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Location | 4051 South Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°00′34″N118°20′07″W / 34.009571°N 118.335288°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT DASH | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | October 7, 2022 [1] | ||||||||||
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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. [2]
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. [3]
As of spring 2024, the following connections are available: [4]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
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Baldwin Hills is a neighborhood within the South Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California.
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