Slauson station is an elevated light rail station on the A Line of the

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system. The station is located within the historic right-of-way of the Pacific Electric Railway and elevated over the intersection of Slauson Avenue, after which the station is named, in the unincorporated

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community of Florence. The station is on a long viaduct that carries the A Line over the Union Pacific freight railroad's

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and its junction with the La Habra Subdivision. A J Line station with an identical name is located approximately west of the station. Passengers may use Los Angeles Metro Bus route to travel between the two stations. This station will be the eastern trailhead of the

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bike path.

History

The Slauson station was built on the site of a major junction of the Pacific Electric Railway's Southern Division, where the Whittier, Fullerton, and La Habra lines split off from the Watts, Long Beach, San Pedro, and Balboa lines. This was called Slauson Junction. The station is also planned to be served by the proposed light rail

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, with service starting as early as 2033.

Service

Station layout

Hours and frequency

Connections

, the following connections are available: * Los Angeles Metro Bus: * LADOT DASH: Pueblo Del Rio

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: *

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References

A Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations Los Angeles Metro Rail stations located above ground Railway stations in the United States opened in 1990 1990 establishments in California Pacific Electric stations {{LACMTA-stub