Pershing Square station

Pershing Square station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line and D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has street-level stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located under Hill Street between 4th and 5th Street.^[3] It is located in Downtown Los Angeles with one station entrance across the street from Pershing Square, after which the station is named, and the other is located near the historic Angels Flight funicular which provides access to the high-rise office buildings in the Bunker Hill neighborhood.

Pershing Square
Pershing Square station platform
General information
Location	500 South Hill Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′15″N 118°14′48″W / 34.0543°N 118.2467°W / 34.0543; -118.2467
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	See connections section
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,^[1] racks and lockers^[2]
History
Opened	January 30, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-01-30)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station 7th Street/Metro Center toward North Hollywood B Line Civic Center/Grand Park toward Union Station 7th Street/Metro Center toward Wilshire/Western D Line Preceding station Metro Busway Following station Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill toward El Monte J Line (street service) 7th Street/Metro Center toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro
Location

Service

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrances/Exits, Angels Flight, Pershing Square
	Olive/5th (Northbound)	←   J Line toward El Monte (Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill)
	Grand/5th (Southbound)	→   J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (7th Street/Metro Center) →
B1	North Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Hill Street/4th Street/Angels Flight
	South Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Hill Street/5th Street/Pershing Square
B2 Platform level	Northbound/ Westbound	←   B Line toward North Hollywood (7th Street/Metro Center) ←   D Line toward Wilshire/Western (7th Street/Metro Center)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→   B Line and   D Line toward Union Station (Civic Center/Grand Park) →

Hours and frequency

B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight, while D Line trains run every day between approximately 5 a.m. and midnight. Towards North Hollywood or Wilshire/Western, trains operate every 12 minutes throughout the day. Early morning and night service is approximately every 20 minutes. Towards Union Station, trains run every six minutes throughout the day. Early morning and night service is approximately every 10 minutes.^[4]

J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center as route 910, with some trips continuing to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to eight minutes during peak hours, with longer headways of 10 minutes in the midday, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 15 minutes most of the day, with longer headways of 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight.^[5]

Connections

In addition to the rail and busway services, Pershing Square station is a major hub for municipal bus lines. As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:^[6]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 4, 10, 14, 16, 18, 28, 30, 33, 37, 38, 40, 45, 48, 53, 55, 62, 76, 78, 81, 92, 94, Express 460, Express 487, Express 489*, Rapid 720

• City of Commerce Transit: 600^[7]
• Foothill Transit: Silver Streak
• LADOT Commuter Express: 419*
• LADOT DASH: B, D
• Montebello Bus Lines: 40, 50, 90 Express*
• Torrance Transit: 4X*

Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.

Notable places nearby

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

• Angels Landing – Two high-rise buildings planned on the site above the station
• Grand Central Market
• Historic Core/Broadway
• Jewelry District
• Richard J. Riordan Central Library
• Millennium Biltmore Hotel
• Pershing Square
• Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building
• U.S. Bank Tower
• Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC)

Station artwork

 

Mezzanine level

The station is decorated with a neon art piece by Stephen Antonakos. The work pays tribute to the first neon sign in the United States, which was hung in 1924 in the Pershing Square area.^[8]

References

1. "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. January 27, 2015. from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
2. (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
3. (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
4. "Metro B Line/D Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
5. "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
6. "B & D Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2022. p. 2. (PDF) from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
7. "City of Commerce Transit System Map". City of Commerce Transit. October 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
8. "Neons for Pershing Square". Metro Art. from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

 

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