Jefferson/USC  | |||||||||||
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 Jefferson/USC station platform in 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3214 SouthFlower Street Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°01′17″N118°16′43″W / 34.0214°N 118.2787°W /34.0214; -118.2787 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station[1] andracks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | April 28, 2012 (2012-04-28) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY 2025 | 1,306 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2] | ||||||||||
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Jefferson/USC station is an at-gradelight rail station on theE Line of theLos Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongsideFlower Street at its intersection withJefferson Boulevard, after which the station is named, along with the nearbyUniversity of Southern California (USC).[3] The station also has nearby stops for theJ Line of theLos Angeles Metro Busway system, southbound buses stop on Flower Street, across from the station and northbound buses stop onFigueroa Street, one block to the west. Jefferson/USC station serves theNorth University Park in neighborhood ofLos Angeles.
The station is located across the street from theGalen Center, an indoor arena that is the home of the USC basketball and volleyball teams. During the2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located on the USC campus including Badminton at the Galen Center and the Media Village/Main Press Center at theUniversity Village residential and retail center.[4]
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 to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[5]
As of December 15, 2024[update], the following connections are available:[6]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
The station's art was created by artist Samuel Rodriguez. The installation, entitled "Urban Dualities" is a visual narrative that includes fragments of building facades, vintage rail cars, realistically rendered human figures, and fictional characters."[7]
Media related toJefferson / USC (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons
