Leimert Park station
Leimert Park station is an underground light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located underneath Crenshaw Boulevard at its intersection with Vernon Avenue in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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| Location | 4330 South Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°00′14″N 118°19′56″W / 34.003951°N 118.332171°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT DASH | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | October 7, 2022[1] | ||||||||||||
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The Leimert Park station was funded and fully incorporated into the project in May 2013 after massive community support for a tunnel under Park Mesa Heights.[2][3]
The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the station on June 25, 2022.[4][5]
The station incorporates artwork by three artists: Ingrid Calame, Mickalene Thomas, and Deanna Erdmann.[6]
Service edit
Station layout edit
| G | Street level | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit |
| B2 | Northbound | ← K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (Martin Luther King Jr.) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Southbound | K Line toward Westchester/Veterans (Hyde Park) → | |
Hours and frequency edit
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.[7]
Connections edit
As of June 25, 2023[update], the following connections are available:[8]
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 40, 102, 105, 210
- LADOT DASH: Leimert/Slauson
Notable places nearby edit
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- Leimert Plaza Park[9]
- Vision Theatre
References edit
- ^ a b Patel, Tine (October 7, 2022). "LA Metro's new K Line opens today". CBS. from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ Hymon, Steve (May 23, 2013). "Metro Board votes to fully fund Leimert Park Village and Hindry stations for Crenshaw/LAX Line". The Source. from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ Newton, Damien (October 27, 2011). "Crenshaw Subway Files Suit Against "MTA" Over Crenshaw Enviro. Docs". Streetsblog Los Angeles. from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Dedication held for Leimert Park Station for Crenshaw/LAX Line (K Line)". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 25, 2022. from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Dedication held for L.A. Metro's Leimert Park Station for Crenshaw/LAX Line (K Line)". Mass Transit (magazine). June 28, 2022. from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Steve Hymon (October 20, 2016). "Harriet the tunnel boring machine reaches Crenshaw/LAX Line's Leimert Park Station". Harriet the tunnel boring machine reaches Crenshaw/LAX Line’s Leimert Park Station. from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Leimert Park station at Wikimedia Commons