Westchester/Veterans station

Westchester/Veterans
Westchester/Veterans
	Westchester/Veterans station in 2022
General information
Location	1040 West Florence Avenue; Inglewood, California
Coordinates	33°57′43″N 118°22′28″W / 33.962045°N 118.374354°W
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus; Big Blue Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	October 7, 2022
Previous names	Florence/Hindry
Services
Future services
Location
Location

Westchester/Veterans station is an at-grade light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located alongside Florence Avenue near its intersection of Hindry Avenue, located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, but across the street from the city of Inglewood. The station serves as the temporary southern terminus of the K line until through-routing with the C Line commences.^[2]

The station opened on October 7, 2022.^[1] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the station on September 17, 2022.^[3]

The station incorporates artwork by the artist Geoff McFetridge.^[4] Hindry station was funded and fully incorporated into the project in May 2013 after significant community support.^[5]

^ ^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.
^ "AIRPORT METRO CONNECTOR STATUS UPDATE" (PDF). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority [@metrolosangeles] (September 17, 2022). "We took the big scissors to the ribbon this morning for the K Line's Westchester/Veterans Station. All seven K Line stations that will be opening soon have now been officially dedicated!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ 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.
^ Hymon, Steve (May 23, 2013). "Metro Board votes to fully fund Leimert Park Village and Hindry stations for Crenshaw/LAX Line". The Source. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

[K-line_opening-1] 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.

[southbaypres-2] "AIRPORT METRO CONNECTOR STATUS UPDATE" (PDF). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[3] Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority [@metrolosangeles] (September 17, 2022). "We took the big scissors to the ribbon this morning for the K Line's Westchester/Veterans Station. All seven K Line stations that will be opening soon have now been officially dedicated!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Twitter.

[4] 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.

[5] Hymon, Steve (May 23, 2013). "Metro Board votes to fully fund Leimert Park Village and Hindry stations for Crenshaw/LAX Line". The Source. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

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