Carson station (Los Angeles Metro)

Carson station is a below grade busway station on the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station is located on the shoulder of Interstate 110 at its intersection with Carson Street, after which the station is named, in Torrance, California.

Carson
 
General information
Location743 West Carson Street
Torrance, California
Coordinates33.8314°N 118.2872°W / 33.8314; -118.2872
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Construction
Structure typeBelow grade
Parking143 spaces[1]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedNovember 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Pacific Coast Highway
toward Downtown San Pedro
 J Line Harbor Gateway
toward El Monte
Location

It is one of two stations along the Harbor Freeway are outside of the Harbor Transitway, a shared busway and high occupancy toll lane. North of this station transitway services use Torrance Boulevard and Figueroa Street to the Harbor Gateway Transit Center. Traveling south on I-110 the next station is Pacific Coast Highway.

The station uses two side platforms which are accessed from Carson Street via stairs and elevators. The station is close to the Harbor–UCLA Medical Center and has a 143 space park and ride lot.

Service

Station layout
G Street level Entrance/Exit
Platform
level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  J Line toward El Monte (Harbor Gateway Transit Center)
Southbound →  J Line toward San Pedro (Pacific Coast Highway) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Hours and frequency

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 on to San Pedro between 6am and 8 pm and signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to ten minutes during peak hours, with longer headways of 15 minutes during the daytime, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 20 minutes most of the day, with longer headways of 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight.[3]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022, the following connections are available:[4]

References
  1. "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Metro.net. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. Shuit, Douglas P. (November 18, 2000). "Harbor Transitway Has Everything but Riders". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. "Metro J Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. "J Line Timetable - Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 20, 2022. p. 2. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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