Crenshaw station
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.
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| Location | 11901 South Crenshaw Boulevard Hawthorne, California | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.9252°N 118.3265°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Freeway median, elevated | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 506 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks and lockers[2] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 12, 1995 | ||||||||||||
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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 K Line.
The original name for the station was Crenshaw Blvd/I-105, but was later simplified to just Crenshaw.
The stories on the tiled walls in 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 ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every 15 minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Night service is every 20 minutes.[5]
Connections
As of February 20, 2022, the following connections are available:[6]
References
- "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Crenshaw Stories". Metro Art. Archived from the original on 2021-11-13. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- "Metro C Line schedule". June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- "C Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 20, 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
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