retrieved June 22, 2010.

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