en Slauson station (A Line)

Slauson
Slauson
	Slauson station platform
General information
Location	1700 Slauson Avenue; Florence, California
Coordinates	33°59′17″N 118°14′36″W / 33.9881°N 118.2433°W
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus; LADOT DASH;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 34 years ago
Rebuilt	November 2, 2019
Passengers
FY 2024	1,292 (avg. wkdy boardings)
Services
Former services (as Slauson Junction)
Location
Location

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.^[3]

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.^[4] Passengers may use Los Angeles Metro Bus route 108 to travel between the two stations. The line will serve as a transfer between the A Line and the Southeast Gateway Line, which will open in 2035 and eventually run from Los Angeles Union Station and the Gateway Cities located in southeastern Los Angeles County.

This station will be the eastern trailhead of the Rail to Rail bike path.^[5]

History

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,^[6] with service starting in 2035.^[7]

Service

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 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.^[8]

Connections

As of December 15, 2024^[update], the following connections are available:^[9]

Los Angeles Metro Bus: 108
LADOT DASH: Pueblo Del Rio

Notable places nearby

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

Augustus F. Hawkins Park

References

^ Lozano, Carlos (November 2, 2019). "Metro rail service between Los Angeles and Long Beach reopens". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
^ "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "Slauson to Slauson" (Map). Google Maps.
^ Linton, Joe (January 29, 2022). "Metro Approves Rail-to-Rail Walk/Bike Facility, Groundbreaking Expected Next Month". Streetsblog Los Angeles. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^ Nelson, Laura J. (May 24, 2018). "Metro narrows the options for a light-rail line from downtown L.A. to Artesia". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
^ Scauzillo, Steve (June 15, 2023). "Stations, new name coming for West Santa Ana Branch light-rail in southeast LA County". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "A Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2025.