Aviation/Century station

Aviation/Century station is an elevated light rail station on the C and K lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located alongside Aviation Boulevard above its intersection with Century Boulevard, located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Aviation/Century
Aviation/Century station platform during the construction
General information
Location	5601 Century Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	33°56′44″N 118°22′43″W / 33.945598°N 118.378573°W / 33.945598; -118.378573
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Complete, but not operating^[1]
Website	https://kline.metro.net
History
Opening	Late 2024; 0 years ago (2024)
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station LAX/Metro Transit Center Terminus C Line Aviation/Imperial toward Norwalk LAX/Metro Transit Center toward Expo/Crenshaw K Line Mariposa toward Redondo Beach
Location

Construction on the station is complete, but it is not expected to open until late 2024 due to construction on the LAX Automated People Mover and LAX/Metro Transit Center station.^[2][3]

The Century railroad bridge was demolished on July 25, 2014, to make way for the station.^[4]

Service

Station layout

Platform	Westbound/ Northbound	←   C Line toward LAX/Metro Transit Center (Terminus) ←   K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (LAX/Metro Transit Center)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound/ Southbound	→   C Line toward Norwalk (Aviation/Imperial) → →   K Line toward Redondo Beach (Mariposa) →
G	Street level	Entrance/Exit on Aviation Blvd, faregates, ticket machines

Connections

When the station opens, the following connections are expected to be available:^[5]

• Beach Cities Transit: 109
• Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 3, Rapid 3
• Culver CityBus: 6
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 117

Station artwork

 

Aviation/Century station street level plaza

The station incorporates artwork by the artist Sherin Guirguis,^[6] an Egyptian artist known for her work exploring cultural identity and lost feminist histories. The main component of the Aviation station art is a richly colored artwork for the platform and fence.^[7] Filled with countless of beautiful yellow designs and patterns. The artwork reflects the diversity of the surrounding neighborhood and the rest of Los Angeles County, representing numerous individuals who migrated into the area, many who may faced tremendous challenges. The bright color of the piece makes it very conspicuous for drivers passing underneath the station.

References

1. "Aviation/Century Station". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
2. "K Line's Hyde Park Station dedicated to Crenshaw community and nearby neighborhoods". Metro The Source. August 7, 2022. from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
3. @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.
4. "'Century Crush' bridge demolition near LAX will slow traffic to airport in July". Los Angeles Daily News. City News Service. June 23, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
5. "System Map". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
6. Broverman, Neal (January 22, 2018). "An Early Look at All the Artwork Coming to the Metro Crenshaw Line Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
7. "Rise – Art". from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

External links

  Media related to Aviation/Century station at Wikimedia Commons