Soto station
Soto station is a subterranean light rail facility on the E Line within the Los Angeles Metro Rail network. Located beneath 1st Street at the intersection with Soto Street in the Boyle Heights district of Los Angeles, it provides transit access to a prominent urban neighborhood. The station commenced operations in 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension and was one of two underground stops introduced on this segment, the other being Mariachi Plaza.
The station comprises two subterranean levels: the upper mezzanine houses ticket vending machines and fare gates, while the lower level features an island platform serving a pair of tracks. The main entry point is located at the corner of 1st Street and South Soto Street.
Connections
, passengers can access these transit links:
Points of Interest
Close to the station stands one of the remaining Pioneer Chicken outlets in the Los Angeles area, a once-popular chain recognized for its distinctive breading style and specialty items such as gizzards. In proximity, Evergreen Cemetery is the resting place of numerous historically important pioneers from Los Angeles. Additionally, Hollenbeck Park provides a historic public green space designed in the late Victorian architectural tradition.