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Los Angeles Metro Rail station From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martin Luther King Jr. 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Baldwin Hills and Leimert Park. The station’s main entrance is next to the iconic Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza shopping mall.
![]() Martin Luther King Jr. station platform | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 4051 South Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.009571°N 118.335288°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT DASH | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | October 7, 2022[1] | ||||||||||
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The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1]
The station incorporates artwork by three artists: Mara Lonner, Shinique Smith, and Eileen Cowin.[2]
G | Street level | Entrance/Exit |
B1 | Mezzanine | Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit |
B2 | Northbound | ← ![]() |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Southbound | ![]() |
K Line service hours are approximately from 4:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. daily. Trains operate every 10 minutes throughout the day. Night and early morning weekend service is every 20 minutes.[3]
As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[4]
The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: