Little Tokyo/Arts District is the first stop on the Edward R. Roybal Linea de Oro Eastside Extension which opened on November 15, 2009. This station closed on October 24th, 2020 and will be replaced by a new underground station when the Regional Connector opens in 2022. As part of this closure the Gold Line is operating in two sections between Union Station and Azusa and Pico/Aliso to East Los Angeles.
The original above-ground Little Tokyo/Arts District Station is along the east side of Alameda Street and has an island platform running between Temple Street (the northern end) and 1 Street (the southern end). The island platform has a central canopy and two more covering TVMs at each end where entrances are. These are both ramps that don't directly connect to crosswalks but require passengers to cross the northbound track to the sidewalk along the east side of the ROW. (there is another on the other side of the station, along Alameda Street).
Artwork: Buffer Zone by Hirokazu Kosaka
All Photos taken on 19 March, 2010
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