Expo/Vermont
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Expo/Vermont station platform in 2022
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| Location | 1043 West Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°01′06″N 118°17′30″W / 34.0182°N 118.2916°W / 34.0182; -118.2916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 farside side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station[1] and racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 17, 1875; 148 years ago (1875-10-17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | April 28, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Vermont Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Expo/Vermont station is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the center median of Exposition Boulevard at its intersection with Vermont Avenue, after which the station is named, near the Exposition Park and West Adams neighborhoods of Los Angeles.[2]
The station is located close to the University of Southern California (USC), and several major museums and sporting venues inside Exposition Park. During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from the temporary swimming venue to be built inside Dedeaux Field, a baseball stadium on the USC campus.[3]
The station will be a transfer point to the Vermont Transit Corridor, a Los Angeles Metro Busway line scheduled to open just before the 2028 Summer Olympics.
The site was originally a junction of the Los Angeles and Independence and Pacific Electric railroads. It was an interchange between the Vernon–Vermont yellow car and Santa Monica Air Line red car. Service ceased on September 30, 1953, with the end of passenger service on the Santa Monica Air Line.
The station re-opened on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt for the opening of the Expo Line from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ←  E Line toward Santa Monica (Expo/Western)
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| Eastbound | → E Line toward East Los Angeles (Expo Park/USC) →
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
The station has "farside" platforms, this means that the platforms are positioned on opposite sides of the intersection, and trains stop at the platform after crossing the intersection.
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.[4]
As of December 10, 2023[update], the following connections are available:[5]
Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
The station's art, commissioned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was created by artist Jessica Polzin McCoy. Entitled Neighborhood Portrait: Reconstructed, the 24-panel installation includes photographs that take the viewer inside of the homes of West Adams residents.[6] After constructing collages from her photos, McCoy then created intricate watercolor paintings of each collage. Artisans at Montreal-based Mosaika Art & Design worked closely with the artist to translate her watercolors into hand-glazed ceramic mosaic panels.[7]
Media related to Expo / Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons
