LA General Medical Center station is a busway station located in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is situated between Union Station and Cal State LA station on the El Monte Busway. The station is served by two bus rapid transit routes: the J Line, operated by Metro and the Silver Streak, operated by Foothill Transit. It is also used by several Metro Express and Foothill Transit bus services, most of which only run during weekday peak periods. The station consists of an island platforms in the center of the El Monte Busway, near its namesake, the Los Angeles General Medical Center. The station was completed on November 4, 1974, and is accessed by a bridge from Pomeroy Avenue between Kingston Avenue and Brittania Street. The station was named LAC+USC Medical Center until December 10, 2023, when it was changed to reflect the hospital's new name. Metro has additional plans to add the station as infill to the Metrolink San Bernardino Line. This would involve building a second track and center platform. The cost of this project is estimated between $51 million and $110 million. Currently, westbound Metrolink passengers must exit at the Cal State LA station and take any of the westbound buses one stop to the Medical Center.

Service

Hours and frequency

Silver Streak buses run 24 hours a day between the Montclair Transit Center, El Monte Station, and Downtown Los Angeles. On weekdays, buses operate every 15 minutes most of the day, every 30 minutes during evenings and every hour overnight. The station is also used by Los Angeles Metro Bus Express and Express along with Foothill Transit, , , , and ., the following services are available: Metro route 487 operates all-day, seven days a week; the rest only run during weekday peak periods.

Busway services

Buses stop at the busway platforms located on the lower freeway level: The station is also used by Los Angeles Metro Bus Express and Express along with Foothill Transit, , , , and. Metro route 487 operates all-day, seven days a week; the rest only run during weekday peak periods.

Connections

There are also several bus routes that stop near the station using bus stops on surface streets: