Pico station
Pico station platform, January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Pico/Chick Hearn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1236 South Flower Street Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′25″N 118°16′00″W / 34.0402°N 118.2667°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | See Connections section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Paid parking nearby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 14, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 2, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2024 | 4,935 (avg. wkdy boardings, A & E lines only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pico station is an at-grade light rail station on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system located on Flower Street at the intersection of Pico Boulevard. The station also has southbound bus stops on Flower Street, across from the station and northbound bus stops on Figueroa Street, one block to the west. Pico station serves the South Park and Figueroa/Convention District neighborhoods.
Officially named Pico/Chick Hearn station after Chick Hearn, the longtime play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers, it was also temporarily renamed "Kobe station" to commemorate professional basketball player Kobe Bryant's last game on April 13, 2016. It was once again temporarily renamed "LeBron Station" to welcome LeBron James to the Lakers.