103rd Street/Watts Towers station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway), at its intersection with 103rd Street, after which the station is named, along with the nearby landmark Watts Towers in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[3]

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (September 2021)

103rd Street/Watts Towers
103rd Street/Watts Towers station platform in November 2015
General information
Location	10100 Grandee Avenue Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	33.9427°N 118.2432°W / 33.9427; -118.2432
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT DASH
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	62 spaces[1]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 32 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	November 2, 2019[2]
Previous names	103rd Street/Kenneth Hahn
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Willowbrook/Rosa Parks toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Firestone toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Willowbrook/Rosa Parks toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Firestone toward APU/Citrus College
Location

It is adjacent to the Watts Station, which historically served the Watts, Long Beach, and San Pedro lines of the Pacific Electric Railway.

Service

Station layout

Northbound	← A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Firestone)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound	→ A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (Willowbrook/Rosa Parks) →

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, and 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^[update], the following connections are available:[5]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 117
• LADOT DASH: Watts

Notable places nearby

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

• Good Shepherd Convalescent Hospital
• Jordan High School
• Jordan Downs
• Verbum Dei High School
• Watts Senior Center
• Watts Station — former Pacific Electric Railway station listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• Watts Towers

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