Slauson station (A Line)

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Slauson
LACMTA Circle A Line.svg  
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Slauson station platform
General information
Location1700 Slauson Avenue
Florence, California
Coordinates 33°59′17″N118°14′36″W / 33.9881°N 118.2433°W / 33.9881; -118.2433
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990;33 years ago (1990-07-14)
RebuiltNovember 2, 2019 [1]
Services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Vernon A Line Florence
toward Long Beach
Future services
Preceding station LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail Following station
Terminus Southeast Gateway Line
Phase 1
Pacific/Randolph
toward Pioneer
Arts/Industrial District Southeast Gateway Line
Phase 2
Former services
Preceding station PE Bolt.svg Pacific Electric Following station
Fleming
towards Morgan Avenue
Long Beach Vernon
Fleming
towards Balboa
Balboa
Fleming
towards San Pedro
San Pedro via Dominguez
San Pedro via Gardena
Fleming Santa Ana
Fleming
towards Clifton
Redondo Beach via Gardena
Fleming
towards El Segundo
Hawthorne–El Segundo
Dozier Whittier
Dozier
towards Fullerton
Fullerton
Dozier
towards Yorba Linda
La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda
Location
Slauson station (A Line)

Slauson station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located within the historic right-of-way of the Pacific Electric Railway and elevated over the intersection of Slauson Avenue, after which the station is named, in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Florence. [2]

Contents

The station is on a long viaduct that carries the A Line over the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision and its junction with the La Habra Subdivision.

A J Line station with an identical name is located approximately 2.1 miles (3.4 km) west of the station. [3] Passengers may use Los Angeles Metro Bus route 108 to travel between the two stations.

This station will be the eastern trailhead of the Rail to Rail bike path. [4]

History

A Watts Line car at Slauson Junction, c. 1902 Slauson Junction.jpg
A Watts Line car at Slauson Junction, c.1902

The Slauson station was built on the site of a major junction of the Pacific Electric Railway's Southern Division, where the Whittier, Fullerton, and La Habra lines split off from the Watts, Long Beach, San Pedro, and Balboa lines. This was called Slauson Junction.

The station is also planned to be served by the proposed light rail Southeast Gateway Line, [5] with service starting in 2035. [6]

Service

Station layout

PlatformNorthbound LACMTA Circle A Line.svg A Line toward APU/Citrus College (Vernon)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound LACMTA Circle A Line.svg A Line toward Long Beach (Florence)
GStreet LevelEntrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

Hours and frequency

A 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 through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day. [7]

Connections

As of April 9,2023, the following connections are available: [8]

Notable places nearby

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

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