Pershing Square (LACMTA station)

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Pershing Square
Station statistics
Address	500 S. Hill St., Los Angeles 90017
Lines	Red Line Purple Line
Platforms	Island platform
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	2 Bike Rack Spaces 2 Locker Spaces
Other information
Opened	January 30, 1993
Accessible

Pershing Square station has an island platform, and is decorated with a neon art piece by Stephen Antonakos. The work pays tribute to the first neon sign in the United States, which was hung in 1924 in the Pershing Square area.

Pershing Square is in the Jewelry District of Downtown Los Angeles, on the corner of South Hill Street and 5th Street.

Contents 1 Attractions 2 Connections 2.1 Metro Services 2.2 Other Local and Commuter Services 3 Appearance in films 4 External link

[edit] Attractions

• Angels Flight
• Grand Central Market
• Hilton Checkers Hotel
• Jewelry District
• Library Tower
• Millennium Biltmore Hotel
• Omni Los Angeles Hotel
• Richard J. Riordan Central Library

[edit] Connections

[edit] Metro Services

Metro Local: 2, 4, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 28, 30, 31, 33, 37, 38, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48, 53, 55, 62, 68, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 84, 85, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 302, 316, 328, 330, 368, 370, 376, 378, 381, 394
Metro Express: 442, 444, 446, 447, 460, 484, 485, 487, 489, 490
Metro Rapid: 714, 720, 740, 745

[edit] Other Local and Commuter Services

Foothill Transit Local Plus: 480, 482, 486, 488, 492, 494
LADOT Commuter Express: 413*, 419*
LADOT DASH: B, C, D, DD (Weekends Only)
Montebello Bus Lines: 40, 50, 341*, 342*, 343*
Orange County Transportation Authority: 701*, 721*
Torrance Transit: 1, 2

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

[edit] Appearance in films

• Lethal Weapon 3
• Speed

[edit] External link

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 34.049317° -118.251557°
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  • Street map from MapQuest or Google Maps
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA

Previous station		Metro Rail System		Next station
7th St/Metro Center Westbound toward North Hollywood		Red Line		Civic Center Eastbound toward Union Station
7th St/Metro Center Westbound toward Wilshire/Western		Purple Line