Vermont/Beverly station explained

Style:Los Angeles Metro Rail
Vermont/Beverly
Symbol Location:losangeles
Symbol:B
Address:301 North Vermont Avenue
Borough:Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:34.0764°N -118.2917°W
Owned:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Connections:Los Angeles Metro Bus
Structure:Underground
Bicycle:Metro Bike Share station[1] and racks
Architect:Anil Verma Associates & George Stone
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Vermont/Beverly station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Vermont Avenue at its intersection with Beverly Boulevard, after which the station is named, near the border of the Los Angeles neighborhoods of East Hollywood and Wilshire Center.

Service

Station layout

Vermont/Beverly is a two-story station; the top level is a mezzanine with ticket machines while the bottom is the platform level. The station uses an island platform with two tracks.

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[2]

Station artwork

Vermont/Beverly, like many of the B Line stations, was designed by an artist/architect team. For this station, artist George Stone collaborated with architects Anil Verma Associates. Their design features natural-looking rock formations on all levels of the station, which purposefully contrast with the glass-clad columns soaring from the station platform.

Artist George Stone designed the rocks based on the geology of the station location. The artist and architects said they embraced the concept of inserting the uniquely shaped rocks into the traditional shape of a station "box."

The design is meant to remind riders that the station exists within a natural geological setting, while the artificial nature of the rocks recalls the props used on nearby Hollywood sets and the area's theme parks.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Map . November 13, 2021 . . 27 January 2015 . en-US . 2 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102233640/https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/ . live .
  2. Web site: December 11, 2022 . B & D Line Timetable – Connections section . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 2 . December 14, 2022 . December 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214204723/https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/08202420/802_TT_12-11-22.pdf . live .
  3. Web site: Untitled . 2021-11-15 . Metro Art . en-US . 2021-11-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211115205000/https://art.metro.net/artworks/untitled-gs/ . live .