Downtown Inglewood station
Downtown Inglewood is an under-construction at-grade light rail station in the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station incorporates artwork by the artist Kenturah Davis.[1] The planned Inglewood Transit Connector is expected to terminate nearby.
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| Coordinates | 33.966996°N 118.351389°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 center platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | TBD | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under construction | ||||||||||
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| Opening | Late 2021 (projected) | ||||||||||
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Location
It is located near the intersection of Florence Ave and La Brea Avenue in Downtown Inglewood. The station will be served by the Crenshaw/LAX Line. It is slated to open in 2021.[2]
People mover
The Inglewood Transit Connector is a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) elevated people mover planned to be built by the City of Inglewood. A new elevated station will be constructed nearby and will act as the northern terminus of the line, which travels to Sofi Stadium before its southern terminus at Inglewood Basketball and Entertainment Center on S. Prairie Avenue and Century Boulevard.[2][3]
During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the station will provide connections for spectators traveling to and from Olympic venues located in Inglewood.[4]
Landmarks
The station lies more than one mile away north west of the following:
- The Forum
- Hollywood Park Casino
- Inglewood City Hall
- Inglewood Court House
- Market Street
- SoFi Stadium for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south.
References
- Broverman, Neal (January 22, 2018). "An Early Look at All the Artwork Coming to the Metro Crenshaw Line Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (January 2, 2015). "Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project". Metro.
- Austin, Paige (January 28, 2016). "South Bay to Inglewood NFL Stadium Rail Line in the Works". Redondo Beach Patch. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- "Candidates list" (PDF). la24-prod.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
