Westchester/Veterans station
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.[2]
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 Westchester/Veterans station in 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1040 West Florence Avenue Inglewood, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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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The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the station on September 17, 2022.[3]
The station incorporates artwork by the artist Geoff McFetridge.[4] Hindry station was funded and fully incorporated into the project in May 2013 after significant community support.[5]
Service
Station layout
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Northbound | ← K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (Downtown Inglewood) |
| Northbound/ Southbound |
← K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (Downtown Inglewood) K Line (under construction) toward Redondo Beach (LAX/Metro Transit Center) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Hours and frequency
K Line service hours are approximately from 4:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. daily. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every 12 minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Night service is every 20 minutes.[6]
Connections
As of June 25, 2023, the following connections are available:[7]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 857 ("C & K Line Link" to Aviation/LAX station)
- Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 14
References
- 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.
- "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". September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- "K Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 25, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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