Manchester Station (Los Angeles Metro)
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Manchester station is a busway
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. It is situated between the Slauson and
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stations on the J Line, a bus rapid transit route which runs between El Monte,
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and San Pedro as part of the
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system. The station consists of two
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s in the center of Interstate 110 above
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. The station serves the Vermont Knolls, Vermont Vista,
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, and Broadway-Manchester neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Manchester station was built between 1989 and 1996 as part of the
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and opened to passengers on August 1, 1996. J Line buses serve the station twenty-four hours a day; the
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between buses is about four minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times. Manchester station is also served by several
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and
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bus services, most of which only run during weekday peak periods.


Station layout

Manchester station is situated along the
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and consists of two
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s in the
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of the Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway). The station is located near the Vermont Knolls, Vermont Vista,
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and Broadway-Manchester neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The busway platforms are accessed from two ground-level plazas on the north and south sides of East
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between South Figueroa Street and South Broadway or a pedestrian bridge from the east park and ride lot. The ground-level plazas each have a Transit Access Pass (TAP)
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that was added in early 2017 to support all-door boarding on the J Line. The station has 247
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spaces in two parking lots built into the "leaves" of the
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between Manchester Avenue and Interstate 110.


Services

Manchester station is used by the Metro J Line bus rapid transit route which runs between the
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in El Monte,
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and the
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, with select trips continuing onto San Pedro. The J Line is part of the
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system. In addition to J Line buses, the busway platforms at Manchester station are also served by the all-day
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route to
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. There are also several routes that use the busway, geared towards people commuting to Los Angeles, operating only during weekday rush-hours, operating towards the city in the morning and returning at night: LA Metro Bus route to San Pedro; and
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route 4X to Torrance (also operates all-day Saturday). The station is also served by the
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shuttle that operates during home games during baseball season. Manchester station is also served by several bus routes that use bus stops near to the station on surface streets: LA Metro Bus route that runs between Lincoln Heights and Rosewood via Broadway, that runs between
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and
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via Figueroa, and that runs between
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and Norwalk via Manchester.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manchester (Los Angeles Metro Station) Los Angeles Metro Busway stations South Los Angeles J Line (Los Angeles Metro) Transport infrastructure completed in 1996 1996 establishments in California Bus stations in Los Angeles