Vermont/Santa Monica station

Vermont/Santa Monica (sometimes called Vermont/Santa Monica/L.A. City College) is a heavy-rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. It is located at Vermont Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. This station is served by the B Line.[1]

For the E Line station, see Downtown Santa Monica station.
Vermont/Santa Monica
 
Location1015 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Coordinates34.0903°N 118.2919°W / 34.0903; -118.2919
Owned byMetro
Line(s) B Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parkingnone
Bicycle facilities18 rack spaces
2 lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Statusin service
History
OpenedJune 12, 1999 (June 12, 1999)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Vermont/Sunset
toward North Hollywood
 B Line Vermont/Beverly
toward Union Station
Location

Vermont/Santa Monica has two entrances on Vermont Avenue, a north entrance and a south entrance. The north entrance faces Santa Monica Blvd. The south entrance, near Lockwood Avenue, is adjacent to Los Angeles City College and three blocks from Braille Institute.

Station layout
Street Street level Exit/Entrance
Mezzanine North Mezzanine Vermont/Santa Monica Exit
Faregates, ticket machines
South Mezzanine L.A. City College Exit (Vermont/Willow Brook)
Faregates, ticket machines
Platform Northbound ←  B Line toward North Hollywood (Vermont/Sunset)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound →  B Line toward Union Station (Vermont/Beverly) →

Design

The station was designed by the firm of Ellerbe Becket, which received a progressive architecture award for the design. The station design was created as a series of layers, each of which was unique to its purpose. The most prominent element of the design is the almond-shaped structure over the entrance to the station. The almond shape is repeated in an almond shaped balcony overlooking the station. The cost of the station was US$40.5 million.[2]

Metro Rail service

B Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.[3]

Bus connections

Metro services

Other local services

Station photos
  • View from the mezzanine level
  • The entrance of the station with the sign pillar design of 2003-2014

References
  1. "Red Line station information". Archived from the original on March 19, 2007.
  2. "Metro Red-Line Station". Progressive Architecture. 73 (1): 68. January 1992.
  3. "Red/Purple Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
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