Sepulveda (Los Angeles Metro station)
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| Location | 15430-15432 W Erwin St, Los Angeles | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°10′51″N 118°28′08″W / 34.1809°N 118.4688°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 1,205 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |
4 bike rack spaces 8 bike lockers | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | in service | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 29, 2005 | ||||||||||
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Sepulveda is a station on the Los Angeles Metro Orange Line. It is named after nearby Sepulveda Boulevard, which travels north-south and crosses the east-west busway route. Unique among Orange Line stations, Sepulveda's platforms are not located at the cross street, but rather about a block west of it. The station is in the Van Nuys district of the City of Los Angeles, in the central San Fernando Valley.[1]
The platform features a painting that shows a pre-Columbian glyph and a map of the Monarch Butterfly's migratory path.[2]
Layout
| ■ Orange Line | toward Chatsworth or Warner Center (Woodley) | |
| ■ Orange Line | toward North Hollywood (Van Nuys) |
Metro Liner BRT service
Metro Liner Orange Line BRT (bus rapid transit) service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 1:00 AM daily.[3]
Transit Oriented Development
Various development proposals have been considered for the excess station parking and adjacent commercial parcels between Sepulveda Boulevard on the east, the transit station on the south, Interstate 405 on the west, and the Victory Park neighborhood to the north. A comprehensive study, including conceptual land usage strategies, was prepared for LA Metro by students of the UCLA Department of Urban Planning in mid-2010. The study is available online. Subsequently, conceptual development guidelines for the site were prepared by Metro.
Thus far, a development project including an LA Fitness is built on land formerly housing a Wickes Furniture building. Between December, 2011 and February, 2012, the former Wickes Furniture building was demolished for this project. By October 2012, the LADWP has put up new wooden and metal power poles along Sepulveda Blvd next to the project. The LA Fitness building was built and opened to the public on March 2013.
Filming on the Parking Lot
Within close proximity to Hollywood, Los Angeles and the film studios, and also the largeness of the parking lot, the station's parking lot has become a frequent filming location for many TV commercials, TV shows & series, and movies. Community colleges and film schools can also film on the parking lot for film projects as well.
Bus connections
- Metro Local: 234
- Metro Rapid: 734[4]
Features
- Metro Orange Line bicycle path - adjacent.
References
- ↑ "Orange Line station information". Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ "Todos vuelven/Everyone Returns by Michele Martínez".
- ↑ "Orange Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ "Orange Line map with connections list" (PDF).
External links
- LA Metro: Orange Line Timetable - schedules
- LA Metro: Orange Line map and stations - route map and station addresses and features
- Orange Line history
- LA Metro - countywide: official website
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