North Hollywood station

North Hollywood
B Line  G Line 
The B Line station platform of the North Hollywood Station as viewed from the station mezzanine
General information
Location5357 Lankershim Boulevard
North Hollywood, California
Coordinates34°10′08″N 118°22′36″W / 34.1688°N 118.3766°W / 34.1688; -118.3766
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform (B Line)
2 side platforms (G Line)
ConnectionsSee Connections section
Construction
Structure typeUnderground (B Line)
At-grade (G Line)
Parking1,085 spaces,[1] kiss and ride facility
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station,[2] racks and lockers[3]
AccessibleYes
ArchitectTanzmann Associates
History
OpenedJune 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) (B Line)
October 29, 2005 (2005-10-29) (G Line)
Passengers
FY 202410,254 (avg. wkdy boardings)[4]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Terminus B Line Universal City/​Studio City
toward Union Station
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Laurel Canyon
toward Chatsworth
 G Line Terminus
Former services (Lankershim)
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Garnsey
toward Chatsworth
 Burbank Branch Macneil
toward Burbank
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Eucalyptus
towards Canoga Park
 Owensmouth Hoffman
towards Subway Terminal
Eucalyptus
towards San Fernando
 San Fernando
Location
Map

North Hollywood station is a combined rapid transit (known locally as a subway) and bus rapid transit (BRT) station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail and Metro Busway systems. It is the northwestern terminus of the B Line subway and eastern terminus of the G Line BRT route. It is located at the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard in the NoHo Arts District of the North Hollywood neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.[5]

History

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North Hollywood station G Line platform

North Hollywood station was constructed as part of MOS-3 (Minimum Operating Segment 3), the third and final portion of the Red Line project. The station opened on June 24, 2000, after six years of construction.[6]

As the Metro Rail system was being designed in the 1990s, the initial plan was to build an at-grade and elevated extension of the Metro Red Line west from North Hollywood station along the former Pacific Electric/Southern Pacific Railroad Burbank Branch right of way that Metro acquired in 1991. However, by the time the Red Line reached North Hollywood, political developments stymied these plans: community objections to surface transit along the route resulted in a 1991 law mandating that any rail line along the route be built underground,[7][8] but a 1998 ballot measure driven by perceptions of mismanagement banned the use of county sales tax to fund subway tunneling.[9][10][11]

Prevented from using the right of way for rail, Metro proceeded to build a busway along the corridor, despite further lawsuits from area residents.[12] The line opened on October 29, 2005, with its eastern terminus at North Hollywood.

Lankershim Depot

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Lankershim
Historic Lankershim station
General information
LocationLos Angeles, California
United States
Line(s)Southern Pacific Railroad, Pacific Electric
History
Opened1886
Closed1952

The Lankershim Depot building was "brought to its present-day site on rail cars and assembled" in 1896 as the Toluca Depot of the Southern Pacific Railroad.[13][14] According to the Los Angeles Conservancy, "At the time...fruit was one of the area’s chief industries. The railroad tracks and stations, including this one, were built to connect the region's agricultural industry to the ports. The building is a one-story wooden structure that originally contained an office and a waiting area."[15]

One of the "few remaining wood-frame, 19th century railroad stations in Southern California,"[14] the depot was dual service for Southern Pacific and the Pacific Electric railway from 1911[14] until it was closed to rail activity in 1952.[13] The historic depot building survives and is located near the current North Hollywood Metro station for the pedestrian tunnel-connected B Line and G Line transit routes.[16] It was subject to a $3.6 million restoration completed in 2016.[13] The renovation incorporated "ADA requirements such as hand railings and ramp lighting."[14] Since 2017, Lankershim Depot has housed a Groundwork coffee shop.[13]

  • Toluca Flyer train at Lankershim Station c. 1900
    Toluca Flyer train at Lankershim Station c. 1900
  • Pacific Electric substation, photo published 1912
    Pacific Electric substation, photo published 1912
Further information: Lankershim, Los Angeles County, California

Development of surrounding area

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Since the opening of the station in 2000, transit-oriented developments have begun to be constructed in the area around the station including thousands of apartments and office buildings. NoHo Tower (a 15-story apartment building) is across the street from the station and NoHo Commons, a multi-use complex which includes several floors of apartments above a level of retail. In September 2007, transportation officials approved NoHo Art Wave.[17] That project did not start due to the recession, but in 2016 a public-private partnership with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority was proposed on the 16 acres (6.5 ha) surrounding the station.[18][19][20] The 15 acre redevelopment resurfaced in 2023 as "District NoHo". A multi use development with two residential towers standing at 20 and 23 stories, 1,481 homes and one office tower at 21 story, 281 ft. The project would include 60,000 square feet of retail and 450,000 square feet of office space. Development would be a PPP with Trammel Crow Company and LA Metro. To be completed in phases by 2031 directly above the metro station.[21] City approved the plans December of 2023.[22]

Service

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Station layout

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North Hollywood station is located on two large blocks near the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard and Chandler Boulevard.

