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Location | 5301 Marine Avenue Redondo Beach, California | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°53′41″N118°22′09″W / 33.8947°N 118.3693°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
Parking | 340 spaces [1] | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers [2] | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Opened | August 12, 1995 | ||||||||||||
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Redondo Beach station is an elevated light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located over Marine Avenue in the city of Redondo Beach, California, after which the station is named. It opened with the commencement of Green Line service on August 12, 1995. [4] The station has been served by the K Line since a restructuring in November 2024.
The station is currently the southern terminus of the K Line. An extension beyond Redondo Beach into Torrance is in the planning stages. [5]
The station was initially named Marine Ave/Redondo Beach Ave but was later simplified to Redondo Beach in 2003. [6] [7]
The train platform, currently suitable for two-car trains, is planned to be lengthened by 2028 to accommodate longer three-car trains. [8] [9]
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. [10]
As of November 3,2024 [update] , the following connections are available: [11]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
The station appeared as the light rail station in the opening montage to the 1995 film Heat . The station also appeared in the closing moments of another film directed by Michael Mann, Collateral .[ citation needed ]
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