Palms station is a

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station located on an embankment on the E Line of the

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system. The station is located over the intersection of National Boulevard and Palms Boulevard in the Palms neighborhood of

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, after which the station is named.

History

Bay View was a stop on the

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. It was renamed The Palms in 1886. The Eastlake style Palms-Southern Pacific Railroad Depot building was situated approximately west of the present station, on the south side of the tracks, and remained in active rail service until the closure of the

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in 1953. Used in many motion pictures, the building eventually fell into disrepair and abandonment but was declared a

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in 1963. A grassroots organization, S.O.S. (Save Our Station), moved it in February 1976 to the

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grounds in the

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community of the Arroyo Seco. It now serves as the museum's gift shop and visitor center.

Station name

Originally slated to be renamed "National/Palms" on re-opening, it remains "Palms" as a result of a request by the Palms Neighborhood Council. The council's resolution stated that: ::

the Pacific Line Palms station was an important landmark on the west side of the city, and the community that grew around it is one of the oldest on the west side of Los Angeles. Our stakeholders feel the naming of the station is not only an important branding opportunity for Palms, but an opportunity for Los Angeles to reinstate a link to the history in one of its oldest and most diverse communities.

On April 25, 2013, the Metro board of directors voted in favor of "Palms" as the official name of the station.

Service

Station layout

The station location is adjacent to

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, just west of the three-way intersection of National, Palms and Exposition boulevards and perched on an embankment above National Boulevard. Access is provided by stairs and elevators at the east end of the station. Construction incorporated an existing steel bridge from the

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era and added a new concrete bridge, both immediately east of the station over the National/Palms intersection, as well as re-using an existing rail tunnel west of the station.

Hours and frequency

E Line trains run through the station every day between approximately 4:00 a.m. and 1:00 am. In the daytime, trains operate every 8 minutes during the weekday peak and every ten minutes off-peak and during weekends and holidays. In the early morning and nighttime, trains operate every 20 minutes.

Connections

, the following connections are available: *

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(Santa Monica): 5, 17

Points of interest

Attractions within walking distance of Palms station: * Moreton Bay Fig Tree (Los Angeles, California)

References

External links

Metro.net: Metro Expo Line website Metro.net: "More to Explore, 7 New Expo Line Stations"
— ''opened May 20, 2016''. * — ''all projects''.
Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 2 Project Website
— ''opened May 20, 2016''.
Youtube.com: Location of old Palms Station
— ''seen on

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video of pre−upgraded section of line from near Robertson Boulevard northwest through Palms and Cheviot Hills to Pico Boulevard''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Palms (Los Angeles Metro station) E Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations Palms, Los Angeles Railway stations in Los Angeles Westside (Los Angeles County) Railway stations in the United States opened in 2016 2016 establishments in California Pacific Electric stations