Leimert Park station explained

Style:	Los Angeles Metro Rail
Leimert Park
Symbol Location:	losangeles
Symbol:	K
Address:	4330 South Crenshaw Boulevard
Borough:	Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:	34.004°N -118.3322°W
Owned:	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Connections:	Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT DASH
Structure:	Underground
Accessible:	Yes
Opened:	^[1]
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	14

Leimert Park station is an underground light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located underneath Crenshaw Boulevard at its intersection with Vernon Avenue in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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.^{[2] [3]}

The station opened on October 7, 2022.^[1] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the station on June 25, 2022.^{[4] [5]}

The station incorporates artwork by three artists: Ingrid Calame, Mickalene Thomas, and Deanna Erdmann.^[6]

Service

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:^[7]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus

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• LADOT DASH

Leimert/Slauson

Notable places nearby

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

• Leimert Plaza Park^[8]
• Vision Theatre

Notes and References

1. News: Patel. Tine. LA Metro's new K Line opens today. CBS. October 7, 2022. October 7, 2022. October 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007154926/https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/la-metros-new-k-line-opens-today/. live.
2. Web site: Metro Board votes to fully fund Leimert Park Village and Hindry stations for Crenshaw/LAX Line. May 23, 2013. Steve. Hymon. The Source. May 28, 2013. June 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607232922/http://thesource.metro.net/2013/05/23/metro-board-votes-to-fully-fund-leimert-park-village-and-hindry-stations-for-crenshawlax-line/. live.
3. News: Newton. Damien. 2011-10-27. Crenshaw Subway Files Suit Against "MTA" Over Crenshaw Enviro. Docs. live. 2021-03-25. Streetsblog Los Angeles. en-US. February 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210227073534/https://la.streetsblog.org/2011/10/27/crenshaw-subway-files-suit-against-mta-over-crenshaw-enviro-docs/.
4. Web site: 2022-06-25 . Dedication held for Leimert Park Station for Crenshaw/LAX Line (K Line) . 2022-07-26 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . en-US . July 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220726223155/https://thesource.metro.net/2022/06/25/dedication-held-for-leimert-park-station-for-crenshaw-lax-line-k-line/ . live .
5. June 28, 2022 . Dedication held for L.A. Metro's Leimert Park Station for Crenshaw/LAX Line (K Line) . 2022-07-26 . Mass Transit (magazine) . July 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714233336/https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/press-release/21272529/los-angeles-county-metropolitan-transportation-authority-metro-dedication-held-for-la-metros-leimert-park-station-for-crenshawlax-line-k-line . live .
6. News: An Early Look at All the Artwork Coming to the Metro Crenshaw Line Los Angeles Magazine. Broverman. Neal. 2018-01-22. Los Angeles Magazine. en-US. 2019-04-21. mdy-all. April 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421060352/https://www.lamag.com/driver/metro-crenshaw-line-artwork/. live.
7. Web site: December 10, 2023 . K Line Timetable – Connections section . December 26, 2023 . . 2.
8. Web site: Harriet the tunnel boring machine reaches Crenshaw/LAX Line's Leimert Park Station. Harriet the tunnel boring machine reaches Crenshaw/LAX Line’s Leimert Park Station. October 20, 2016. Steve Hymon. October 4, 2019. August 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811110017/https://thesource.metro.net/2016/10/20/harriet-the-tunnel-boring-machine-reaches-crenshawlax-lines-leimert-park-station/. live.