Fairview Heights station (Los Angeles Metro)

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.

Fairview Heights
K Line 
Fairview Heights station platform during ribbon cutting
General information
Location1130 East Redondo Boulevard
Inglewood, California
Coordinates 33.975347°N 118.335989°W / 33.975347; -118.335989
Owned byLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsLos Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking200 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedOctober 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Hyde Park
toward Expo/Crenshaw
 K Line Downtown Inglewood
toward Westchester/Veterans
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Hyde Park
toward Expo/Crenshaw
 K Line
(2024)
 Downtown Inglewood
toward Redondo Beach
Location

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
Northbound ← K Line K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (Hyde Park)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Southbound → K Line K Line toward Westchester/Veterans (Downtown Inglewood) →

Hours and frequency

K Line service hours are approximately from 4:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. daily. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every 12 minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Night service is every 20 minutes.[5]

Connections

As of June 25, 2023, the following connections are available:[6]

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

Fairview Heights station and nearby Downtown Inglewood station are both within walking distance of the following sporting venues:

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. "Metro K Line schedule". September 23, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  6. "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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