Aviation/Century station

Aviation/Century
Aviation/Century station platform on opening day, November 3, 2024
General information
Location	5601 Century Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	33°56′44″N118°22′43″W / 33.945598°N 118.378573°W / 33.945598; -118.378573
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Beach Cities Transit GTrans Los Angeles Metro Bus Metro Micro Torrance Transit
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 3, 2024 (2024-11-03)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station LAX/Metro Transit Center Terminus C Line Aviation/Imperial toward Norwalk LAX/Metro Transit Center toward Expo/Crenshaw K Line Mariposa toward Redondo Beach
Location

Aviation/Century station is an elevated light rail station on the C and K lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located alongside Aviation Boulevard above its intersection with Century Boulevard, located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Construction on the station was completed with the rest of the initial line in late 2022, ^[1] but its opening was delayed to November 3, 2024 due to construction on the LAX Automated People Mover and the LAX/Metro Transit Center. Aviation/Century is the second-newest station in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system after LAX/Metro Transit Center, which opened on June 6, 2025. ^[2]

The Santa Fe's Century railroad bridge was demolished on July 25, 2014, to make way for the station. ^[3]

Service

Hours and frequency

C Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. daily. Trains operate every 10 minutes throughout the day. Night and early morning weekend service is every 20 minutes. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

Connections

As of June 6,2025 ^[update] , the following connections are available: ^{[6] [7]}

• Beach Cities Transit: 109
• GTrans (Gardena): 5
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 40 (late night only), 117, 120, 232
• Metro Micro: LAX/Inglewood Zone ^[8]
• Torrance Transit: 8 ^[9]

Station artwork

Aviation/Century station street level plaza the day after opening day

The station incorporates artwork by the artist Sherin Guirguis, ^[10] an Egyptian artist known for her work exploring cultural identity and lost feminist histories. The main component of the Aviation station art is a richly colored artwork for the platform and fence. ^[11] Filled with countless beautiful yellow designs and patterns. The artwork reflects the diversity of the surrounding neighborhood and the rest of Los Angeles County, representing those who migrated to the area. The bright color of the piece makes it conspicuous for drivers passing underneath the station.

References

1. "Aviation/Century Station". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
2. Hymon, Steve (October 14, 2024). "Changes are coming Sunday, Nov. 3, to the C and K Lines as we open the new Aviation/Century Station". Metro The Source. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
3. "'Century Crush' bridge demolition near LAX will slow traffic to airport in July". Los Angeles Daily News . City News Service. June 23, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
4. "C Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
5. "K Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
6. "C Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 6, 2025. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
7. "K Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 6, 2025. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
8. "Metro Micro LAX/Inglewood Zone". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
9. "Line 8 Timetable". Torrance Transit. January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
10. 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.
11. "Rise – Art". Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

External links

Media related to Aviation/Century station at Wikimedia Commons