LAX/Metro Transit Center station
LAX/Metro Transit Center station (called the East ITF by LAX and known as Aviation/96th Street during planning) is an under construction light rail transport hub in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, located near Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street in the Westchester district of Los Angeles. The station was designed as a station for the C and K lines.[2] In 2014, LAWA and the LA Metro committee approved a plan for a people mover to the LAX airport terminals, which will connect to Metro Rail at this station.
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 LAX/Metro Transit Center station under construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | East ITF (Intermodal Transportation Facility) Aviation/96th Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°56′59.5″N 118°22′43.3″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform (Metro) 1 island platform (APM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 Metro, 2 APM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade (Metro) Elevated (APM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Paid parking nearby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Hub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | metro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opening | Late 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Aviation/96th Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plans for both the new airport station and the Aviation/Century station continue. The Century railroad bridge was demolished on July 25, 2014. The LAX/Metro Transit Center station is currently under construction and slated to open in late 2024, several months after the people mover begins operation.[3][4] As of September 2023, construction on the station is 70.2% complete.[5]
Service
Station layout
| L3 People Mover platform |
Westbound | ← LAX Automated People Mover toward West CTA (West ITF) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound | LAX Automated People Mover toward CONRAC (Terminus) → | |
| L2 | Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, access to platforms |
| G | Street level | Entrance/exit, bus plaza, Metro Bike Hub, access to Aviation Bl. |
| Metro Rail platform | Westbound/ Northbound |
← C Line terminating trains ← K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (Westchester/Veterans) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Eastbound/ Southbound |
C Line toward Norwalk (Aviation/Century) → K Line toward Redondo Beach (Aviation/Century) → | |
Connections
The station will replace the LAX City Bus Center and is expected to be served by:
- Beach Cities Transit line 109 to Redondo Beach,
- Culver CityBus lines 6 and Rapid 6 to Culver City and UCLA,
- Los Angeles Metro Bus lines 102 to South Gate, 111 to Norwalk, 117 to Downey, & 232 to Long Beach,
- Santa Monica Big Blue Bus lines 3 & Rapid 3 to Santa Monica,
- Torrance Transit line 8 to Torrance.
Future Metro transit connections
Metro has proposed to make this station the southern terminus for Phase 2 of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor. Metro is in the route planning stage for phase one of the corridor as of 2022 with completion planned for around 2040. Metro has also proposed the LAX/Metro Transit Center station as the southern terminus for the Lincoln Boulevard Transit Corridor bus rapid transit line with a completion date of 2047. Both projects are funded by Measure M.
Station renderings
Platform
Mezzanine
Exterior
References
- Sharp, Steven (April 26, 2021). "LAX Metro station slated to begin work in Fall 2021". Urbanize LA. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- Hymon, Steve (August 18, 2016). "Subway turnback, Airport Connector receive state cap-and-trade funds". The Source. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- "K Line's Hyde Park Station dedicated to Crenshaw community and nearby neighborhoods". Metro The Source. August 7, 2022. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- @numble (May 16, 2023). "March 2023 status report on LA Metro's LAX/Metro Transit Center (Airport Metro Connector). Construction is 39.9% done. Metro now proposes combining partial opening of station with opening of K Line south segment on 7/31/24 instead of first opening south segment in Fall 2023" (Tweet). Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
- @numble (September 18, 2023). "September 2023 LA Metro construction summary (2 months since last report): D Line 1-3: 87% (+2%), 59% (+1%), 50% (+1%) Foothill: 72% (+2%, service moved back to Summer 2025) LAX station: 70% (+6%) Division 20 Portal Widening: 54% (+2%)" (Tweet). Retrieved September 18, 2023 – via Twitter.
External links
Media related to LAX/Metro Transit Center station at Wikimedia Commons
