Expo/Vermont station

Expo/Vermont
Expo/Vermont Station, eastbound platform.
General information
Location	1043 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles
Coordinates	34.0182°N 118.2916°W / 34.0182; -118.2916
Owned by	Metro
Platforms	2 farside
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Local: 102, 204 Metro Rapid: 754; Metro Express: 550 (M-F, Peak Only) LADOT DASH: F, Southeast
Construction
Parking	none
Bicycle facilities	10 bike racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	in service
History
Opened	October 17, 1875 (1875-10-17)
Rebuilt	April 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
Previous names	Vermont Avenue
Services
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Expo/Vermont is an at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system, located on Exposition Boulevard at Vermont Avenue, in the Exposition Park District of Los Angeles. This station is served by the E Line.

Service

Metro Rail service

Expo Line service hours are approximately from 4 AM to 12:30 AM daily. Service resumed Saturday, April 28, 2012. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.

Location and design

Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	←  E Linetoward Downtown Santa Monica (Expo/Western)
	Eastbound	→  E Linetoward 7th Street/Metro Center (Expo Park/USC) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Expo/Vermont station is located in the median of Exposition Boulevard, on both sides of Vermont Avenue. The location is at a busy intersection in the West Adams District.

Attractions

The intersection of Expo/Vermont has several major destinations:

• University of Southern California main campus (northeast corner)
• Expo Center (southeast corner)
• L.A. Memorial Coliseum (home of USC Trojans)
• Banc of California Stadium (home of Los Angeles FC Soccer)
• Natural History Museum
• Masjid Omar Ibn Al-Khattab mosque (northwest corner).
• Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (under construction, expected completion 2021)

The station has "far-side" platforms: this means that the platforms are positioned on opposite sides of the intersection, and trains always stop at the platform after crossing the intersection.

The station's art, commissioned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was created by artist Jessica Polzin McCoy. Entitled Neighborhood Portrait: Reconstructed, the 24-panel installation includes photographs that take the viewer inside of the homes of West Adams residents. After constructing collages from her photos, McCoy then created intricate watercolor paintings of each collage. Artisans at Montreal-based Mosaika Art & Design worked closely with the artist to translate her watercolors into hand-glazed ceramic mosaic panels.

History

Originally a stop on the Los Angeles and Independence and Pacific Electric railroads, it closed on September 30, 1953 with closure of the Santa Monica Air Line and remained out of service until re-opening on Saturday, April 28, 2012. It was completely rebuilt for the opening of the Expo Line from little more than a station stop marker. Regular scheduled service resumed Monday, April 30, 2012.

External links

Media related to Expo / Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metro Expo Line Construction Authority
• Project Website, Metro Rail Expo Corridor, Phase 1 to Culver City