7th St/Metro Center (LACMTA Station)

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The entrance to Metro Center, at night
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The entrance to Metro Center, at night
A Long Beach-bound Blue Line train departs 7th/Metro Center
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A Long Beach-bound Blue Line train departs 7th/Metro Center
Passengers board a North Hollywood-bound Red Line train at 7th/Metro Center
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Passengers board a North Hollywood-bound Red Line train at 7th/Metro Center

7th Street-Metro Center is a stop on the Red line subway and the terminus of the Blue line in downtown Los Angeles.

The station has two levels; the lower level is an island platform serving the Red Line subway, while the upper level is a side platform, serving the Blue Line light rail. The station is situated on West 7th Street, with entrances on the corners of 7th and Figueroa Street, 7th and Flower Street, and 7th and Hope Street, in the heart of Los Angeles's Financial District. Hence the name, it is also called the "Metro Center" because it is a transfer hub between the Blue and Red Lines, but that name itself isn't anything special because it is one of five stations to have transfers between at least two Metro Rail lines.

Recent proposals for expansion of the rail system would extend the Blue Line through downtown Los Angeles via the Financial District and the Bunker Hill area to Union Station. This station also has a surname of Julian Dixon, in honor of the California congressman who died of a heart attack in 2000.

[edit] Nearby sights and attractions

  • Wilshire Grand Hotel
  • Seventh Market Place
  • Aon Center (Los Angeles)
  • ARCO Center
  • Good Samaritan Hospital
  • 777 Tower
  • Citicorp Tower
  • Sanwa Plaza
  • One Wilshire Plaza
  • Bank of California Headquarters
  • Richard J. Riordan Central Library
  • Union Bank Building
  • Westin-Bonaventure Hotel
  • 444 Building
  • Los Angeles Visitors Information Center

[edit] Connections

Metro Bus: 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 26, 37, 51, 52, 60, 62, 66, 76, 78, 79, 81, 316, 352, 366, 376, 378, 381, 439, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450X, 460, 484, 485, 487, 489, 490

Metro Rapid: 714, 720

Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 785

Foothill Transit: 480, 482, 486, 488, 492, 493, 494, 497, 498, 499, 699

LADOT Commuter Express: 409, 422, 423, 430, 431, 437, 438, 448, 534

LADOT DASH: A, B, C, DD (Weekends Only), E (Weekends Only), F (Weekends Only)

Montebello Bus Lines: 40, 50, 341, 342, 343

Orange County Transportation Authority: 701, 721

Santa Clarita Transit: 799

Santa Monica Big Blue Bus: 10

Torrance Transit: 1, 2


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Westlake/MacArthur Park		   Red Line   Next station (East)
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