Pico (Los Angeles Metro station)

Pico
Pico Metro Blue & Expo Lines Station.
Location	1236 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90015
Coordinates	34°02′25″N 118°16′00″W / 34.0402°N 118.2667°W / 34.0402; -118.2667Coordinates: 34°02′25″N 118°16′00″W / 34.0402°N 118.2667°W / 34.0402; -118.2667
Owned by	Metro
Line(s)	Metro Rail:  Blue Line   Expo Line  Metro Transitway:  Silver Line
Platforms	2 (1 center platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Local: 30, 81, 330* Metro Express: 442*, 460 LADOT DASH: DD†, F† LADOT Commuter Express: 419*, 422*, 423*, 438*, 448* OCTA: 701*, 721* * M-F rush hours only † Sat-Sun only
Construction
Parking	none
Bicycle facilities	none
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	in service
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 26 years ago (July 14, 1990)
Previous names	Kobe
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station Grand/LATTC toward Downtown Long Beach Blue Line 7th Street/Metro Center Terminus LATTC/Ortho Institute toward Downtown Santa Monica Expo Line Preceding station   Metro Busway   Following station LATTC/Ortho Institute (with interim stops) toward Downtown San Pedro Silver Line (street service) 7th Street/Metro Center (with interim stops) toward El Monte

Pico is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located in the South Park neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles, on Flower Street just north of Pico Boulevard. The station is served by the Metro Blue Line and the Metro Expo Line. The Metro Silver Line buses heading northbound to El Monte Station stop one block west of the station at Figueroa Street and Pico Boulevard. Southbound Silver Line buses heading to Harbor Gateway Transit Center stop at Flower St./Pico Blvd.

The full (official) station name is Pico/Chick Hearn. This name memorializes sportscaster Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (1916–2002), longtime play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers. On April 13, 2016, the station was temporarily renamed "Kobe" to commemorate professional basketballer Kobe Bryant's last game.

Blue & Expo Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.

The Metro Silver Line northbound street stop is located at Figueroa Street & Pico Boulevard (1 block west of the Pico Station). The Silver Line southbound street stop is Flower St/Pico Blvd, next to the station. Silver Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 1:00 AM daily.

Pico station serves the South Park neighborhood on its east, and the Figueroa/convention district on its west. It is located on the east side of Flower Street, just north of Pico Boulevard.

North of this station is the Flower Street Tunnel, which connects Pico station to 7th St/Metro Center Station via Flower Street. The tunnel's portal is just south of 11th Street on Flower Street. The tunnel will be extended when the Regional Connector is completed in 2020.