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Martin Luther King Jr. station (Los Angeles Metro)

Coordinates: 34°00′34″N 118°20′07″W / 34.009571°N 118.335288°W / 34.009571; -118.335288
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Martin Luther King Jr
K Line 
Martin Luther King Jr. station platform
General information
Location4051 South Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°00′34″N 118°20′07″W / 34.009571°N 118.335288°W / 34.009571; -118.335288
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 2024237 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Expo/​Crenshaw
Terminus
K Line
northern segment
Leimert Park
Location
Map

Martin Luther King Jr. 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Baldwin Hills and Leimert Park. The station’s main entrance is next to the iconic Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza shopping mall.

The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1]

The station incorporates artwork by three artists: Mara Lonner, Shinique Smith, and Eileen Cowin.[3]

Service

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Hours and frequency

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K Line service hours are approximately from 4:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. daily. Trains operate every 10 minutes throughout the most of the day. Trains run every 20 minutes after 8:00 p.m. every day and before 8:00 a.m. on weekends.[4]

Connections

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As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[5]

Notable places nearby

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

References

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  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Metro K Line schedule". November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "K Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "MTA Crenshaw/LAX Project". baldwinhillscrenshawplaza.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
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