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=== [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]] ===
=== [[Crenshaw station]] ===
{{Infobox station
| name = Crenshaw
| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail
| symbol = C
| symbol_location = losangeles
| image = LA Green Line Crenshaw station.jpg
| image_caption = Crenshaw station platform
| address = 11901 South [[Crenshaw Boulevard]]
| borough = [[Hawthorne, California]]
| coordinates = {{coord|33.9252|-118.3265|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
| platform = 1 [[island platform]]
| tracks = 2
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]
| [[Torrance Transit]]
}}
| structure = Freeway median, elevated
| parking = 506 spaces<ref name="Metro Parking">{{Cite web |title=Metro Parking Lots by Line |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ |access-date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810121559/https://www.metro.net/riding/parking/lotsbyline/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| bicycle = [[Bicycle parking rack|Racks]] and [[Bicycle locker|lockers]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secure Bike Parking on Metro |url=https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |access-date=November 5, 2021 |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906210731/https://bikehub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20-2070_Secure_Bike_Parking_Master_Map_jp-ENG.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| accessible = Yes
| status =
| opened = {{Start date and age|1995|08|12}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| former = {{plainlist|
* Crenshaw Blvd/I-105<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allah |first=Salaam |date=July 2, 2004 |title=Image showing Crenshaw Blvd/I-105 sign |url=https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?88645 |access-date=November 13, 2021 |website=www.nycsubway.org |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113035929/https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?88645 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=C|left=Hawthorne/Lennox|right=Vermont/Athens}}
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=C|left=Hawthorne/Lennox|to-left=LAX/Metro Transit Center|right=Vermont/Athens|note-mid=''(2024)''}}
| other_services_header = Future services
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
'''Crenshaw station''' is a elevated [[light rail]] station on the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] of the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. It is located in the median of [[Interstate 105 (California)|Interstate 105]] (Century Freeway), above [[Crenshaw Boulevard]], after which the station is named, in the city of [[Hawthorne, California]].


The station is not named for the [[Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California|Crenshaw]] neighborhood of Los Angeles, which is located several miles north of this station and is served by the [[K Line (Los Angeles Metro)|K Line]].
=== History ===
Various proposals have been made to connect [[Los Angeles International Airport]] (LAX) by rail since the 1960s. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-17 |title=Metro K Line: Crenshaw Corridor History and Resources |url=https://metroprimaryresources.info/metro-k-line-crenshaw-corridor-history-and-resources/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Metro's Primary Resources |language=en-US}}</ref> Development of the Los Angeles Metro Rail [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] (formally the Green Line) in the late 1980s proposed extending the line north from today's [[Aviation/LAX station]] towards LAX, either serving the terminals directly or nearby at Lot C, with the use of a [[people mover]] to connect to the terminal buildings.<ref>{{Cite report |url=http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/green_line_lax/images/1988_Coastal_Corridor_Rail_Transit_Project.pdf |title=COASTAL CORRIDOR RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT NORTH SEGMENT |date=August 1988 |publisher=Bechtel |access-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024144452/http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/green_line_lax/images/1988_Coastal_Corridor_Rail_Transit_Project.pdf |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |url-status=live |website=Metro}}</ref><ref name="Simon 1995">{{Cite news |last=Simon |first=Richard |date=August 12, 1995 |title=Is New Green Line a Road to Nowhere? |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-12-mn-34202-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728195216/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-12-mn-34202-story.html |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |access-date=October 10, 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> However, these plans were canceled in 1992 following disagreements with the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] and politicians who wanted the line to focus on local communities.<ref name="Simon 1995" /> Some advocates criticized [[Los Angeles World Airports]] (LAWA) for wishing to preserve parking revenues.<ref name="Simon 1995" /> Following the opening of the C Line in 1995, the closest station to the airport is {{Convert|2.4|mi}} away at [[Aviation/LAX station]], where a free [[Los Angeles International Airport#LAX Shuttle routes|LAX Shuttle]] is provided.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LAWA Official Site {{!}} commuteLAX |url=https://www.lawa.org/commutelax/transit#:~:text=The%20Green%20Line%20connects%20to,Blue%20Bus%20(Santa%20Monica). |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.lawa.org}}</ref>


