LATTC/Ortho Institute station

LATTC/Ortho Institute
File:23rd St. -Metro Expo Line Station 10.JPG Station platforms.
Location	2460 S Flower Street
Coordinates
Owned by	Metro
Line(s)	Metro Rail:  Expo Line  Metro Transitway:  Silver Line
Platforms	1 center platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Local: 37, 55, 81, 355*, 603 Metro Express: 442*, 450*, 460 *(M-F, Peak Only) LADOT DASH: F, King-East Torrance Transit: 4
Construction
Parking	none
Bicycle facilities	10 bike racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	in service
History
Opened	April 28, 2012  (2012-04-28)
Previous names	23rd Street (2012-2014)
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station Jefferson/USC toward Culver City Expo Line Pico toward 7th Street/Metro Center Preceding station   Metro Liner   Following station 37th Street/USC (with interim stops) toward Harbor Gateway Silver Line (street service) Pico (with interim stops) toward El Monte

LATTC/Ortho Institute, officially Los Angeles Trade-Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children (formerly 23rd Street), is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system, located on Flower Street at 23rd Street, in the North University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. This station is served by the Expo Line. It is also served by the Metro Silver Line. Northbound Silver Line buses to Downtown Los Angeles stop at Figueroa St./23rd Street. Southbound Silver Line buses to Harbor Gateway Transit Center/Pacific/21th Street stop at Flower St./ 23rd Street.

Automated voice announcements, which are recorded for use over multiple years, continue to refer to the station as "23rd Street".

Service

File:23rd Street Station- Metro Silver Line Street Stop 2.JPG

Metro Silver Line street stop at 23rd St. & Flower St., adjacent to 23 St.Metro Expo Line Station. The street stop was added on April 30, 2012.

Metro Rail service

Expo Line service hours are approximately from 5 AM to 12:30 AM on weekdays and 5 AM to 2:30 AM on weekends. Service started on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Regular service began on Monday, April 30, 2012.

Metro Liner service

Metro Silver Line service hours are approximately from 4:15 AM to 1:50 AM daily. The southbound portion of the Metro Silver Line between Figueroa Street & 23rd Street and Flower Street & Adams Boulevard was modified on April 30, 2012 so that southbound buses towards Harbor Gateway Transit Center/Pacific/21th Street would have a new stop next to 23rd Street Expo Line Station. For the June 2013 service changes, a new Metro Silver Line stop was added at Figueroa Street & 23rd Street. For the December 15, 2013 service changes, the Silver Line's southbound route was modified to run on Flower Street. Southbound Silver Line buses stop at Flower Street & 23rd Street.

Location

LATTC/Ortho Institute station is located on the east side of Flower Street, adjacent to the 110 Freeway, just south of 23rd Street. This station will serve the North University Park neighborhood to the south of Downtown L.A. It is within walking distance of two colleges - L.A. Trade Tech College and Mount St. Mary's College - as well as Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital and St. John's Episcopal Cathedral.

Design

Westbound	■ Expo Line	toward Culver City (Jefferson/USC)
Eastbound	■ Expo Line	toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Pico)

LATTC/Ortho Institute station has one entrance on the south side of 23rd/Flower, and another just north of the Harbor Freeway overcrossing.

The station's art was created by artist Christofer C. Dierdorff. Entitled The Intimacy of Place, the installation uses photographs of the fronts and backs of the heads of local people, creating intimate portraits that show each individual in the context of her/his role in the community.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro Expo Line Construction Authority
• Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 1 to Culver City
• Artist Christofer Dierdorff Website