Westwood/Rancho Park station

Westwood/Rancho Park
E Line 
The platform at Westwood/Rancho Park looking eastbound
General information
Location2594 Westwood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°02′12″N 118°25′33″W / 34.0368°N 118.4258°W / 34.0368; -118.4258
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station,[1] racks and lockers[2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 17, 1875 (1875-10-17)
RebuiltMay 20, 2016 (2016-05-20)[3]
Previous namesTalamantes
Passengers
FY 20241,005 (avg. wkdy boardings)[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Expo/Sepulveda
toward Santa Monica
 E Line Palms
toward East Los Angeles
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Home Junction
towards Rustic Canyon
 Air Line Palms
towards Pacific Electric Building
Location
Map

Westwood/Rancho Park station is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system located at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Exposition Boulevard in the Rancho Park neighborhood of West Los Angeles, California. It serves the E Line.[5] The station connects to the UCLA campus via the Big Blue Bus Rapid 12 and Route 8 lines.[6]

Although opponents filed a lawsuit to halt construction, they were ultimately unsuccessful in their efforts (see Opposition section, below).

  1. ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Nelson, Laura J. (May 20, 2016). "Expo Line Service Can Be Less Than Expeditious". Los Angeles Times. pp. A1, A10. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
  5. ^ ".:: Expo Line::". Archived from the original on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  6. ^ Pei, Andy (23 May 2019). "How to Take the Train to UCLA". UCLA. Retrieved 3 August 2023.