Vernon station
Vernon station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the center median of Long Beach Avenue (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway, and shared with the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision) at its intersection with Vernon Avenue, in South Los Angeles, one-quarter mile (0.4 km) from the border with Vernon, California.[2]
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| Location | 4421 Long Beach Avenue Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.0037°N 118.2432°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 14, 1990 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 2, 2019[1] | ||||||||||||
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Prior to the construction of the A Line, Vernon Avenue was an important junction on the lines of the Pacific Electric. All lines from the Southern District, including the Long Beach, Watts, Whittier and San Pedro lines, stopped at Vernon Avenue, which was also a crossing with the Los Angeles Railway's V line.[3]
Service
Station layout
| Northbound | ← A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Washington) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
| Southbound | A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (Slauson) → |
Hours and frequency
A Line trains run every day between approximately 4:00 a.m. and 12:30 am. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 8 a.m. (with a 15/20-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.[4]
Connections
As of February 20, 2022, the following connections are available:[5]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 105, 611
- LADOT DASH: Pueblo Del Rio, Southeast
Notable places nearby
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- Jefferson High School
- Pueblo Del Rio Housing Complex
- Fred Roberts Park
- Ross Snyder Recreation Center
- Alameda Swap Meet
References
- Lozano, Carlos (November 2, 2019). "Metro rail service between Los Angeles and Long Beach reopens". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- "Pacific Electric Watts Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California.
- "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 12, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- "A Line Timetable - Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 20, 2022. p. 2. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
