Vermont/Athens
C Line train departs Vermont/Athens station
General information
Location	11603 South Vermont Avenue Athens, California
Coordinates	33°55′43″N 118°17′30″W / 33.9287°N 118.2918°W / 33.9287; -118.2918
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	GTrans Los Angeles Metro Bus the Link
Construction
Structure type	Freeway median, below-grade
Parking	155 spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	August 12, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-08-12)
Previous names	Vermont Ave/I-105[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Crenshaw toward Redondo Beach C Line Harbor Freeway toward Norwalk
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Crenshaw toward LAX/Metro Transit Center C Line (2024) Harbor Freeway toward Norwalk
Former services Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Strawberry Park towards San Pedro San Pedro via Gardena Forest towards Pacific Electric Building Strawberry Park towards Clifton Redondo Beach via Gardena Westbridge towards Clifton Hawthorne–El Nido Preceding station Los Angeles Railway Following station Terminus F Vermont and 108th towards Union Station
Location

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.

Service

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines, park and ride
Platform	Westbound	←  C Line toward Redondo Beach (Crenshaw)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	→  C Line toward Norwalk (Harbor Freeway) →

Hours and frequency

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]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:^[4]

• GTrans (Gardena): 2
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 204, 206, Rapid 754
• the Link: Athens

History

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.