Crenshaw station

Crenshaw station is a elevated light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 105 (Century Freeway), above Crenshaw Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the city of Hawthorne, California.

Not to be confused with Expo/Crenshaw station.
Crenshaw
 
Crenshaw station platform
General information
Location11901 South Crenshaw Boulevard
Hawthorne, California
Coordinates33.9252°N 118.3265°W / 33.9252; -118.3265
Owned byMetro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeFreeway median, elevated
Parking506 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilitiesRacks and lockers[2]
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 12, 1995 (1995-08-12)
Previous names
  • Crenshaw Blvd/I-105
  • Vermont Ave/I-105[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Hawthorne/Lennox
toward Redondo Beach
 C Line Vermont/Athens
toward Norwalk
Location

The station is not named for the Crenshaw neighborhood of Los Angeles, which is located several miles north of this station, and will be served by K Line.

The original name for the station was Crenshaw Blvd/I-105, but was later simplified to just Crenshaw.

The stories on the tiled walls in street-level plaza were collected and organized by Buzz Spector in an artwork entitled "Crenshaw Stories."[4]

Service

Station layout
Platform Westbound ←  C Line toward Redondo Beach (Hawthorne/Lennox)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound →  C Line toward Norwalk (Vermont/Athens) →
G Street level Entrance/Exit, faregates, ticket machines, 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, every 15 minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends. Night service is every 20 minutes.[5]

Connections

References
  1. "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. "Secure Bike Parking on Metro" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. Allah, Salaam (July 2, 2004). "Image showing Crenshaw Blvd/I-105 sign". www.nycsubway.org. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. "Crenshaw Stories". Metro Art. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  5. "Metro C Line schedule". June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

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