Mariposa
C Line 
Mariposa station platform
General information
Location555 North Nash Street
El Segundo, California
Coordinates 33°55′25″N 118°23′15″W / 33.9235°N 118.3875°W / 33.9235; -118.3875
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 12, 1995 (1995-08-12)
Previous namesMariposa Ave/Nash St[1][2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
El Segundo
toward Redondo Beach
 C Line Aviation/LAX
toward Norwalk
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Aviation/Century
toward Expo/Crenshaw
 K Line
(2024)
 El Segundo
toward Redondo Beach
Location

Mariposa station is an elevated light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located over Mariposa Avenue, after which the station is named, and alongside Nash Street in El Segundo, California. It opened with the commencement of Green Line service on August 12, 1995.[2] By 2024, Mariposa station will be served by the K Line after it gets extended to Redondo Beach and the C Line gets rerouted to LAX Airport at the future LAX/Metro Transit Center station.

Mariposa is close to several sports venues: the Toyota Sports Performance Center (the practice facility for the Los Angeles Kings and Ontario Reign hockey teams), the UCLA Health Training Center (the practice facility for the Los Angeles Lakers and the venue for the South Bay Lakers), and the Campus El Segundo Athletic Fields.

The original name for the station was Mariposa Ave/Nash St,[2] but was later simplified to just Mariposa.

The train platform, currently suitable for two-car trains, are planned to be lengthened by 2028 to accommodate three-car trains to enable increased capacity of the line.[3][4]

Service

Station layout

Platform Westbound ←  C Line toward Redondo Beach (El Segundo)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound  C Line toward Norwalk (Aviation/LAX) →
G Street level Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

Hours and frequency

C Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. daily. Trains operate every 10 minutes throughout the day. Night and early morning weekend service is every 20 minutes.[5]

Connections

As of December 10, 2023, the following connections are available:[6]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

References

  1. ↑ Allah, Salaam (March 12, 2005). "Image showing Mariposa Ave/Nash St sign". www.nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Green Light for the Green Line". The Los Angeles Times. August 12, 1995. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. ↑ Sharp, Steven (January 14, 2020). "Metro Seeks State Funds to Extend Green Line Platforms". Urbanize Los Angeles. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Steven, Sharp (April 25, 2023). "State awards more funding for L.A. area transportation projects". Urbanize Los Angeles. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Metro C Line schedule". December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "C Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

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