37th Street (Los Angeles Metro station)

37th Street/USC
37th Street/USC Station with station signage improvements.
Location	421 1/2 W 37th St
Coordinates	34°01′03″N 118°16′49″W / 34.01749°N 118.28028°W / 34.01749; -118.28028Coordinates: 34°01′03″N 118°16′49″W / 34.01749°N 118.28028°W / 34.01749; -118.28028
Owned by	Metro
Line(s)	Silver Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	in service
History
Opened	June 1996 (21 years ago) (1996-06); Re-branded as a Metro Silver Line station on December 13, 2009 (7 years ago) (2009-12-13).
Services
Preceding station   Metro Busway   Following station Slauson toward Downtown San Pedro Silver Line LATTC/Ortho Institute (with interim stops) toward El Monte

37th Street/USC is a Metro Silver Line Station on the Harbor Transitway on the Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) at its overcrossing of 37th Street close to the University of Southern California. Local buses operate from Figueroa St. & Exposition Blvd. The nearby Jefferson/USC station served by the Metro Expo Line is 1/4 mile block from the station. The station is well utilized by USC students as it provides a close walk to the university campus. There is no direct connection between the Metro Expo Line station and the 37th Street/USC Metro Silver Line Station. It is the northernmost station on the Harbor transitway with buses operating on surface streets into downtown Los Angeles. The station opened on June 1996. The station was re-branded as a station for the Metro Silver Line when the line began service on December 13, 2009. It is currently the only station served by the Metro Silver Line and on the Harbor Transitway to feature a sound wall to reduce noise coming from the freeway.

The station has two side platforms in the median of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) at its overcrossing with 37th Street. Metro Silver Line buses stop at the station on the busway/freeway level which can be accessed by elevators and stairs.Local buses operate from Figueroa St. & Exposition Blvd which is a 1/4 mile walk from the station. As part of the Metro Express Lanes project, the station received some major improvements. 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. The station is also equipped with sound walls to reduce noise levels due to the freeway traffic.