# Universal City/Studio City station

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"Universal City station" redirects here. For the railway station in Osaka, Japan, see [Universal City Station](/source/Universal_City_Station). For similarly-named station in Beijing, see [Universal Resort station](/source/Universal_Resort_station).

**Universal City/Studio City station** is an underground [rapid transit](/source/Rapid_transit) station on the [B Line](/source/B_Line_(Los_Angeles_Metro)) of the [Los Angeles Metro Rail](/source/Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail) system. It is located under [Lankershim Boulevard](/source/Lankershim_Boulevard) at its intersection of Campo de Cahuenga and Universal Hollywood Drive in the neighborhoods of [Universal City](/source/Universal_City,_California) and [Studio City](/source/Studio_City), after which the station is named.

The station is located near the [Universal Studios Hollywood](/source/Universal_Studios_Hollywood) theme park, the [Universal CityWalk](/source/Universal_CityWalk) entertainment complex, and the [NBCUniversal](/source/NBCUniversal) studio complex. The station was built around the historic [Campo de Cahuenga](/source/Campo_de_Cahuenga), an adobe ranch house where the [Treaty of Cahuenga](/source/Treaty_of_Cahuenga) was signed in 1847, ending hostilities in California between Mexico and the United States.

## Location

Universal City/Studio City station lies within the Los Angeles neighborhood of [Studio City](/source/Studio_City), specifically at the intersection of Lankershim Boulevard, Campo de Cahuenga and Universal Terrace Parkway. Universal City/Studio City station straddles the hills between the [Los Angeles Basin](/source/Los_Angeles_Basin) to the south and the [San Fernando Valley](/source/San_Fernando_Valley) to the north. Just southeast of the station, across the [Hollywood Freeway](/source/Hollywood_Freeway) ([U.S. Route 101](/source/U.S._Route_101_(California))) is the [Cahuenga Pass](/source/Cahuenga_Pass), consisting of a strip of shops, restaurants and offices that follow US 101, but along [Cahuenga Boulevard](/source/Cahuenga_Boulevard), which parallels the freeway through the pass.

### Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal City/Studio City station serves the nearby [Universal Studios Hollywood](/source/Universal_Studios_Hollywood) theme park, the [Universal CityWalk](/source/Universal_CityWalk) entertainment complex, along with the Hilton Universal and Sheraton Universal hotels. Beyond the tourist attractions, the station also serves the working [Universal Studios Lot](/source/Universal_Studios_Lot), the Brokaw News Center ([KNBC](/source/KNBC), [KVEA](/source/KVEA), [Telemundo](/source/Noticias_Telemundo) and [NBC](/source/NBC_News) news bureaus) and the [10 Universal City Plaza](/source/10_Universal_City_Plaza) office building.

To access the tourist attractions, riders cross the street using a pedestrian bridge and board a tram to go to CityWalk and the theme park. A pedestrian tunnel was originally proposed by Metro but was ultimately scrapped because of NBCUniversal's reluctance to pay the growing costs of the project.

## History

In the early planning stages in the 1980s, Universal City/ Studio City station was originally going to be an elevated station; but due to local opposition and safety concerns, the station was put underground as a subway station. 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](/source/Hollywood/Vine_(Los_Angeles_Metro_station)) to North Hollywood, the latter of which remains the line's northwestern terminus.

Universal, in conjunction with Metro, constructed a [pedestrian bridge](/source/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.[4][5]

## Service

### Station layout

Universal City/Studio City is an underground station, located alongside [Lankershim Boulevard](/source/Lankershim_Boulevard) at its intersection with Campo de Cahuenga. Access is provided by two entrances, one on the northwest corner and another on the southwest corner of the intersection.[6] A pedestrian bridge connects the northwest corner entrance to the northeast and southeast corners, with the southeast corner housing the Universal City Shuttle platform.

The station features a [park and ride](/source/Park_and_ride) lot. Several public bus lines stop or terminate at the bus plaza on the west side of Lankershim Boulevard, adjacent to the station, while others are found by crossing to the east side of Lankershim Boulevard.[6]

### Connections

As of September 10, 2023, the following connections are available:[7]

- [Burbank Bus](/source/Burbank_Bus): Pink Route
- [Los Angeles Metro Bus](/source/Los_Angeles_Metro_Bus): , via [Hollywood Burbank Airport](/source/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport), ,
- Universal City Shuttle (free tram to [Universal Studios Hollywood](/source/Universal_Studios_Hollywood) & [Universal CityWalk Hollywood](/source/Universal_CityWalk_Hollywood))

## References

1. ["Metro Parking Lots by Line"](https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200810121559/https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/) August 10, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

1. ["Station Map"](https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/). *[Metro Bike Share](/source/Metro_Bike_Share)*. January 27, 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220102233640/https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/) January 2, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

1. ["Secure Bike Parking on Metro"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from [the original](https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

1. Fu, Jon. ["Universal City Station Pedestrian Bridge Construction Begins"](http://insideuniversal.net/2014/06/construction-begins-for-the-universal-city-station-pedestrian-bridge/). *Inside Universal*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170617130839/http://insideuniversal.net/2014/06/construction-begins-for-the-universal-city-station-pedestrian-bridge/) June 17, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

1. Chen, Anna (March 31, 2016). ["No Floo powder? No problem, you can take Muggle transit to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter"](https://thesource.metro.net/2016/03/31/muggle-transit-harry-potter-world/). *The Source*. [Metro](/source/Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211113231823/https://thesource.metro.net/2016/03/31/muggle-transit-harry-potter-world/) November 13, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

1. ["Universal City Connections"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120407003141/https://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_universal_city.pdf). December 2008. Archived from [the original](https://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_universal_city.pdf) on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

1. ["B & D Line Timetable – Connections section"](https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/15122720/802_TT_09-10-23-Revised.pdf). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 10, 2023. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

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