Slauson station (A Line)

"Slauson station" redirects here. For the Metro Busway station, see Slauson station (J Line).

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.^[3]

Slauson
Slauson station platform
General information
Location	1700 Slauson Avenue Florence, California
Coordinates	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
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 35 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	November 2, 2019[1]
Passengers
FY 2024	1,292 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Florence toward Long Beach A Line Vernon toward Azusa
Former services (as Slauson Junction) Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Fleming toward Morgan Avenue Long Beach Vernon toward Pacific Electric Building Fleming toward Balboa Balboa Fleming toward San Pedro San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Gardena Fleming toward Santa Ana SP Depot Santa Ana Fleming toward Clifton Redondo Beach via Gardena Fleming toward El Segundo Hawthorne–El Segundo Dozier toward Santa Ana SP Depot Whittier Dozier toward Fullerton Fullerton Dozier toward Yorba Linda La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda Fleming toward Watts Watts Local Slauson Avenue toward Pacific Electric Building
Location

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.^[4] Passengers may use Los Angeles Metro Bus route 108 to travel between the two stations. The line will serve as a transfer between the A Line and the Southeast Gateway Line, which will open in 2035 and eventually run from Los Angeles Union Station and the Gateway Cities located in southeastern Los Angeles County.

This station will be the eastern trailhead of the Rail to Rail bike path.^[5]

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 Southeast Gateway Line,^[6] with service starting in 2035.^[7]

Service

Hours and frequency

A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.^[8]

Connections

As of December 15, 2024^[update], the following connections are available:^[9]

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

Notable places nearby

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

• Augustus F. Hawkins Park