Harbor Freeway station

Harbor Freeway (formerly Harbor Freeway/I-105) is a transport hub located on the Harbor Transitway, within the Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange of Interstates I-105 and I-110 near Figueroa Street in the neighborhood of South Los Angeles. The station serves the Metro C Line (light rail) and the Metro J Line (bus rapid transit) and other bus services. The station is owned by Caltrans and operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Harbor Freeway
   
A westbound C Line train to Redondo Beach stops at Harbor Freeway station
Location11500 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, California 90048
Coordinates33.9287°N 118.2808°W / 33.9287; -118.2808
Owned byCalifornia Department of Transportation
Operated byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms2 island platforms
Construction
Parking253 "park and ride" lot spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities12 bike rack spaces
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 12, 1995 (1995-08-12) (C Line)
August 1, 1996 (1996-08-01) (Harbor Transitway)[2]
Previous namesHarbor Freeway/I-105
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Vermont/Athens
toward Redondo Beach
 C Line Avalon
toward Norwalk
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Rosecrans
toward Downtown San Pedro
 J Line Manchester
toward El Monte
Location

Station layout

The station has 3 levels: the upper level provides access to the Metro C Line (light rail); the middle level has the connections to local bus services and the 253 space park and ride lot; the lower level provides access to the Metro J Line (bus rapid transit) and other express buses operating on the Harbor Transitway. It is located near the Athens district of Los Angeles.[3]

Upper Level Westbound ←  C Line toward Redondo Beach (Vermont /Athens)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →  C Line toward Norwalk (Avalon) →
Street Level Mezzanine Exit/Entrance, ticket vending machines, faregates, local buses
Lower Level Southbound →  J Line toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Rosecrans) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  J Line toward El Monte (Manchester)

Station improvements
Stairs to street level.

Harbor Transitway Park & Ride and transit station improvements. Enhance signage, lighting and security at Park & Ride lots were completed in June 2011. CCTV was installed at Harbor Transitway stations by June 2012.

Services

C Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.[4] Metro J Line runs 24 hours a day.

Other freeway level connections

These buses stop at the same boarding platforms of the Metro J Line at the freeway level.

Bus connections

Non-Harbor Transitway buses stop on the west side of Figueroa Street.

Incidents
Bollards were installed at Harbor Freeway station and all similar stations after the crash.

On February 22, 2012, a drunk driver on the Harbor Freeway mistakenly entered the bus-only station area of the Harbor Freeway station. The driver, 51-year-old Stephen L. Lubin of Sun Valley, was traveling 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) in his 2009 Honda Fit (15 mph over the freeway's posted speed limit) as he entered the station and encountered a bus stopped at the platform. Lubin swerved to avoid hitting the bus and drove onto the station platform where he hit seven people, critically injuring six, before slamming into a pole on the platform.[5]

After the crash, Metro's CEO Art Leahy asked Metro's safety committee staff to review the layout of busway stations and safety signage on the roadways leading into the station areas.[6] As a result of that investigation, Metro added concrete-filled metal bollards to all stations on the Harbor Transitway and the El Monte Busway to prevent vehicles from entering the platform and additional markings were added on roadways leading into stations.[7]

References
  1. "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Metro.net. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. Radcliffe, Jim (June 27, 1996). "Harbor Transitway opens, reducing congestion - Impact felt during evening commute". Daily Breeze. p. A3.
  3. "Green Line station information". Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  4. "Green Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  5. William-Ross, Lindsay (February 24, 2012). "Driver Who Plowed Into Crowded Bus Platform Failed His Sobriety Test". LAist. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  6. "Probe ordered into crash that injured 7 at 110 Freeway bus stop". Los Angeles Times. February 23, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  7. "Harbor Freeway Metro Silver Line Station platform improvements" (PDF). April 20, 2012.
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