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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
Martin Luther King Jr. station platform
General information
Location	4051 South Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.009571°N 118.335288°W / 34.009571; -118.335288
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
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 7, 2022; 42 days ago (2022-10-07)[1]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Expo/Crenshaw Terminus K Line Leimert Park toward Westchester/Veterans
Location

The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1]

The station incorporates artwork by three artists: Mara Lonner, Shinique Smith, and Eileen Cowin.[2]

Service

Station layout

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit
B2	Northbound	← K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (Terminus)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→ K Line toward Westchester/Veterans (Leimert Park) →

Hours and frequency

K Line service hours are approximately from 4:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. daily. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every 12 minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Night service is every 20 minutes.[3]

Connections

As of October 7, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[4]

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 40, 105, 210
• LADOT DASH: Crenshaw, Leimert/Slauson, Midtown

Notable places nearby

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

• Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza[5]
• Marlton Square

References

Media related to Martin Luther King Jr. station (Los Angeles Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

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