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Redondo Beach station is an elevated light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located over Marine Avenue in the city of Redondo Beach, California, after which the station is named. It is currently the western terminus of the C Line.

Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach station platform
General information
Location	5301 Marine Avenue Redondo Beach, California
Coordinates	33.8947°N 118.3693°W / 33.8947; -118.3693
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Beach Cities Transit GTrans Lawndale Beat LADOT Commuter Express Los Angeles Metro Bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	340 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Racks and lockers[2]
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	August 12, 1995; 27 years ago (1995-08-12)
Previous names	Marine Ave / Redondo Beach Ave[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Terminus C Line Douglas toward Norwalk
Location

The original name for the station was Marine Ave / Redondo Beach Ave, until 2005 when the station was renamed Redondo Beach.

An extension beyond Redondo Beach into Torrance is in the planning stages. The train platform, currently suitable for two-car trains, may be lengthened to accommodate three-car trains to enable increased capacity of the line.[4]

Service

Station layout

Platform	Eastbound	C Line toward Norwalk (Douglas) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Eastbound	C Line toward Norwalk (Douglas) →
G	Street level	Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines, bus plaza, park and ride

Hours and frequency

C Line service hours are approximately from 4:00 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. daily. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, and every 15 minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Night service is every 20 minutes.[5]

Connections

As of February 20, 2022^[update], the following connections are available:[6]

• Beach Cities Transit: 102
• GTrans: 1X
• LADOT Commuter Express: 438 (select trips), 574
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 215

In popular culture

The station appeared as the light rail station in the opening montage to the 1995 film Heat. The station also appeared in the closing moments of another film directed by Michael Mann, Collateral.^{[citation needed]}

References

Media related to Redondo Beach (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons

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