Vermont/Santa Monica station

Vermont/Santa Monica
Location	1015 North Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90029
Coordinates	34°05′25″N 118°17′31″W / 34.0903°N 118.2919°WCoordinates: 34°05′25″N 118°17′31″W / 34.0903°N 118.2919°W
Owned by	Metro
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	none
Bicycle facilities	18 rack spaces 2 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	in service
History
Opened	June 12, 1999
Services
Preceding station   Metro Rail   Following station Vermont/Sunset toward North Hollywood Red Line Vermont/Beverly toward Union 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 Red Line.^[1]

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	←  Red Line  toward North Hollywood (Vermont/Sunset)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→  Red Line  toward Union Station (Vermont/Beverly) →

Design

View from the mezzanine level

The entrance of the station with the sign pillar design of 2003-2014

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

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

Bus connections

Metro services

• Metro Local: 4, 204
• Metro Rapid: 704, 754

Other local services

• Santa Monica Transit: 10, Rapid 10
• LADOT DASH: Hollywood

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.

External links

• Station connections overview