Overview
The Metro Expo Line connects the Westside by rail to Downtown LA, Hollywood, the South Bay, Long Beach, Pasadena and dozens of points in between. With 10 new stations serving USC, Expo Park, and diverse LA neighborhoods such as Culver City, the Crenshaw District and Downtown LA, the Metro Rail system will expand to 80 stations and over 87 miles of rail to destinations across LA County.
Metro Expo Line features include:
- 8.6 miles long
- Directly connects to the existing 70-station Metro Rail system
- Estimated ride time between Downtown LA and Culver City: less than 30 minutes
- Ten new stations, three of which are aerial
- New public artworks at stations
- 5.9 miles of new bike lanes
- Start of construction: 2006
- Grand opening: April 28, 2012
- Powered electrically with overhead catenary wires
Last Revised
Wednesday March 13, 2013
Connections
Connecting Bus/Rail Service
The Expo Line expands the Metro Rail system to 80 stations across LA County. Connections to Metro bus and Metro Rail provide service to Hollywood, Koreatown, Pasadena, Long Beach, LAX (via a connecting free shuttle) and more.
Use the Trip Planner to find the best route. You can view the Metro Expo Line timetable (PDF format) online as well.
7th St/Metro Center
- Metro Rail: Red/Purple Lines, Blue Line
- Metro Bus: 14, 20, 37, 51/52/352, 60, 66, 70, 71, 76, 78/79/378, 81, 96, 450, 460, 487/489, 760, 770, Silver Line
- Destinations: FIDM, LA Central Library, Macy’s Plaza, The Standard
Pico
- Metro Rail: Blue Line
- Metro Bus: 30, 81, 330, 442, 460, Silver Line
- Destinations: LA Convention Center, L.A. LIVE, STAPLES Center
23rd Street
- Metro Rail: Blue Line
- Metro Bus: 37, 38, 55/355, 81, 442, 450, 460, 603, Silver Line
- Destinations: LA Trade Technical College, Mount St. Mary’s College
Jefferson/USC
- Metro Bus: 38, 81, 102, 200, 442
- Destinations: Flagship Theatres University Village 3, Galen Center, USC
Expo Park/USC
- Metro Bus: 81, 102, 200, 442, 460, 550, Silver Line
- Destinations: California African American Museum, California Science Center, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, USC
Expo/Vermont
- Metro Bus: 102, 204, 550, 754
- Destinations: Los Angeles Swimming Stadium, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, USC
Expo/Western
- Metro Bus: 102, 207, 757
- Destinations: James A. Foshay Learning Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center
Expo/Crenshaw
- Metro Bus: 210, 710, 740
- Destinations: The Kobbler King, Lula Washington Dance Theatre
Farmdale
- Metro Bus: 38
- Destinations: Dorsey High School, Rancho Cienega Sports Complex
Expo/La Brea
- Metro Bus: 38, 212/312
- Destinations: Rancho Cienega Sports Complex
La Cienega/Jefferson
- Metro Bus: 38, 105, 217, 705
- Destinations: Target, West LA College
Culver City
- Metro Bus: 33, 220, 534, 733
- Destinations: Father’s Office, Pacific Theatres Culver Stadium 12, Royal/T Café
Last Revised
Tuesday July 24, 2012
Showing the latest posts relating to: Expo Line
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 17, 2013 3:16 pm
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Photos by Expo Line Fan, via submission
A couple of nice views of the work-in-progress bridges. The top is the new bridge that will be adjacent to the Palms station. The bottom photo shows the ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 17, 2013 11:51 am
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Posted by Steve Hymon on May 9, 2013 12:53 pm
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Posted by Anna Chen on May 6, 2013 3:41 pm
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Photos by Metro
This past Saturday, a portion of the Expo Line was shut down so crews could replace the support pole damaged by a wrong-way driver last month. Before the ...
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Posted by Anna Chen on May 1, 2013 7:30 pm
- If you have not yet heard, here is the situation tomorrow night. The Kings-Blues playoff game begins at Staples Center at 7 p.m. At that time, Expo Line trains will be running normal weekend service ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on April 25, 2013 11:34 am
- Here are the station names for the second phase of the Expo Line that were just approved by the Metro Board. A motion by Board Member Zev Yaroslavsky changed the Exposition/Westwood to ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on April 23, 2013 9:53 am
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This is the bridge that will take the Expo Line up and over Sepulveda Boulevard on its six-mile journey between Culver City and Santa Monica. Just west of Sepulveda, the train will then pass beneath ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on April 19, 2013 9:24 am
- Here’s the notice from the Expo Line Construction Authority, the agency building the Measure R-funded light rail line between Culver City and downtown Santa Monica:
Join us for an update ...
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Posted by Steve Hymon on April 18, 2013 11:01 am
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Posted by Steve Hymon on April 16, 2013 3:39 pm
- March ridership graphs
Ridership estimates for Metro buses and rail lines in March have been released; the above charts show the current trends. The takeaway in one sentence: ridership for the Expo ...
