Vermont/Athens station

Vermont/Athens station is a below-grade light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is situated in the median of Interstate 105 (Century Freeway) and named after Vermont Avenue and the Athens community where it is located. It opened as part of the Green Line on August 12, 1995.^[4]

Vermont/Athens
C Line train departs Vermont/Athens station
General information
Location	11603 South Vermont Avenue Athens, California
Coordinates	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 (1995-08-12)
Previous names	Vermont Ave/I-105 (1995–2000)[2] Vermont (2000–2012)
Passengers
FY 2024	1,451 (avg. wkdy boardings)[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Crenshaw toward LAX C Line Harbor Freeway toward Norwalk
Former services Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Strawberry Park toward San Pedro San Pedro via Gardena Forest toward Pacific Electric Building Strawberry Park toward Clifton Redondo Beach via Gardena Westbridge toward Clifton Hawthorne–El Nido Preceding station Los Angeles Railway Following station Terminus F Vermont and 108th toward Union Station
Location

The station was initially named Vermont Ave/I-105 but was later simplified to Vermont/Athens in 2012 with its location clarified.^[5]

This station is expected to be a stop along the Vermont Transit Corridor when that service commences.^[6]

Service

Hours and frequency

C Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. daily. Trains operate every 10 minutes throughout the day. Night and early morning weekend service is every 20 minutes.^[7]

Connections

As of June 6, 2025^[update], the following connections are available:^[8]

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

History

The station's site is near 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.