Fairview Heights station (Los Angeles Metro)
Fairview Heights  | |||||||||||||
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 Fairview Heights station platform during ribbon cutting | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 1130 East Redondo Boulevard Inglewood, California | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′31″N 118°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]
Service
Station layout
Template:LACMTA Platform Layout K Line Surface Island
Hours and frequency
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.[5]
Connections
As of June 25, 2023[update], the following connections are available:[6]
Notable places nearby
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:
- Centinela Park, including the Aguaje de Centinela landmark
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
Fairview Heights station and nearby Downtown Inglewood station are both within walking distance of the following sporting venues:
- Hollywood Park Casino, originally part of Hollywood Park Racetrack (1938–2013), still offers off-track betting on horse races
- Kia Forum, commonly known as the Forum
- SoFi Stadium
References
- ^ a b "Station dedication held for K Line's Fairview Heights Station in Inglewood". Metro The Source. August 20, 2022. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Patel, Tine (October 7, 2022). "LA Metro's new K Line opens today". CBS. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Linton, Joe (January 29, 2022). "Metro Approves Rail-to-Rail Walk/Bike Facility, Groundbreaking Expected Next Month". Streetsblog Los Angeles. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Metro K Line schedule". November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ "K Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 25, 2023. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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