Expo/Vermont (Los Angeles Metro station)

Expo/Vermont
Expo/Vermont Station, eastbound platform.
Location	1043 Exposition Boulevard
Coordinates
Owned by	Metro
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Local: 102, 204 Metro Express: 550 (M-F, Peak Only) Metro Rapid: 754; LADOT DASH: F, Southeast
Construction
Parking	none
Bicycle facilities	10 bike racks
Disabled access	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
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station Expo/Western toward Culver City Expo Line Expo Park/USC toward 7th Street/Metro Center   Former services   Pacific Electric Western toward Rustic Canyon Air Line University toward Pacific Electric Building

Expo/Vermont station 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 Expo 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

Westbound	■ Expo Line	toward Culver City (Expo/Western)
Eastbound	■ Expo Line	toward 7th Street/Metro Center (Expo Park/USC)

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 three major destinations:

• University of Southern California main campus (northeast corner)
• Exposition Park (southeast corner)
• Natural History Museum
• Memorial Coliseum (home of USC Trojans Football)
• Masjid Omar Ibn Al-Khattab mosque (northwest corner).

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 at Wikimedia Commons

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