Downtown Santa Monica station

For the B Line station, see Vermont/Santa Monica station.

Downtown Santa Monica station is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located near the intersection of 4th Street and Colorado Avenue in downtown Santa Monica, California. It is the E Line's western terminal station.^[2]

Downtown Santa Monica
Downtown Santa Monica station in 2017
General information
Location	401 Colorado Avenue Santa Monica, California
Coordinates	34°00′50″N 118°29′32″W / 34.0138°N 118.4921°W / 34.0138; -118.4921
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Big Blue Bus Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Parking	Paid parking nearby, kiss and ride facility
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,^[1] and racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	October 17, 1875; 148 years ago (October 17, 1875)
Rebuilt	May 20, 2016; 7 years ago (May 20, 2016)
Previous names	Tool House; Santa Monica
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Terminus E Line 17th Street/SMC toward Atlantic
Location

Overview

 

Aerial view of station location with train in 1894

The station is located in Downtown Santa Monica, off-street in the block bounded by 4th and 5th Streets, Colorado Avenue, and the 10 Freeway.^[3] The site is located in the midst of Santa Monica's Civic Center, within a short walk of the Pacific Ocean, Santa Monica Pier, the Third Street Promenade, the Civic Auditorium, and Santa Monica High School. The block was formerly the location of a Sears auto center, which was demolished in 2010 to make way for the station.^[4]

A trip from downtown Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles takes 47 minutes.^[5]

During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located in Santa Monica and Venice.^[6]

Service

Station layout

Plaza Faregates, ticket machines	Eastbound	E Line toward Atlantic (17th Street/SMC) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Eastbound	E Line toward Atlantic (17th Street/SMC) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Eastbound	E Line toward Atlantic (17th Street/SMC) →

Hours and frequency

E Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Trains operate every 10 minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Evening service (after 7 p.m.) is every 20 minutes.^[7]

Connections

As of June 16, 2023^[update], the following connections are available:^{[8][9][10][11]}

• Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 1, 2, 3, Rapid 3, 5, 7, Express 7, Rapid 7, 8, 9, Rapid 10, 18
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 4, 20 (early AM/late night only), 33, 134, Rapid 720
• Amtrak Thruway Bus (two blocks west at 1530 2nd St) to Van Nuys, Burbank Airport, Newhall and Bakersfield.^[12]

References

1. "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. 27 January 2015. from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
2. . Buildexpo.org. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
3. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Nick Taborek (April 2, 2010). . Smdp.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
5. . LAist. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
6. http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine^{[bare URL PDF]}
7. "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
8. "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
9. "Little Blue Book" (PDF). Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica). January 15, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
10. "Line 20 Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
11. "Line 33 Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 16, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
12. "Amtrak Thruway Buses - Los Angeles Area".

External links

  Media related to Downtown Santa Monica station at Wikimedia Commons

• Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 2 from Culver City to Santa Monica