 The current Little Tokyo/Arts District station will be shut down and replaced by an underground station, located on the other side of Alameda with entrances 500 feet (152 meters) south of the existing station, being built as part of the Regional Connector project.The new station was originally referred to as 1st St/Central in planning documents, but was ultimately assigned the same name as the existing station.The Regional Connector will be a light rail tunnel through Downtown Los Angeles that will connect the current Metro Rail Blue, Expo, and Gold Lines.