Vermont/Beverly station

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.

Vermont/Beverly
B Line 
Vermont/Beverly station platform
General information
Location301 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34.0764°N 118.2917°W / 34.0764; -118.2917
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLos Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesMetro Bike Share station[1] and racks
ArchitectAnil Verma Associates & George Stone
History
OpenedJune 12, 1999 (1999-06-12)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Vermont/Santa Monica
toward North Hollywood
 B Line Wilshire/Vermont
toward Union Station
Location

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.

G Street level Entrance/Exit
B1 Mezzanine Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit
B2 Northbound ← B Line B Line toward North Hollywood (Vermont/Santa Monica)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → B Line B Line toward Union Station (Wilshire/Vermont) →

Hours and frequency

B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight. Trains operate every 12 minutes during peak hours. Early morning and night service is approximately every 20 minutes.[2]

Connections

As of December 11, 2022, the following connections are available:[3]

Station artwork
The entrance of the station with its natural-looking rock formations

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.[4]

References
  1. "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. "Metro B Line schedule". Metro. September 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. "B & D Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 11, 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  4. "Untitled". Metro Art. Archived from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

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