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'''Westchester/Veterans station''' is an at-grade [[light rail]] station on the [[K Line (Los Angeles Metro)|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, Los Angeles|Westchester]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]], but across the street from the city of [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. The station |
'''Westchester/Veterans station''' is an at-grade [[light rail]] station on the [[K Line (Los Angeles Metro)|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, Los Angeles|Westchester]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]], but across the street from the city of [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. The station served as the temporary southern terminus of the K line until through-routing with the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] commenced on June 6, 2025, after the opening of the [[LAX/Metro Transit Center]].<ref name="southbaypres">{{cite web |date=April 2021 |title=AIRPORT METRO CONNECTOR STATUS UPDATE |url=https://www.southbaycities.org/sites/default/files/transportation_committee/PRESENTATION_AMC%20CLAX%20April%202021_No%20Video%20cc.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412185819/https://www.southbaycities.org/sites/default/files/transportation_committee/PRESENTATION_AMC%20CLAX%20April%202021_No%20Video%20cc.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, California2025 |Redondotitle= BeachYour Runway to LA Starts Here |url= https://www.metro.net/lax-metro-transit-center/ |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]. |access-date=June 6, 2025 }}</ref> |
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The station opened on October 7, 2022.<ref name="K-line opening"/> Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the station on September 17, 2022.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1571211446117347331 |user=metrolosangeles |title=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! |author=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |date=September 17, 2022 |access-date=October 1, 2022}}</ref> |
The station opened on October 7, 2022.<ref name="K-line opening"/> Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the station on September 17, 2022.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1571211446117347331 |user=metrolosangeles |title=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! |author=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |date=September 17, 2022 |access-date=October 1, 2022}}</ref> |
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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 Metro Micro | ||||||||||
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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 2025 | 503 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2] | ||||||||||
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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 served as the temporary southern terminus of the K line until through-routing with the C Line commenced on June 6, 2025, after the opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center.[3][4]
The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the station on September 17, 2022.[5]
The station incorporates artwork by the artist Geoff McFetridge.[6] Hindry station was funded and fully incorporated into the project in May 2013 after significant community support.[7]
Service
Hours and frequency
K 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.[8]
Connections
As of June 6, 2025[update], the following connections are available
- Los Angeles Metro Bus: 115
- Metro Micro: LAX/Inglewood Zone[9]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "LA Metro 2025 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. September 2025.
- ^ "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. June 6, California2025 https://www.metro.net/lax-metro-transit-center/. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|Redondotitle=ignored (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ "K Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles Metro. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ "Metro Micro LAX/Inglewood Zone". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
External links
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