17th Street/SMC station is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system located near the intersection of 17th Street and Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California. It is located 0.6 miles northwest from Santa Monica College (SMC), for which the station is named. It is served by the E Line.
History The interurban Santa Monica Air Line ran south of Colorado on a private right-of-way in this area. While the E Line follows the Air Line's right-of-way for much of its route, the line and its stations in this area were moved to the median of Colorado Boulevard per a request from the City of Santa Monica during its design phase.
Notable places nearby The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: Santa Monica College 18th Street Arts Center Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery Expo Bike Path
Service Station layout The station is located in the Midtown District of Santa Monica, in the center of Colorado Avenue west of 17th Street, adjacent to Memorial Park: the City of Santa Monica refers to this station area as the "Memorial Park Neighborhood Transit Village". It is three blocks from Santa Monica College.
The east end of the station is at 17th Street and the west end of the station is mid-block between 15th and 16th Streets with entrances at either end. Parking and an off-street bus stop is located just south of Colorado between 16th and 17th Streets.
Hours and frequency
Connections , the following connections are available: Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 5, 41, 43 and 44
References
External links
Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 2 to Culver City