Avalon station (Los Angeles Metro)

Avalon
C Line 
Avalon station platform
General information
Location11667 South Avalon Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates33°55′39″N 118°15′55″W / 33.9275°N 118.2652°W / 33.9275; -118.2652
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeFreeway median, elevated
Parking160 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 12, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-08-12)
Previous namesAvalon Blvd/I-105 (1995-2000)[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Harbor Freeway C Line Willowbrook/​Rosa Parks
toward Norwalk
Location
Map

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]

  1. ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Allah, Salaam (July 2, 2004). "Image showing Crenshaw Blvd/I-105 sign". www.nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Green Light for the Green Line". The Los Angeles Times. August 12, 1995. p. 334. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  5. ^ "Metro Rail System Map". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on July 7, 2000. Retrieved April 6, 2024.