Vernon station

For the train station in Normandy, France, see Vernon–Giverny station.

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
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	November 2, 2019[1]
Passengers
FY 2024	1,622 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Washington toward Azusa A Line Slauson toward Long Beach
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
Location

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Connections

As of December 15, 2024^[update], the following connections are available:[6]

• 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

References

1. 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.
2. "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
3. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
4. "Pacific Electric Watts Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
5. "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
6. "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2025.