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 / 33.9881; -118.2433Coordinates: 33°59′17″N 118°14′36″W / 33.9881°N 118.2433°W / 33.9881; -118.2433
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
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 31 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	November 2, 2019[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Florence toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Vernon toward 7th Street/Metro Center
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
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Florence toward Downtown Long Beach A Line Vernon toward APU/Citrus College Terminus West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Phase 1 Pacific/Randolph toward Pioneer
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.^[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.

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 West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor,^[4] with service starting as early as 2035.^[5][6]

Service

Station layout

Platform	Northbound	←  A Line toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Vernon)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→  A Line toward Downtown Long Beach (Florence) →
G	Street Level	Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines

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, 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.^[7]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:^[8]

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

Notable places nearby

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

• Agustus F. Hawkins Natural Park