Expo/Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station)

Expo/Vermont
 Expo Line 

Expo/Vermont Station, eastbound platform.
Location 1043 Exposition Boulevard
Coordinates 34°01′06″N 118°17′30″W / 34.0182°N 118.2916°W
Owned by Metro
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Metro Local: 102, 204
Metro Express: 550 (M-F, Peak Only)
Metro Rapid: 754; LADOT DASH: F, Southeast
Construction
Parking none
Bicycle facilities 10 bike racks
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status in service
History
Opened October 17, 1875
Rebuilt April 28, 2012[1]
Previous names Vermont Avenue
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station
toward Culver City
Expo Line
  Former services  
Pacific Electric
Air Line

Expo/Vermont station is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system, located on Exposition Boulevard at Vermont Avenue, in the Exposition Park District of Los Angeles. This station is served by the Expo Line.[2]

Service

Metro Rail service

Expo Line service hours are approximately from 4 AM to 12:30 AM daily. Service resumed Saturday, April 28, 2012. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.

Location and design

Westbound ■Expo Line toward Culver City (Expo/Western)
Eastbound ■Expo Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Expo Park/USC)

Expo/Vermont station is located in the median of Exposition Boulevard, on both sides of Vermont Avenue. The location is at a busy intersection in the West Adams District.

Attractions

The intersection of Expo/Vermont has three major destinations:

The station has "far-side" platforms: this means that the platforms are positioned on opposite sides of the intersection, and trains always stop at the platform after crossing the intersection.

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.[3] 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.[4]

History

Originally a stop on the Los Angeles and Independence and Pacific Electric railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953 with closure of the Santa Monica Air Line and remained out of service until re-opening 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.

References

  1. ↑ Morante, Roger “Phase 1 Of Expo Light Rail To Open To Culver City In Mid-April”. © Santa Monica Mirror, 2012. Newspaper. Santa Monica Mirror. 16 Mar 2012.
  2. ↑ :: Expo Train ::
  3. ↑ :: Expo Train ::
  4. ↑ Liesl Bradner (January 6, 2013), Artists take Metro commuters on another kind of journey Los Angeles Times.

External links

Media related to Expo / Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons