17th Street/SMC station is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system located near the intersection of 17th Street and Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California. It is served by the E Line.[4]
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 17th Street/SMC station platform in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1701 Colorado Avenue Santa Monica, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°01′25″N 118°28′47″W / 34.0237°N 118.4797°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Big Blue Bus | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 70 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station,[2] racks and lockers[3] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 17, 1875 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | May 20, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Sunset | ||||||||||
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History
The interurban Santa Monica Air Line ran south of Colorado on a private right-of-way in this area. While the E Line follows the Air Line's right-of-way for much of its route, the line and its stations in this area were moved to the median of Colorado Boulevard per a request from the City of Santa Monica during its design phase.
Service
Station layout
| Westbound | ← E Line toward Downtown Santa Monica (Terminus) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Eastbound | E Line toward East Los Angeles (26th Street/Bergamot) → |
The station is located in the Midtown District of Santa Monica, in the center of Colorado Avenue west of 17th Street, adjacent to Memorial Park: the City of Santa Monica refers to this station area as the "Memorial Park Neighborhood Transit Village".[5] It is three blocks from Santa Monica College.
The east end of the station is at 17th Street and the west end of the station is mid-block between 15th and 16th Streets with entrances at either end. Parking and an off-street bus stop is located just south of Colorado between 16th and 17th Streets.[6]
Hours and frequency
E Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[7]
Connections
As of December 10, 2023[update], the following connections are available:[8][9]
- Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 41, 42, 44