Downtown Inglewood station

Downtown Inglewood
K Line
Downtown Inglewood station platform
General information
Location321 East Florence Avenue
Inglewood, California
Coordinates33°58′01″N 118°21′05″W / 33.966996°N 118.351389°W / 33.966996; -118.351389
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Bicycle facilities6 racks, 8 lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)[1]
Passengers
FY 2024355 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Fairview Heights
toward Expo/​Crenshaw
 K Line
northern segment
 Westchester/​Veterans
Terminus
Location
Map

Downtown Inglewood 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 between Market and Locust Streets in the central business district of the city of Inglewood, California.

The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the station on September 10, 2022.[3]

The station incorporates artwork by the artist Kenturah Davis.[4]

During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will serve spectators traveling to and from venues located in Inglewood including opening and closing ceremonies, soccer games, and archery at SoFi Stadium, gymnastics at the Kia Forum and basketball at Intuit Dome.[5]

The station is served by the SoFi Stadium Shuttle on football game days and for other major events including some concerts. Buses typically leave every 5-8 minutes to transport fans to the stadium. To speed service, fares are not collected onboard the shuttle, but valid Metro fare is still required onboard trains.

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.[6]

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[7][8]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

Downtown Inglewood station and nearby Fairview Heights station are both within walking distance of the following sporting venues:

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
  3. ^ Scauzillo, Steve (September 10, 2022). "Photos: Downtown Inglewood Station – Metro's sixth K-Line train hub – is dedicated". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Games Plan". 2028 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Metro K Line schedule". November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "K Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Line 212 Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  9. ^ Gnerre, Sam (September 26, 2022). "South Bay history: WPA art works have enlivened the Inglewood post office since the 1930s". Daily Breeze. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.

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