Manchester station (Los Angeles Metro)

Manchester is a bus rapid transit Metro Silver Line transitway station on the Harbor Transitway/I-110 at its overcrossing of Manchester Avenue in South Los Angeles. The station was re-branded as a station for the Metro Silver Line when the line began service on December 13, 2009. The station is managed by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Firestone station of the Metro A Line is located around 3 miles east of the station (at the intersection of Firestone Boulevard and Graham Avenue).

Manchester
 
Manchester Silver Line station
Location452 1/2 W Manchester Ave
Coordinates33.95974°N 118.28083°W / 33.95974; -118.28083
Owned byMetro
Line(s) J Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Parking247 "Park and Ride" lot spaces[1]
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedJune 1996; Re-branded as a Metro Silver Line station on December 13, 2009 (December 13, 2009).
Services
Preceding station Metro Busway Following station
Harbor Freeway
toward Downtown San Pedro
 J Line Slauson
toward El Monte
Location

Layout
Platform
level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound ←  J Linetoward El Monte (Slauson)
Southbound →  J Linetoward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro (Harbor Freeway station) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Entrance/Exit, ticket vending machine

The station has two side platforms in the median of the Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway). The platforms can be accessed using elevators and lifts from Manchester Avenue below the freeway. This station has two parking lots, one or each side of the freeway with a total of 247 spaces. The entrance to the station is provided by stairs and elevators under the freeway. Metro Local line 115 stops directly below the station at the street level (Manchester Avenue). On September 6, 2011, the new stop located directly below the Manchester Silver Line station opened for Metro Local line: 115. The new stop is only for eastbound passengers. A westbound stop for lines 115 was not constructed. The station was upgraded with improved lighting in December 2010. CCTV and next bus trip arrival television screens were added onto the station in December 2012 and the monitors became activated on June 2013.

Services
Metro Silver Line  

Metro Silver Line buses stop at the station on the busway/freeway level which can be accessed by elevators and stairs. Metro Silver Line service hours are approximately from 4:15 AM until 1:45 AM Monday- Friday & 5:00 A.M.- 1:45 A.M. Saturdays/ Sundays & Holidays.

Other transitway Services

These services stop on the same level as the Metro Silver Line (busway/freeway level).

  • Metro Express: 460, 550 (weekday rush-hour, peak-direction only)
  • Dodger Stadium Express (home games during baseball season only)
  • Torrance Transit: 4 (weekday rush-hour, peak-direction only)
  • Orange County Transportation Authority: 701, 721 (weekday rush-hour, peak-direction only)
Services from Manchester Avenue

Nearby destinations
  • KIPP Empower Academy
  • Manchester Elementary School
  • Bank of America
  • Public Storage
  • Western Dental
  • Subway
  • Winchell's
  • Tam's Burgers
  • Church's Chicken
  • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Station photos
  • The new constructed eastbound bus stop for Metro Local line: 115 at the Manchester Silver Line station. This is part of the Metro Expresslanes Project. A westbound stop was never constructed.
  • The Street level at the Manchester station. Notice the new bus stop for Metro Local line: 115.
  • Looking at the southbound platform.
  • Metro Express Line: 460 to Disneyland at Manchester Silver Line Station in 2011.
  • These information stands were barely placed on this station less than 2 months ago.
  • Northbound boarding platform before station improvements were made.
  • Metro Express line: 460 at Manchester Silver Line station heading to Downtown LA. Notice that a Metro Rapid bus is being used on line 460.
  • Metro Local Line 115 bus stop at Manchester Metro Silver Line Station. Only an eastbound bus stop was constructed for Line 115.
  • Stairs towards the northbound platform.
  • Southbound platform station exit towards the street level.
  • Metro Silver Line at Manchester Metro Silver Line Station. On Sundays, Metro Silver Line operates every 30 minutes until 8:00 p.m. Night service operates every 40 minutes.
  • Southbound platform.

References
  1. "Metro Parking - Silver Line". Retrieved October 22, 2019.
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