Vernon station

For the train station in Normandy, France, see Vernon–Giverny station.

Vernon station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located in the center median of Long Beach Avenue (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway, and shared with the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision) at its intersection with Vernon Avenue, in South Los Angeles, one-quarter mile (0.4 km) from the border with Vernon, California.^[3]

Vernon
Vernon station platform
General information
Location	4421 Long Beach Avenue Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.0037°N 118.2432°W / 34.0037; -118.2432
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT DASH
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 35 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	November 2, 2019[1]
Passengers
FY 2024	1,622 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Slauson toward Long Beach A Line Washington toward Azusa
Former services (as Vernon Avenue) Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Slauson Junction toward Morgan Avenue Long Beach Pacific Electric Building Terminus Slauson Junction toward Balboa Balboa Slauson Junction toward San Pedro San Pedro via Dominguez San Pedro via Gardena Slauson Junction toward Santa Ana SP Depot Santa Ana Slauson Junction toward Clifton Redondo Beach via Gardena Slauson Junction toward El Segundo Hawthorne–El Segundo Slauson Junction toward Whittier Whittier Slauson Junction toward Fullerton Fullerton Slauson Junction toward San Pedro San Pedro via Dominguez Slauson Junction toward Yorba Linda La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda 47th Street toward Watts Watts Local 40th Street toward Pacific Electric Building Preceding station Los Angeles Railway Following station Vernon and Morgan toward Los Angeles City College V Vernon and Alameda toward Pacific Crossing
Location

Prior to the construction of the A Line, Vernon Avenue was an important junction on the lines of the Pacific Electric. All lines from the Southern District, including the Long Beach, Watts, Whittier and San Pedro lines, stopped at Vernon Avenue, which was also a crossing with the Los Angeles Railway's V line.^[4]

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.^[5]

Connections

As of December 15, 2024^[update], the following connections are available:^[6]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 105, 611
• LADOT DASH: Pueblo Del Rio, Southeast

Notable places nearby

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

• Jefferson High School
• Pueblo Del Rio Housing Complex
• Fred Roberts Park
• Ross Snyder Recreation Center
• Alameda Swap Meet