Hollywood/Highland station

The station is in Hollywood on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue. Its entrance is inside the Ovation Hollywood shopping complex, on the Hollywood Boulevard side of the building. Pacific Electric Red Car interurban trains stopped on the surface in the early 1900s; this marked the junction of the Hollywood Line with the San Fernando Valley lines to Owensmouth and San Fernando. The Ovation Hollywood is the home of the Dolby Theatre, which has been the venue of the annual Academy Awards ceremony since 2002. Due to security concerns, the Hollywood/Highland station is generally closed on the day of the ceremony. == Design and architecture ==

The design of the station was created by three different firms. The designer of the station is Sheila Klein, and the constructor of the station is CannonDesign. The lighting, material and mechanical design are from HLB Lighting Design. The construction of the station were to be made of equipments given by the Metro, which according to HLB, made it challenging. The lighting pillars of the station was to resemble like a flower, and it was carefully sized to match well with the smooth, curved ceiling which 'resembled a belly'. Sheila Klein named the architecture of the station, "Underground Girl". == Service ==

Station layout Hollywood/Highland is a two-story station; the top level is a mezzanine with ticket machines while the bottom is the platform level. The station uses a simple island platform with two tracks. Hours and frequency Connections , the following connections are available: • Antelope Valley Transit Authority: 786 • Hollywood Bowl shuttle • Los Angeles Metro Bus: , , • LADOT DASH: Hollywood; West Hollywood Cityline Commuter == Future K Line connection ==

The K Line is proposed to connect to this station via a future northern extension from its current northern terminus at Expo/Crenshaw station, which would offer connections to West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Crenshaw District, Leimert Park, Miracle Mile, City of Inglewood, and LAX. It will also allow connections to the E Line, D Line, and C Line as well as SkyLink. After receiving public comment proposing the idea, Metro considered an option to add a station at the Hollywood Bowl. Currently, taking the B Line to the Hollywood Bowl requires either a mile-long walk by foot along Highland Avenue, or a trip on a shuttle that connects Ovation Hollywood to the Hollywood Bowl. Neither option is particularly accessible for people with disabilities. Metro already works with the Hollywood Bowl to provide shuttles to and from events, and the new station would be an extension of that partnership. The addition of the Hollywood Bowl station was finalized as part of the project when Metro's board of directors approved its locally approved alternative (LPA) at its March 26, 2026 board meeting. == References ==