Mariachi Plaza station

Mariachi Plaza station is an underground light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under 1st Street at the intersection of Boyle Avenue, with the main exit located at Mariachi Plaza, after which the station is named. The plaza is the historic gateway to the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.^[2] This station opened in 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension and was one of two underground stations on the Eastside Extension (the other being Soto).

Mariachi Plaza
Mariachi Plaza station platform
General information
Location	1831 East 1st Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°02′50″N 118°13′11″W / 34.0473°N 118.2198°W / 34.0473; -118.2198
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers^[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 15, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-15)
Previous names	Mariachi Plaza/Boyle Heights
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Pico/Aliso toward Santa Monica E Line Soto toward East Los Angeles
Location

Until 1963, the Los Angeles Railway's P Line yellow streetcars operated on the surface of 1st Street, including a stop near this station.^[3]

Service

Station layout

There are two levels underground: a mezzanine with ticket machines and gates, and below that, an island platform with two tracks. There is one entrance to the station at the intersection of 1st Street and Boyle Avenue, at the namesake Mariachi Plaza.

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit
B2	Westbound	←   E Line toward Santa Monica (Pico/Aliso)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→   E Line toward East Los Angeles (Soto) →

Hours and frequency

E Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.^[4]

Connections

As of December 10, 2023^[update], the following connections are available:^[5]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 106

Notable places nearby

 

Mariachi Plaza station entrance

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

• Hollenbeck Park
• Mariachi Plaza
• White Memorial Medical Center

References

1. (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
2. (PDF). August 13, 2011. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. H.P. Noordwal (1938). "Route Map Los Angeles Railway Electric Car and Bus Routes" (Map). Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Los Angeles Railway. from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021. "Alternate link" (Map). via Google. from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
4. "Metro E Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
5. "E Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

 

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