The B Line platform is located under Lankershim and the original entrance to the station, under three colorful arched canopies called "Kaleidoscope Dreams,"[23] is located on the block east of Lankershim and north of Chandler. This block also contained a large bus plaza and park and ride lot.

The G Line platforms were added about 5 years later, along Chandler and west of Lankershim. For the first 10 years after the opening of the G Line, passengers transferring between the B and G Lines needed to use a crosswalk. Metro constructed a second entrance to the B Line platform on the west side of Lankershim adjacent to the G Line platform in August 2016, easing transfers.[24]

Hours and frequency

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B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight. Trains operate every 12 minutes during peak hours. Early morning and night service is approximately every 20 minutes.[25]

G Line buses run 24 hours a day. Buses operate every eight minutes during peak hours on weekdays. They operate every ten minutes during the daytime on weekdays and most of the day on weekends. Night service on all days is every 20 minutes.[26]

Connections

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As of June 25, 2023, the following connections are available:[27]

Expansion

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The station is planned as the terminal for two additional Metro Busway lines: the North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor which will run to Pasadena with connections to the A Line, and the North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor which will provide additional east–west services to the Valley.

Notable places nearby

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The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

References

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  1. ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
  5. ^ "Red Line station information". Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  6. ^ Sheppard, Harrison (June 18, 2000). "End of the Line". Los Angeles Daily News. p. N1.
  7. ^ Covarrubias, Amanda (October 18, 2005). "Is a Busway the Valley Way?". Los Angeles Times. p. A1. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Lopez, Steve (July 27, 2001). "Hahn Tiptoes in Front of Buses, Is Flattened". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Broverman, Neal (February 4, 2014). "State Could be About to Repeal Ban on Light Rail in the Valley". LA Curbed. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  10. ^ "Legal arguments against the busway". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Public utilities code section 130250-130265". Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  12. ^ Liu, Caitlin; and Times Staff Writers (March 13, 2003). "Valley Busway Opponents Told to Reimburse MTA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "Historic Lankershim Depot in NoHo becomes home to new coffee shop". KPCC - NPR News for Southern California - 89.3 FM. February 18, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d Sotero, Dave (October 30, 2014). "Historic Lankershim Depot gets extreme makeover". The Source. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Lankershim Depot | Los Angeles Conservancy". www.laconservancy.org. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  16. ^ Hymon, Steve (August 15, 2016). "Pedestrian tunnel between Red Line and Orange Line in NoHo is now open". The Source. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  17. ^ Rong-Gong Lin II and Sharon Bernstein, Large transit-oriented development OKd for North Hollywood Archived March 23, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times, September 28, 2007.
  18. ^ Khouri, Andrew (June 23, 2016). "Chinese developer teams up on big North Hollywood mixed-use project". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  19. ^ Vincent, Roger (November 17, 2019). "$1-billion plan for North Hollywood station takes shape". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  20. ^ Petrow-Cohen, Caroline (December 9, 2023). "'Game-changer for the Valley': Almost 1,500 new housing units to be built at North Hollywood Metro station". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  21. ^ Sharp, Steven (December 12, 2023). "L.A. City Council signs off on District NoHo". Urbanize LA. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  22. ^ "'Game-changer for the Valley': Almost 1,500 new housing units to be built at North Hollywood Metro station". Los Angeles Times. December 9, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  23. ^ "Kaleidoscope Dreams". Metro Art. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  24. ^ "Work Begins on Metro's NoHo Tunnel and Universal Ped Bridge". Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  25. ^ "Metro B Line schedule". Metro. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  26. ^ "Metro G Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  27. ^ "G Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 25, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  28. ^ "System Map". Burbank Bus. April 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  29. ^ "North Hollywood, CA". Greyhound Lines. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
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