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]

Vernon
Vernon station platform
General information
Location	4421 Long Beach Avenue Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0037°N 118.2432°W / 34.0037; -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
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 32 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	November 2, 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Slauson toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Washington toward 7th Street/Metro Center
Former services Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Slauson Junction towards Morgan Avenue Long Beach Pacific Electric Building Terminus Slauson Junction towards Balboa Balboa Slauson Junction towards San Pedro San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Gardena Slauson Junction towards Santa Ana SP Depot Santa Ana Slauson Junction towards Clifton Redondo Beach via Gardena Slauson Junction towards El Segundo Hawthorne–El Segundo Slauson Junction towards Whittier Whittier Slauson Junction towards Fullerton Fullerton Slauson Junction towards San Pedro San Pedro via Dominguez Slauson Junction towards Yorba Linda La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda 47th Street towards Watts Watts Local 40th Street towards Pacific Electric Building Preceding station Los Angeles Railway Following station Vernon and Morgan towards Los Angeles City College V Vernon and Alameda towards Pacific Crossing
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Slauson toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Washington toward APU/Citrus College
Location

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, 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: 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

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