Bus stands 9 | Connections Union Station (trains) | |
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Location 801 N. Vignes Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Platforms Multi-bay island platform Parking 3,000 park & ride spaces ($6 a day) Address Los Angeles, CA 90012, United States Connection Los Angeles Union Station (trains) Owner Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||
Patsaouras transit plaza metro headquarters
Patsaouras Transit Plaza is a bus station located on the east side of Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and near the El Monte Busway. The Transit Plaza was originally named the Gateway Transit Plaza, but was named after Nick Patsaouras, former RTD board member who was an advocate for public transportation.
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- Patsaouras transit plaza metro headquarters
- Foothill transit f1264 line 699 at patsaouras transit plaza
- Metro and municipal buses
- LAX FlyAway
- Long distance motorcoach
- Future expansion
- References
The MTA Building is located at the northern end of the plaza.
Foothill transit f1264 line 699 at patsaouras transit plaza
Metro and municipal buses
Several other services' bus stops are located near the Patsaouras Transit Plaza:
LAX FlyAway
LAX FlyAway service is offered between Union Station and Los Angeles International Airport. FlyAway buses run every 30 minutes between 5 am and 1 am and on the hour between 1 am and 5 am. Tickets are sold from a ticket kiosk at the southwest corner of the island platform.
Long-distance motorcoach
Megabus provides several routes from the Patsaouras Transit Plaza:
BoltBus also operates long-distance motorcoach routes from Union Station. They do not use the plaza itself, but stop at a curb on the west side of the station.
Future expansion
A new transitway station for the Metro Silver Line and other transit buses operating on the El Monte Busway is being built to the south of the Patsaouras Transit Plaza in the median of the El Monte Busway funded by tolls collected as a part of the Metro ExpressLanes project. It will allow buses travelling in both directions on the busway to serve the Union station with a minimum of delay for passengers for other destinations. When completed a bridge will allow passengers to walk directly from the Patsaouras Transit Plaza to the busway station, eliminating a long, convoluted walk across the Union Station property to the current stop located on the El Monte Busway at Alameda.
The station was originally expected to be completed in June 2014, but because all bids came in over budget, they were cancelled. Metro then expected construction to be completed in late 2016, but as of October 2015 the project was delayed with no start scheduled.