Mariposa station (Los Angeles Metro)
Mariposa station is an elevated light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located over Mariposa Avenue, after which the station is named, and alongside Nash Street in El Segundo, California.
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 Mariposa station platform | |||||||||||
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| Location | 555 North Nash Street El Segundo, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.9235°N 118.3875°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 12, 1995 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Mariposa Ave/Nash St[1] | ||||||||||
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Mariposa is close to several sports venues: the Toyota Sports Center, the practice facility for the Los Angeles Kings and Ontario Reign hockey teams, the UCLA Health Training Center, the practice facility for the Los Angeles Lakers and the venue for the South Bay Lakers, and the Campus El Segundo Athletic Fields, two recreational grass fields.
The original name for the station was Mariposa Ave/Nash St, but was later simplified to just Mariposa.
The train platform, currently suitable for two-car trains, may be lengthened to accommodate three-car trains to enable increased capacity of the line.[2]
Service
Station layout
| Platform | Westbound | ← C Line toward Redondo Beach (El Segundo) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | C Line toward Norwalk (Aviation/LAX) → | |
| G | Street level | Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines |
Hours and frequency
C Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. daily. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every 15 minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Night service is every 20 minutes.[3]
Connections
- Metro Local: 232
- Torrance Transit: 8
References
- Allah, Salaam (March 12, 2005). "Image showing Mariposa Ave/Nash St sign". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- Broverman, Neal (February 11, 2020). "Metro Is Betting Its Second-Oldest Light Rail Line Is About to See a Jump in Ridership". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- "Metro C Line schedule". June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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