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Slauson
A Line 
Slauson station platform
General information
Location1700 Slauson Avenue
Florence, California
Coordinates33°59′17″N 118°14′36″W / 33.9881°N 118.2433°W / 33.9881; -118.2433
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJuly 14, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-07-14)
RebuiltNovember 2, 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Vernon
toward APU/Citrus College
 A Line Florence
toward Long Beach
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Terminus Southeast Gateway Line
Phase 1
 Pacific/Randolph
toward Pioneer
Arts/Industrial District
toward Union Station
 Southeast Gateway Line
Phase 2
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Fleming
towards Morgan Avenue
 Long Beach Vernon
towards Pacific Electric Building
Fleming
towards Balboa
 Balboa
Fleming
towards San Pedro
 San Pedro via Dominguez
San Pedro via Gardena
Fleming
towards Santa Ana SP Depot
 Santa Ana
Fleming
towards Clifton
 Redondo Beach via Gardena
Fleming
towards El Segundo
 Hawthorne–El Segundo
Dozier
towards Santa Ana SP Depot
 Whittier
Dozier
towards Fullerton
 Fullerton
Dozier
towards Yorba Linda
 La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda
Location
Map

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]

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

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

Platform Northbound ← A Line A Line toward APU/Citrus College (Vernon)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → A Line A Line toward Long Beach (Florence) →
G Street Level Entrance/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:

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. ^ "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Google. "Slauson to Slauson" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Metro A Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. April 9, 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

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