Leimert Park station

Leimert Park
K Line
Leimert Park station platform
General information
Location4330 South Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°00′14″N 118°19′56″W / 34.003951°N 118.332171°W / 34.003951; -118.332171
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLos Angeles Metro Bus
LADOT DASH
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)[1]
Passengers
FY 2024211 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Martin Luther King Jr.
toward Expo/​Crenshaw
 K Line
northern segment
 Hyde Park
toward Westchester/​Veterans
Location
Map

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.

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.[3][4]

The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the station on June 25, 2022.[5][6]

The station incorporates artwork by three artists: Ingrid Calame, Mickalene Thomas, and Deanna Erdmann.[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 spring 2024, the following connections are available:[9]

Notable places nearby

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

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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Newton, Damien (October 27, 2011). "Crenshaw Subway Files Suit Against "MTA" Over Crenshaw Enviro. Docs". Streetsblog Los Angeles. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dedication held for Leimert Park Station for Crenshaw/LAX Line (K Line)". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 25, 2022. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dedication held for L.A. Metro's Leimert Park Station for Crenshaw/LAX Line (K Line)". Mass Transit (magazine). June 28, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Metro K Line schedule". November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "K Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  10. ^ 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. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

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