Rosecrans station is a busway

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located in

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. It is situated between the

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station and the

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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 Metro Busway system. The station consists of two

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s in the center of Interstate 110 under

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. The station serves the

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neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Rosecrans station was built between 1989 and 1996 as part of the

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project 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. Rosecrans station is also served by Metro Express route 550 and

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route 4, which only run during weekday peak periods.

Layout

The below-grade platforms are accessed from two ground-level plazas on the north and south sides of East

between Figueroa Street and Vermont Avenue. The ground-level plazas each have a TAP card

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that was added in early 2017 to support all-door boarding on the J Line. The station has 202

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spaces in a parking lot built into one of the "leaves" of the

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between Rosecrans Avenue and Interstate 110.

Services

Rosecrans station is used by the Metro J Line bus rapid transit route which runs between the

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in El Monte,

and the

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, with select trips continuing onto San Pedro. The J Line is part of the Metro Busway system. In addition to J Line buses, the busway platforms at Rosecrans station are also served by two routes, geared towards people commuting to Los Angeles, operating only during weekday rush-hours, operating towards the city in the morning and returning at night: Metro Express route 550 to San Pedro and

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. At street level, Rosecrans station is also served by

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route 125 that runs between El Segundo and Norwalk station via Rosecrans.

References

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