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Location | 1130 East Redondo Boulevard Inglewood, California | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°58′31″N118°20′10″W / 33.975347°N 118.335989°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Los Angeles Metro Bus | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
Parking | 200 spaces [1] | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Opened | October 7, 2022 [2] | ||||||||||||
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Fairview Heights station is an at-grade light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located alongside Redondo Boulevard and near the intersection of Florence Avenue and West Boulevard in Inglewood but near the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The station opened on October 7, 2022. [2] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the station on August 20, 2022. [1]
The station incorporates artwork by the artist Kim Schoenstadt. [3]
The Fairview Heights station will be the western trailhead of the Rail to Rail bike path. [4]
Northbound | ← K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (Hyde Park) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | |
Southbound | K Line toward Westchester/Veterans (Downtown Inglewood) → |
K Line service hours are approximately from 4:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. daily. Trains operate every 10 minutes throughout the day on weekdays. Night service is every 20 minutes. Due to the ongoing construction of the new LAX/Metro Transit Center station, trains temporarily run 20-minute headways on weekends. [5]
As of December 10,2023 [update] , the following connections are available: [6]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
Fairview Heights station and nearby Downtown Inglewood station are both within walking distance of the following sporting venues:
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