The station was initially named Crenshaw/I-105 but was later simplified to Crenshaw in 2000.
In the 1990s and 2000s, the development of the Metro [[K Line (Los Angeles Metro)|K Line]] once again considered connecting the Metro Rail system to LAX, as parts of the proposed line ran nearby on [[Aviation Boulevard]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name="LPA22">{{Cite web |date=December 2009 |title=Crenshaw Transit Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) |url=http://metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/20091118P%26PItem9.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629121328/http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/20091118P%26PItem9.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=August 20, 2010 |publisher=Metro (LACMTA)}}</ref> The project would also connect the C Line to the K Line tracks at a new wye near the Aviation/LAX station, allowing the C Line to serve the airport.<ref name="LPA222">{{Cite web |date=December 2009 |title=Crenshaw Transit Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) |url=http://metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/20091118P%26PItem9.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629121328/http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/20091118P%26PItem9.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=August 20, 2010 |publisher=Metro (LACMTA)}}</ref> Construction of the light rail line began in January 2014 without a station directly at LAX. The plan was to connect one of the line stations to the future LAX Automated People Mover, which would transport passengers directly to the airport terminals and facilities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2014-01-21 |title=And so it begins: ground is broken for 8.5-mile Crenshaw/LAX Line |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2014/01/21/and-so-it-begins-ground-is-broken-for-8-5-mile-crenshawlax-line/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref>


The stories on the tiled walls in the street-level plaza were collected and organized by Buzz Spector in an artwork entitled "Crenshaw Stories."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crenshaw Stories |url=https://art.metro.net/artworks/crenshaw-stories/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113033225/https://art.metro.net/artworks/crenshaw-stories/ |archive-date=2021-11-13 |access-date=2021-11-13 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] Art |language=en-US}}</ref>
Initially, Metro thought the K Line's [[Aviation/Century station]] would connect with the people mover (APM) with the intention that the APM would run along [[Century Boulevard]]. However, the APM plan approved in June 2014 called for it to intersect with the K Line at 96th Street, about half a mile to the north. This required Metro to design an additional station while the overall line was still under construction.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2014-06-26 |title=Metro Board approves new station at Aviation/96th as best option to connect to LAX people mover |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2014/06/26/metro-board-approves-new-station-at-aviation96th-as-best-option-to-connect-to-lax-people-mover/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref> Later that year, Metro approved the planning and scoping of the new station, which was called Aviation/96th in planning documents but was ultimately designated LAX/Metro Transit Center station.<ref name="96thStreet">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=June 18, 2018 |title=Report explains operating plan for Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/18/report-explains-operating-plan-for-crenshaw-lax-line-and-green-line/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125051432/http://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/18/report-explains-operating-plan-for-crenshaw-lax-line-and-green-line/ |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=metro.net}}</ref> Official approval was given in December 2016, and construction began in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2016-12-01 |title=Final study OKd for new LAX transit station |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2016/12/01/final-study-approved-for-transit-station-to-connect-metro-rail-to-lax/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jager |first=Rick |date=2021-06-21 |title=Groundbreaking held for Airport Metro Connector project |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2021/06/21/groundbreaking-held-for-airport-metro-connector-project/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Service ==
Designed by [[Grimshaw Architects]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Los Angeles International Airport – Airport Metro Connector / GRIMSHAW |url=https://grimshaw.global/projects/rail-and-mass-transit/los-angeles-international-airport-%E2%80%93-airport-metro-connector/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=grimshaw.global |language=en}}</ref> the LAX/Metro Transit Center station is slated to open in late 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2022 |title=K Line's Hyde Park Station dedicated to Crenshaw community and nearby neighborhoods |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2022/08/07/k-lines-hyde-park-station-dedicated-to-crenshaw-community-and-nearby-neighborhoods/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807213438/https://thesource.metro.net/2022/08/07/k-lines-hyde-park-station-dedicated-to-crenshaw-community-and-nearby-neighborhoods/ |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] The Source |language=en-US}}</ref> Due to construction delays, the connection to the LAX Automated People Mover will open later in April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Fitch Downgrades LINXS (LAX People Mover Project) Sr Revs to BB+; Rating Outlook Negative |url=https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-downgrades-linxs-lax-people-mover-project-sr-revs-to-bb-rating-outlook-negative-19-01-2024 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=[[Fitch Ratings]]}}</ref> {{As of|2024|1}}, the overall project is 71.1% complete and the primary station construction is at 58.3% completion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2024 |title=Program Management Major Project Status |url=https://datamade-metro-pdf-merger-testing.s3.amazonaws.com/2023-0754.pdf |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]}}</ref> Upon opening, the station will serve both the C and K lines.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=August 18, 2016 |title=Subway turnback, Airport Connector receive state cap-and-trade funds |url=http://thesource.metro.net/2016/08/18/subway-turnback-airport-connector-receive-state-cap-and-trade-funds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924045920/http://thesource.metro.net/2016/08/18/subway-turnback-airport-connector-receive-state-cap-and-trade-funds/ |archive-date=September 24, 2016 |access-date=October 3, 2016 |website=The Source}}</ref>


