Artesia Transit Center

Artesia Transit Center is a Metro Silver Line station and large bus station at southern end of the Harbor Transitway located in the southwest corner of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) and State Route 91 (Gardena Freeway) in Los Angeles. It has a 900 park and ride spaces.

Layout

Pedestrian and parking access is via Cassidy Street & Vermont Avenue and from near 182nd Street & Hoover Street. Transitway services which continue southbound to Carson station use Figueroa Street.

Current developments

Station improvements

Harbor Transitway Park & Ride and transit station improvements. Enhance signage, lighting and security at Park & Ride lots. Install CCTV at Harbor Transitway stations by March 2012.

Metro Expresslanes - Night detour

On August 7, 2011 Caltrans began working on constructing the Metro ExpressLanes project on the 1-110 Harbor Transitway. Caltrans will install the Fastrack transponders, modify the carpool lanes, & install CCTVs on the Silver Line stations. The nightly detour takes place between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.^[1] The construction is expected to be complete by September 2012. ^[2] Given this, the Metro Silver Line stations at 37th Street, Slauson, Manchester and Rosecrans will be closed during the designated period (10:00 p.m.- 6:00 a.m.) daily. Passengers at the Harbor Freeway/I-105 will need to board the Metro Silver Line at the Figueroa street entrance of the station (street level). The Metro Silver Line stop on the freeway level of this station is closed during the detour. During the detour, between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. there are shuttles which run on Figueroa Street between 7th St./Metro Center & Artesia Transit Center. The shuttles begins at Artesia Transit Center & makes stops at Figueroa/ 182nd street, Figueroa/ Rosecrans, Figueroa/ Harbor Freeway Station, Figueroa/Manchester, Figueroa/ Slauson, Figueroa/ Exposition, Figueroa/ Adams & then the regular Silver Line stops until 7th St./Metro Center where the shuttles terminate. These shuttles will not charge for the service. Passengers can use these shuttles to connect to the nearest Silver Line stop.^[3] Moreover, Metro Express lines 450X, 460, and 550 will not serve the stations while the detour is in effect. Metro Express lines 450X & 550 will only stop at Figueroa/ Harbor Fwy Station while the detour occurs. Metro Express line 460 runs nonstop between Downtown Los Angeles & Norwalk during the detour. ^[4]

Services

Silver line

• Metro Liner: Metro Silver Line

Other transitway services

• Metro Express: 450X, 550

Other services

• Metro Local: 52, 130, 205, 352
• Torrance Transit: 1, 6
• Carson Circuit: North / South Shuttle
• Gardena Transit: 1, 2, 4

Bay arrangement/ Bus Bays

• Bay 1- Carson Circuit: North / South Shuttle
• Bay 2- Torrance Transit: 6 (East), Metro Local: 130 (East) , 205 (North)
• Bay 3- Gardena Transit: 4, Metro Local: 52, 352
• Bay 4- Gardena Transit: 1, Metro Local: 130 (West), 344
• Bay 5- Metro Express: 550 (North) , Torrance Transit: 1 (North)
• Bay 6- Metro Liner: Silver Line , Metro Express: 450X (North)
• Bay 7- Discharge Only
• Bay 8- Silver Line Discharge Only
• Bay 9- Silver Line Discharge Only
• Bay 10- Metro Local: 246, Metro Express: 450X (South), Metro Express: 550 (South)
• Bay 11- Gardena Transit: 2 (South), Metro Local: 205 (South), Torrance Transit: 6 (West)
• Bay 12- Gardena Transit: 2 (North), Torrance Transit: 1 (South)

Nearby Dining and Attractions

• The Home Depot (Across the street)
• South Garden Park
• Sam's Club
• Gardena Gateway Center (Shops and Restaurants)
• Taco Bell
• Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

References

External links

• Status report on Harbor Transitway and Artesia Transit Centre improvements - April 2011
• http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2011/10_October/20111020OPItem52.pdf