![]() C Line train departs Vermont/Athens station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 11603 South Vermont Avenue Athens, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°55′43″N 118°17′30″W / 33.9287°N 118.2918°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Freeway median, below-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 155 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 12, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Vermont Ave/I-105[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vermont/Athens station is a below-grade light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 105 (Century Freeway), below Vermont Avenue, after which the station is named along with the Athens community where it is located.
The original name for the station was Vermont Ave/I-105, but was later simplified and its location in Athens clarified, with a change to Vermont/Athens.
This station is expected to be a stop along the Vermont Transit Corridor when that service commences.
G | Street level | Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines, park and ride |
Platform | Westbound | ← ![]() |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Eastbound | ![]() |
C Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. daily. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every 15 minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Night service is every 20 minutes.[3]
As of February 20, 2022[update], the following connections are available:[4]
The site is approximately the former Delta station on the San Pedro via Gardena Line of the Pacific Electric. It was also the southern terminus of the Los Angeles Railway F Line, allowing interchanges between the two systems. Pacific Electric service ended in 1940, while the F Line ran until 1955.