17th Street/Santa Monica College (Los Angeles Metro station)
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| Location | 1701 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°01′25″N 118°28′47″W / 34.0237°N 118.4797°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 70 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | TBD | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 17, 1875 | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 30, 1953 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2015 (anticipated) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Sunset | ||||||||||
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17th Street/Santa Monica College (formerly Sunset) station is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system located near the intersection of 17th Street and Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California. When it re-opens, this station will be served by the Expo Line.[1]
Part of the Expo Phase 2 project, it is expected to open in 2015.[2]
Location and design
The station is located in the Midtown District of Santa Monica, in the center of Colorado Avenue west of 17th Street, adjacent to Memorial Park: the City of Santa Monica refers to this station area as the "Memorial Park Neighborhood Transit Village".[3] It is also a short distance from Santa Monica College.
The east end of the station will be at 17th Street and the west end of the station will be mid-block between 15th and 16th Streets with entrances at either end. Parking and an off-street bus stop will be located just south of Colorado between 16th and 17th Streets.[4]
History
Originally located south of Colorado on a private right-of-way, the line and following stations were moved to the median of Colorado boulevard per a request from the City of Santa Monica during the line's design phase.
References
- ↑ http://backup.buildexpo.org/phase2_overview.php
- ↑ Bloomekatz, Ari (February 05, 2010) "Officials approve plans for Expo Line route on Westside" Los Angeles Times
- ↑ http://www.shapethefuture2025.net/presentations/final_luce.ppt
- ↑ http://backup.buildexpo.org/phase2/Phase%202%20FEIR%20Documents/02_ProjectAlternatives_FEIR.pdf
External links
- Metro Expo Line Construction Authority
- Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 2 to Culver City
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