Universal City (LACMTA Station)
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Universal City Station is a heavy-rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail
system. It is located on Lankershim Boulevard
, across from the entrance to Universal Studios
, in the Los Angeles, California
community of Studio City
. This station is served by the Red Line.
Universal City station serves the nearby Universal Studios theme park, as well as the NBC Universal
studio complex. Riders can cross the street and board the tram to go to City Walk and the theme park, as well as the Studio itself. A pedestrian tunnel was originally proposed by Metro but was ultimately scrapped because of Universal's reluctance to pay the growing costs of the project.
The station features a park and ride
lot which makes this stop all the more convenient for anyone wanting to visit Universal Studios or one of the nearby Ventura Blvd restaurants in Studio City. As a bonus, there are a few public bus lines that stop or terminate at the bus bays on the west side of Lankershim Blvd, adjacent to the station while others are found by crossing to the east side of Lankershim.
The station, which is in the southeastern corner of the San Fernando Valley
, is at the confluence of several neighborhoods: the far eastern end of Studio City (the station is actually wholly in Studio City), and the south end of West Toluca Lake and southwestern tip of Toluca Lake. Just southeast of the station, across the Ventura Freeway
(U.S. Route 101) is the Cahuenga Pass
, which is arguably a neighborhood as well, consisting of a strip of shops, restaurants and offices that follow US 101, but along Cahuenga Boulevard, which parallels the freeway through the pass.
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 on Lankershim Boulevard
Lankershim Boulevard
-Geography:Lankershim Boulevard starts off at San Fernando Road in the Sun Valley portion of the San Fernando Valley. In addition to Sun Valley, it runs through North Hollywood and Universal City. It runs for about 7.3 miles before ending directly south of Ventura Boulevard...
, across from the entrance to Universal Studios
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use...
, in the Los Angeles, California
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...
community of Studio City
Studio City, Los Angeles, California
Studio City is an affluent residential neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley. Studio City expands over four ZIP code areas: 91604 and sections of 91602, 91607 and 90210....
. This station is served by the Red Line.
Universal City station serves the nearby Universal Studios theme park, as well as the NBC Universal
NBC Universal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
studio complex. Riders can cross the street and board the tram to go to City Walk and the theme park, as well as the Studio itself. A pedestrian tunnel was originally proposed by Metro but was ultimately scrapped because of Universal's reluctance to pay the growing costs of the project.
The station features a park and ride
Park and ride
Park and ride facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and other people wishing to travel into city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system , or carpool for the rest of their trip...
lot which makes this stop all the more convenient for anyone wanting to visit Universal Studios or one of the nearby Ventura Blvd restaurants in Studio City. As a bonus, there are a few public bus lines that stop or terminate at the bus bays on the west side of Lankershim Blvd, adjacent to the station while others are found by crossing to the east side of Lankershim.
The station, which is in the southeastern corner of the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
, is at the confluence of several neighborhoods: the far eastern end of Studio City (the station is actually wholly in Studio City), and the south end of West Toluca Lake and southwestern tip of Toluca Lake. Just southeast of the station, across the Ventura Freeway
Ventura Freeway
The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. From Ventura to its intersection with the Hollywood Freeway in the southeastern San...
(U.S. Route 101) is the Cahuenga Pass
Cahuenga Pass
The Cahuenga Pass is a mountain pass through the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains in the Hollywood district of the City of Los Angeles, California....
, which is arguably a neighborhood as well, consisting of a strip of shops, restaurants and offices that follow US 101, but along Cahuenga Boulevard, which parallels the freeway through the pass.