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| image_caption = Pico station platform
| other_name = Pico/Chick Hearn
| address = 1236 South [[Flower Street]]<br />[[Los Angeles]], California
| coordinates = {{coord|34.0402|-118.2667|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]]▼
| mapframe = yes▼
| mapframe-zoom = 14▼
| line = ▼
| other = See [[#Connections|connections section]]▼
| platform = 1 [[island platform]]
| tracks = 2
▲| otherconnections = See [[#Connections|connectionsConnections section]]
| structure = At-grade
| parking = Paid parking nearby▼
| bicycle = [[Metro Bike Share]] station<ref>{{Cite web |title=Station Map |url=https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/ |access-date=November 13, 2021 |website=[[Metro Bike Share]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
| ADA = yes
▲| parking = Paid parking nearby
| bicycle = [[Metro Bike Share]] station
▲| owned = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]]
| former =
| status =
| opened = {{startStart date and age|July 14, 1990|07|14}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
▲| lineformer =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Los Angeles Metro Rail
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▲|system3=Los Angeles Metro Busway
|line3line2 =J E |left3 left2 =Grand/ LATTC/Ortho Institute |right3 right2 = 7th Street/Metro Center|note-mid3=(street service)|note-right3=(with interim stops)
|system3 = Los Angeles Metro Busway
|line3 = J | left3 = Grand/LATTC | right3 = 7th Street/Metro Center | note-left3 = | note-mid3 = (street service) | note-right3 = (with interim stops)
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'''Pico''' is an at-grade [[light rail]] station on the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] and [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|E Line]] of the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. The station is located alongside [[Flower Street]] at its intersection with [[Pico Boulevard]], after which the station is named.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7th St/Metro Center Connections |url=http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_7th_metro.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225095240/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_7th_metro.pdf |archive-date=2012-02-25 |access-date=2021-11-18 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]]}}</ref> The station also has nearby stops for the [[J Line (Los Angeles Metro)|J Line]] of the [[Los Angeles Metro Busway]] system, southbound buses stop on Flower Street, across from the station and northbound buses stop on [[Figueroa Street]], one block to the west. Pico station serves the [[South Park, Los Angeles|South Park]] neighborhood on its east and the Figueroa/Convention District on its west.
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'''Pico''' is an [[At-grade railway|at-grade]] [[light rail]] [[Metro station|station]] in the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. It is located in the [[South Park (Downtown Los Angeles)|South Park]] neighborhood of [[Downtown Los Angeles]], on Flower Street and [[Pico Boulevard]]. The station is served by the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro A Line (Blue)]] and the [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro E Line (Expo)]]. The [[J Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro J Line (Silver)]] buses heading northbound to El Monte Station stop one block west of the station at '''Figueroa St./Pico Blvd'''. Southbound Silver Line buses heading to Harbor Gateway Transit Center stop at '''Flower St./Pico Blvd'''.
 
TheIt fullis (official)officially station name isnamed '''Pico/Chick Hearn'''. Thisstation name memorializes sportscasterafter [[Chick Hearn|Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn]] (1916–2002), longtime play-by-play announcer for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]]. On April 13, 2016, the station was temporarily renamed "Kobe" to commemorate professional basketball player [[Kobe Bryant]]'s last game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metro-staples-center-kobe-bryant-20160412-story.html|title=Kobe Bryant to get his name on a Metro station -- for one day only|last=Hamilton|first=Matt|date=April 13, 2016|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> Since then, the station is listed on Metro maps as "Pico Station" only.
 
==History==
Pico station opened along with the Blue (A) Line on July 14, 1990, and was the site of opening day celebrations. Because the underground portion of the line was not yet complete, this station served as the northern terminus for the line until February 1991 when 7th St/Metro Center Station opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/blue_line.htm|title=Blue Line station information}}</ref>
 
During the [[2028 Summer Olympics]], the station will serve spectators traveling to events at the [[Los Angeles Convention Center]], [[Crypto.com Arena]] and [[Microsoft Theater]].<ref>http://la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdf/LA2024-canditature-part2_english.pdf</ref>
 
==Station layoutService==
===Station layout===
 
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=2 valign=top|'''Busway stops'''
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Metro added gates and flashing lights at this station during late December 2011, as part of a set of safety enhancements that were added as part of the Expo Line project.<ref>http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2010/07_July/20100722RBMItem26.pdf</ref> Access upgrades were added in 2018 due to increased use and development of the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/pico-station-getting-an-upgrade/article_23a033d0-0063-11e7-87a9-bfe155653510.html|title=Pico Station Getting an Upgrade|first=Nicholas|last=Slayton|access-date=12 August 2018}}</ref> Metro has held discussions regarding placing the station underground or expanding the light rail capacity in time for the 2028 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://la.streetsblog.org/2017/12/01/draft-details-announced-for-28-by-28-metro-projects-for-l-a-olympics/|title=Draft Details Announced for "28 by 28" Metro Projects for L.A. Olympics|date=2 December 2017|access-date=12 August 2018}}</ref>
 
