Mariachi Plaza station is an underground light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under 1st Street at the intersection of Boyle Avenue, with the main exit located at Mariachi Plaza, after which the station is named. The plaza is the historic gateway to the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. This station opened in 2009 as part of the Gold Line Eastside Extension and was one of two underground stations on the Eastside Extension (the other being Soto).

Until 1963, the Los Angeles Railway's P Line yellow streetcars operated on the surface of 1st Street, including a stop near this station.

Service

Station layout

There are two levels underground: a mezzanine with ticket machines and gates, and below that, an island platform with two tracks. There is one entrance to the station at the intersection of 1st Street and Boyle Avenue, at the namesake Mariachi Plaza.

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit
B2	Westbound	← E Line toward Santa Monica (Pico/Aliso)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→ E Line toward East Los Angeles (Soto) →

Hours and frequency

E Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.

Connections

As of December 10, 2023, the following connections are available:

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 106

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

• Hollenbeck Park
• Mariachi Plaza
• White Memorial Medical Center