Universal City (Los Angeles Metro station)
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Universal City/Studio City
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| Location | 3901 Lankershim Boulevard Studio City, CA 91604 USA |
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| Coordinates | 34°08′21″N 118°21′45″W / 34.1391°N 118.3625°WCoordinates: 34°08′21″N 118°21′45″W / 34.1391°N 118.3625°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||
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Red Line |
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | "Kiss & Ride" passenger drop-off | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 390 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 16 rack spaces 14 lockers |
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | June 24, 2000 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Universal City (2000–2013) | ||||||||||
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Universal City/Studio City, formerly Universal City, is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Metro Rail in Los Angeles, California. Serving Universal Studios Hollywood and City Walk. Universal City/Studio City station straddles the hills between the Los Angeles Basin to the south and the San Fernando Valley to the north.
Universal City/Studio City station lies within the Los Angeles neighborhood of Studio City, specifically at the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard, Campo de Cahuenga and Universal Terrace Parkway. Just southeast of the station, across the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. Route 101) is the Cahuenga Pass, which is arguably a neighborhood as well, consisting of a strip of shops, restaurants and offices that follow US 101, but along Cahuenga Boulevard, which parallels the freeway through the pass.
Universal City/Studio City station serves the nearby Universal Studios theme park, as well as the NBC Universal studio complex. Riders can cross the street and board the tram to go to City Walk and the theme park, as well as the Studio itself. A pedestrian tunnel was originally proposed by Metro but was ultimately scrapped because of Universal's reluctance to pay the growing costs of the project.
Universal, in conjunction with Metro, constructed a pedestrian bridge over Lankershim Boulevard and Universal Hollywood Drive that opened in April 2016. NBCUniversal agreed to fund a portion of the $19.5 million project, while the remainder was funded through Proposition A.
Part of MOS-3 of the Red Line, Universal City/Studio City opened on June 24, 2000, as part of an extension from Hollywood/Vine to North Hollywood, the latter of which remains the line's northwestern terminus.
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