Pico/Aliso station

Not to be confused with Pico station in Downtown Los Angeles.

Pico/Aliso station is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of East 1st Street between South Anderson Street and South Utah Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.^[3] This station opened on November 15, 2009, as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension.

Pico/Aliso
Pico/Aliso station
General information
Location	1311 East 1st Street Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0478°N 118.2262°W / 34.0478; -118.2262
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)
Passengers
FY 2024	726 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Little Tokyo/Arts District toward Santa Monica E Line Mariachi Plaza toward East Los Angeles
Former services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Mariachi Plaza toward East Los Angeles L Line Little Tokyo/Arts District (at-grade) toward Azusa
Location

Location

Pico/Aliso station is located in the western part of the Boyle Heights neighborhood of eastern Los Angeles. The station is the first east of the Los Angeles River on the Gold Line Eastside Extension. Pico/Aliso lies in a low-density residential and industrial area. The Santa Ana Freeway, carrying US 101, acts as both a major transport artery in the area and the eastern border of the station precinct. The infamous Aliso Village housing project sat near the site of Pico/Aliso station but was demolished before the station opened.

Transit-oriented development

One of the aims of the Gold Line extension is to encourage transit-oriented development around Metro stations. At Pico/Aliso, the most prominent development is the Pueblo del Sol public housing project to the northeast of the station.^[4]

Service

Hours and frequency

E Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.^[5]

Connections

As of December 15, 2024^[update], the following connections are available:^[6]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 106

Station art

Like many other Metro stations, Pico/Aliso station contains a piece of public art. LACMTA chose Long Beach, California based artist Rob Neilson to create a piece for the station, which eventually became "About Face."^[7]