Leimert Park station
Leimert Park  | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°00′14″N 118°19′56″W / 34.003951°N 118.332171°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | TBD | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | TBD | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opened | Late 2021 (projected) | ||||||||||
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Leimert Park is an under-construction light rail subway station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station, located near the intersection of Crenshaw Blvd and Vernon Avenue in the Leimert Park section of Los Angeles. It will be served by the Crenshaw/LAX Line. It is currently under construction and is slated to open in 2021.[1]
The station incorporates artwork by three artists: Ingrid Calame, Mickalene Thomas, and Deanna Erdmann.[2]
Attractions
It will have a direct entrance from:
- Leimert Plaza Park[3]
- Vision Theatre
- Good Shepherd Manor senior housing
Funding
The Leimert Park station was funded and fully incorporated into the project in May 2013 after massive community support for a tunnel under Park Mesa Heights.[4]
References
- ^ Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (January 2, 2015). "Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project". Metro.
- ^ Broverman, Neal (January 22, 2018). "An Early Look at All the Artwork Coming to the Metro Crenshaw Line Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ Steve Hymon (October 20, 2016). Harriet the tunnel boring machine reaches Crenshaw/LAX Line’s Leimert Park Station https://thesource.metro.net/2016/10/20/harriet-the-tunnel-boring-machine-reaches-crenshawlax-lines-leimert-park-station/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Hymon, Steve (May 23, 2013). "Metro Board votes to fully fund Leimert Park Village and Hindry stations for Crenshaw/LAX Line". The Source.
