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Westchester/Veterans station is an at-grade light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located alongside Florence Avenue near its intersection of Hindry Avenue, located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, but across the street from the city of Inglewood.

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Westchester/Veterans
Westchester/Veterans station (2022)
General information
Location	1040 West Florence Avenue Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	33.962045°N 118.374354°W / 33.962045; -118.374354
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus Big Blue Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	October 7, 2022; 42 days ago (2022-10-07)[1]
Previous names	Florence/Hindry
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Downtown Inglewood toward Expo/Crenshaw K Line Terminus
Future services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Downtown Inglewood toward Expo/Crenshaw K Line LAX/Metro Transit Center (after 2024) toward Norwalk
Location

The station opened on October 7, 2022.[1] Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the station on September 17, 2022.[2]

The station serves as the initial southern terminus of the line until through-routing with the C Line commences.[3]

The station incorporates artwork by the artist Geoff McFetridge.[4] Hindry station was funded and fully incorporated into the project in May 2013 after significant community support.[5]

Service

Station layout

Side platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound	← K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (Downtown Inglewood)
Northbound/ Southbound	← K Line toward Expo/Crenshaw (Downtown Inglewood) ← K Line (under construction) toward Norwalk (LAX/Metro Transit Center) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

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.[6]

Connections

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

• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 857 (Metro C & K Line Link shuttle to Aviation/LAX station)
• Big Blue Bus (Santa Monica): 14

Notable places nearby

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

• Centinela Adobe
• Randy's Donuts

References

Media related to Westchester/Veterans station at Wikimedia Commons

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