Years in the making, the LA Metro train station that soon will connect to a people mover taking riders directly into the terminals at LAX was dedicated on Friday, June 6, marking a major step into a first-ever transit option to and from the busy airport.
The new LAX/Metro Transit Center, located off both the C and K train lines just blocks from Inglewood, was opened to the public at 5 p.m. on Friday, connecting to airport terminals via shuttles. The 500,000-square-foot station’s 16 bus bays will accommodate six LA metro bus routes and eight municipal bus lines. A people mover being built by the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is scheduled to open early next year and connect to the station.
More than 300 officials attended the grand opening event, with speakers including LA Mayor Karen Bass, LA County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Janice Hahn and Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins.
“Here in L.A., when people say ‘Can you give me a ride to LAX?’ You can finally say no way. We finally have a beautiful, reliable rail connection to LAX,” said Hahn.
The C Line from Norwalk to the LAX/Metro Transit Center Station takes about 32 minutes. The ride from the K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw from the Redondo Beach Station to the LAX station takes 19 minutes. Connections to the K Line can be made from the E Line going toward Santa Monica by transferring at Expo/Crenshaw Station. Also, the K Line can be reached going toward East L.A. on the E Line. From the San Fernando Valley, one would take the B Line to 7th/Metro Station and transfer to the E Line. From the San Gabriel Valley, one would take the A Line to 7th/Metro, transfer to the E Line heading toward Santa Monica and take the K Line at Expo/Crenshaw.
Train trips from the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys would take between 85 and 95 minutes, depending on where the ride starts.
The LAX Automated People Mover Project, a 2.25-mile elevated train, was originally set to open in 2023 and pushed back to 2025 and now…
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