Westchester/Veterans station is an at-grade light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located alongside Florence Avenue near its intersection of Hindry Avenue, located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, but across the street from the city of Inglewood. The station serves as the temporary southern terminus of the K line until through-routing with the C Line commences.[3]
Westchester/Veterans  | |||||||||||
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 Westchester/Veterans station in 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1040 West Florence Avenue Inglewood, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′43″N 118°22′28″W / 33.962045°N 118.374354°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Los Angeles Metro Bus Big Blue Bus | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | October 7, 2022[1] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Florence/Hindry | ||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 565 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2] | ||||||||||
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The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the station on September 17, 2022.[4]
The station incorporates artwork by the artist Geoff McFetridge.[5] Hindry station was funded and fully incorporated into the project in May 2013 after significant community support.[6]
Service
editHours and frequency
editK Line service hours are approximately from 4:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. daily. Trains operate every 10 minutes throughout most of the day. Trains run every 20 minutes after 8:00 p.m. every day and before 8:00 a.m. on weekends.[7]
Connections
editAs of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[8]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 115, 857 ("C & K Line Link" to Aviation/LAX station via Aviation/Century station)
- Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 14
References
edit- ^ a b Patel, Tine (October 7, 2022). "LA Metro's new K Line opens today". CBS. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
- ^ "AIRPORT METRO CONNECTOR STATUS UPDATE" (PDF). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority [@metrolosangeles] (September 17, 2022). "We took the big scissors to the ribbon this morning for the K Line's Westchester/Veterans Station. All seven K Line stations that will be opening soon have now been officially dedicated!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Broverman, Neal (January 22, 2018). "An Early Look at All the Artwork Coming to the Metro Crenshaw Line Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ Hymon, Steve (May 23, 2013). "Metro Board votes to fully fund Leimert Park Village and Hindry stations for Crenshaw/LAX Line". The Source. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Metro K Line schedule". November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ "K Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
External links
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