North of this station is the Flower Street Tunnel, which connects Pico station to [[7th St/Metro Center (Los Angeles Metro station)|7th St/Metro Center Station]] via Flower Street. The tunnel's portal is just south of 11th Street on Flower Street. The tunnel will be extended when the Regional Connector is completed in 2022.▼
==Service==
A Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 1:00 AM daily.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160818130105/https://media.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/801.pdf] E Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 AM until 2:00 AM daily.[https://media.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/806.pdf]
 
=== Hours and frequency ===
The [[J Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro J Line]] northbound street stop is located at Figueroa Street & Pico Boulevard (1 block west of the Pico Station). The J Line southbound street stop is Flower St/Pico Blvd, next to the station. The J Line operates 24 hours a day.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130112/https://media.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/910.pdf]
A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:00&nbsp;a.m. and 12:30&nbsp;am. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 8 a.m. (with a 15/20-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2021 |title=Metro A Line schedule |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/schedules/?line=801 |access-date=November 13, 2021 |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]}}</ref>
 
E Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30&nbsp;a.m. and 12:30&nbsp;am. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 8 a.m. (with a 15/20-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2021 |title=Metro E Line schedule |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/schedules/?line=806 |access-date=November 13, 2021 |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]}}</ref>
==Location==
Pico station serves the South Park neighborhood on its east, and the Figueroa/Convention District on its west. It is located on the east side of Flower Street, just north of Pico Boulevard.
 
J Line buses run 24 hours a day. On weekdays, buses operate every four to ten minutes during peak hours, with longer [[headway]]s of 15 minutes during the daytime, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 20 minutes most of the day, with longer headways of 40 minutes during nights and every hour overnight.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2021 |title=Metro J Line schedule |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/schedules/?line=910 |access-date=November 13, 2021 |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]}}</ref>
▲North of this station is the Flower Street Tunnel, which connects Pico station to [[7th St/Metro Center (Los Angeles Metro station)|7th St/Metro Center Station]] via Flower Street. The tunnel's portal is just south of 11th Street on Flower Street. The tunnel will be extended when the Regional Connector is completed in 2022.
 
=== Connections ===
* [[Los Angeles Metro Bus|Metro Bus]]: {{LA Metro route|30}}, {{LA Metro route|81}}, Express {{LA Metro route|460}}
*[[Metro Local]]: 30, 81
* [[LADOT Commuter Express]]: [[Los Angeles Department of Transportation#419|419]]*, [[Los Angeles Department of Transportation#422|422]]*, [[Los Angeles Department of Transportation#423|423]]*, [[Los Angeles Department of Transportation#438|438]]*, [[Los Angeles Department of Transportation#448|448]]*
*[[Metro Express (Los Angeles County)|Metro Express]]: 460
* [[LADOT DASH]]: DD<sup>†</sup>, F<sup>†</sup>
* [[Orange County Transportation Authority|OC Bus]] (Orange County): [[List of Orange County Transportation Authority bus routes#701|701]]*, [[List of Orange County Transportation Authority bus routes#721|721]]*
*[[LADOT Commuter Express]]: 419*, 422*, 423*, 438*, 448*
* [[Torrance Transit]]: [[Torrance Transit#4|4X]]*
*[[Orange County Transportation Authority|OCTA]]: 701*, 721* <br />* M-F rush hours only<br /><sup>†</sup> Sat-Sun only
 
Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.
==Attractions==
The station is within walking distance to the following attractions:▼
 
==Nearby landmarks==
*[[Crypto.com Arena]]▼
▲The station is within walking distance toof the following attractions:
*[[L.A. Live|Chick Hearn Court/L.A. Live]]
▲* [[Crypto.com Arena]]
*[[Los Angeles Convention Center]]
* [[California Hospital Medical Center]]▼
*[[Circa Complex]]
* [[OceanwideCirca PlazaComplex]]
* [[Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising]], Los Angeles Campus
* [[L.A. Live]]
▲*[[California Hospital Medical Center]]
* [[Pico-Union, Los Angeles, CaliforniaConvention Center]]
* [[Oceanwide Plaza]]
 
==References==
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{{Commons category|Pico (Los Angeles Metro station)|position=left}}▼
==External links==
*[http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/blue_pico.pdf Station connections overview]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140208173705/http://www.buildexpo.org/ Metro Expo Line Construction Authority]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120504115514/http://www.metro.net/projects/exposition/ Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 1 to Culver City]
*[http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/1688920 Pico Station 'relation' on OpenStreetMap]
▲{{Commons category|Pico (Los Angeles Metro station)|position=left}}
 
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