Mariachi Plaza (LACMTA station)
Encyclopedia
Mariachi Plaza Station is a light rail
subway station
in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail
system. It is located at the intersection of First Street and Boyle Avenue in Los Angeles
' Boyle Heights
District. The station is served by the Gold Line.
This station opened in 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension.
in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood in Eastern Los Angeles. At the intersection of East 1st Street and Boyle Avenue, the station is near Hollenbeck Park
and the White Memorial Medical Center
.
). There are two levels underground: a mezzanine with ticket machines and gates, and below that, an island platform with two tracks.
Light rail
Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
subway station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Metro Rail is the rapid transit rail system consisting of five separate lines serving 70 stations in the Los Angeles County, California area. The new Expo line is due to enter service in early 2012. It connects with the Metro liner bus rapid transit system and also with the Metrolink commuter...
system. It is located at the intersection of First Street and Boyle Avenue in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
' Boyle Heights
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California
Boyle Heights is a neighborhood east of Downtown Los Angeles on the East Side of Los Angeles. For much of the twentieth century, Boyle Heights was a gateway for new immigrants. This resulted in diverse demographics, including Jewish American, Japanese American and Mexican American populations,...
District. The station is served by the Gold Line.
This station opened in 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension.
Location
Mariachi Plaza Station is located beneath the square of the same nameMariachi Plaza
Mariachi Plaza is a small square bounded by E. 1st street to the south, N. Boyle Avenue to the West and a small residential street named Pleasant Avenue to its North. The Square is located in the Boyle Heights district of the city of Los Angeles, East of Downtown....
in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood in Eastern Los Angeles. At the intersection of East 1st Street and Boyle Avenue, the station is near Hollenbeck Park
Hollenbeck Park
Hollenbeck Park is located on the corner of Saint Louis and Fourth Streets in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California. Some of the Park's features include a lake, picinic areas and even a skateboard park....
and the White Memorial Medical Center
White Memorial Medical Center
White Memorial Medical Center is a hospital in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is owned and operated by Adventist Health...
.
Station layout
Mariachi Plaza Station is one of two underground stations on the Gold Line (the other being Soto StationSoto (Los Angeles Metro station)
Soto Station is a light rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of First and Soto Streets in the heart of Los Angeles Boyle Heights District. The station is served by the Gold Line....
). There are two levels underground: a mezzanine with ticket machines and gates, and below that, an island platform with two tracks.