=== Station layout ===
Plans show a [[Parking|parking facility]] would also be built adjacent to the station. However, construction of the structure may be delayed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 7, 2016 |title=Landside Access Modernization Program |url=https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/connecting-lax-links/entitlements/project-documents/faq3/file-z2---itf-east-plot-plan.ashx |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref> Various planned road improvements for East ITF are shown as "not triggered" in Appendix B of the LAMP 2021 Annual Progress Report.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2022 |title=Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) |url=https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/lawa-our-lax/studies-and-reports/mitigation-monitoring/lamp/2021-lamp-mmrp-report_final.ashx |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=[[Los Angeles World Airports]]}}</ref>
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"
| rowspan="3" valign="top" width="50" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform'''
| width="100" style="border-top:solid 1px gray" |'''Westbound'''
| style="border-top:solid 1px gray" |← {{LACMTA icon|C|showtext=yes}} toward {{LAMs|Redondo Beach}} {{small|({{LAMs|Hawthorne/Lennox}})}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |{{small|[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left}}
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |'''Eastbound'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |{{0|→}} {{LACMTA icon|C|showtext=yes}} toward {{LAMs|Norwalk}} {{small|({{LAMs|Vermont/Athens}})}} →
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |'''G'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |Street level
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines, [[park and ride]]
|}


=== Public artwork ===
=== Hours and frequency ===
{{LA Metro hours and frequency|C}}
This station will feature a sculpture designed by [[Glenn Kaino]], an [[conceptual artist]] based in Los Angeles. Called ''The Distance of the Sun'', the sculpture is made up of vessels joined together, creating a spiral pathway suspended in the air. These ships symbolize the universal dreams of spaceflight and represent the importance of collaboration and imagination. The piece will connect to the station's ceiling, making the ships climb to the heavens, referencing the short story ''The Distance of the Moon''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hosseinzadeh |first=Maryam |date=2021-09-29 |title=World renowned artist Glenn Kaino creating artwork for Airport Metro Connector |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2021/09/29/world-renowned-artist-glenn-kaino-creating-artwork-for-airport-metro-connector/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Connections ===
As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2023 |title=C Line Timetable – Connections section |url=https://cdn.beta.metro.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/01154126/803_TT_12-10-23-1.pdf |access-date=December 26, 2023 |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |page=2}}</ref>

* [[Los Angeles Metro Bus]]: {{LA Metro route|207}}, {{LA Metro route|209}}, {{LA Metro route|210}}
* [[Torrance Transit]]: [[Torrance Transit#10|10]]

== References ==
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Crenshaw station

Crenshaw
C Line 
Crenshaw station platform
General information
Location11901 South Crenshaw Boulevard
Hawthorne, California
Coordinates33°55′31″N 118°19′35″W / 33.9252°N 118.3265°W / 33.9252; -118.3265
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeFreeway median, elevated
Parking506 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[2]
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedAugust 12, 1995; 28 years ago (1995-08-12)
Previous names
  • Crenshaw Blvd/I-105[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Hawthorne/Lennox C Line Vermont/Athens
toward Norwalk
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Hawthorne/Lennox C Line
(2024)
Vermont/Athens
toward Norwalk
Location
Map

Crenshaw station is a elevated light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 105 (Century Freeway), above Crenshaw Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the city of Hawthorne, California.

The station is not named for the Crenshaw neighborhood of Los Angeles, which is located several miles north of this station and is served by the K Line.

The station was initially named Crenshaw/I-105 but was later simplified to Crenshaw in 2000.

The stories on the tiled walls in the street-level plaza were collected and organized by Buzz Spector in an artwork entitled "Crenshaw Stories."[4]

Service

Station layout

Platform Westbound  C Line toward Redondo Beach (Hawthorne/Lennox)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound  C Line toward Norwalk (Vermont/Athens)
G Street level Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines, park and ride

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.[5]

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Allah, Salaam (July 2, 2004). "Image showing Crenshaw Blvd/I-105 sign". www.nycsubway.org. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Crenshaw Stories". Metro Art. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  5. ^ "Metro C Line schedule". December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "C Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 10, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

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