Avalon station (Los Angeles Metro) explained

Style:Los Angeles Metro Rail
Avalon
Symbol Location:losangeles
Symbol:C
Address:11667 South Avalon Boulevard
Borough:Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:33.9275°N -118.2652°W
Owned:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:Freeway median, elevated
Parking:160 spaces[1]
Bicycle:Racks and lockers[2]
Accessible:Yes
Former:Avalon Blvd/I-105 (1995-2000)[3]
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Avalon station is a elevated light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 105 (Century Freeway), above Avalon Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the unincorporated neighborhood of Green Meadows. It opened as part of the Green Line on August 12, 1995.[4]

The station was initially named Avalon Blvd/I-105 but was later simplified to Avalon in 2000.[5]

Service

Station layout

PlatformWestbound← toward
Eastbound toward →
GStreet levelEntrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines, park and ride

Connections

, the following connections are available:[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro Parking Lots by Line . November 5, 2021 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . en-US . August 10, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810121559/https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ . live .
  2. Web site: Secure Bike Parking on Metro . November 5, 2021 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . en-US . September 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Allah . Salaam . July 2, 2004 . Image showing Crenshaw Blvd/I-105 sign . November 13, 2021 . www.nycsubway.org . November 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211113035929/https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?88645 . live .
  4. News: August 12, 1995 . Green Light for the Green Line . 30 June 2023 . The Los Angeles Times . 334 . Newspapers.com .
  5. Web site: Metro Rail System Map . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000707005633/http://www.mta.net/metro/metrorail/mr_system_map.htm . July 7, 2000 . April 6, 2024 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  6. Web site: December 10, 2023 . C Line Timetable – Connections section . December 26, 2023 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 2.