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K Line
K Line
	K Line train running alongside Florence Avenue in Inglewood, August 2022
Overview
Other name(s)	Crenshaw/LAX Line; Green Line/C Line (south of Aviation/Century)
Status	Partially open
Owner	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line number	807
Termini	Expo/Crenshaw (northern segment); Aviation/Century (southern segment); Westchester/Veterans (northern segment); Redondo Beach (southern segment);
Stations	12 active (13 total)
Website	metro.net/riding/guide/k-line
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Los Angeles Metro Rail
Depot(s)	Division 16 (Westchester); Division 22 (Hawthorne)
Rolling stock	Kinki Sharyo P3010 operating in 1 or 2 car consists
Daily ridership	3,170 (weekday, April 2024)
Ridership	998,245 (2023)
History
Opened	October 7, 2022; 2 years ago
Technical
Line length	5.9 mi (9.5 km)
Number of tracks	2
Character	At-grade in exclusive right of way, with underground and aerial sections
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Operating speed	55 mph (89 km/h) (max.); 20 mph (32 km/h) (avg.)
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	Division 16 Maintenance
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	Division 22 Maintenance
	and Storage Facility
	Multiple services
	sharing tracks
	All stations
	are accessible
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The K Line is a light rail line in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of six lines in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), and is the newest named line in the system, having opened on October 7, 2022. The line currently consists of two separate noncontiguous segments. The 5.9-mile (9.5 km) northern segment runs north–south between the Jefferson Park and Westchester neighborhoods of Los Angeles, passing through various South Los Angeles neighborhoods and the city of Inglewood. The southern segment runs north–south between the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles and the city of Redondo Beach.

On November 3, 2024, the C and K lines underwent service changes to accommodate pre-revenue testing at the upcoming LAX/Metro Transit Center station, scheduled to open in 2025. The C Line's western terminus was redirected to Aviation/Century station and the southern segment of the K Line was created between Aviation/Century station and Redondo Beach station. Once LAX/Metro Transit Center station opens, the C Line will terminate at this station, and the K Line will operate as a single, continuous service through it. The LAX Automated People Mover, which will offer a connection to the airport's terminals, will begin service at LAX/Metro Transit Center station in 2026.

Service description

Route description

The northern terminus of the northern segment is at Expo/Crenshaw station, a transfer point to the E Line. The K Line station here is underground and does not provide a track connection to the at-grade E Line. Provisions are in place to allow the line to extend further north. The route follows Crenshaw Boulevard from Exposition Boulevard south to 67th Street. It travels underground in a one-mile (1.6 km) deep-bore tunnel, which transitions into an at-grade segment in the median of Crenshaw Boulevard (between 48th and 59th Streets) where trains run synchronized to existing traffic signals. From 59th and 67th Streets, the line returns underground into a shallow cut-and-cover tunnel for a half-mile (0.8 km).

South of there, the route emerges from the tunnel and enters the Harbor Subdivision right of way, which runs parallel to Florence Avenue and Aviation Boulevard. The line mostly operates at-grade in this exclusive right-of-way, briefly transitioning onto elevated viaducts to cross over major thoroughfares including La Brea Avenue and I-405.

The southern terminus of the northern segment is Westchester/Veterans station. The extension under construction continues along an exclusive right of way, crossing over Manchester Avenue, Century Boulevard, and Imperial Highway. North of Century Boulevard, LAX/Metro Transit Center station will be at-grade and serve as the new western terminus of the C Line and function as a transfer point to the currently under construction LAX Automated People Mover.

The northern terminus of the southern segment begins at Century Boulevard, at Aviation/Century station, which sit on a viaduct and is shared with the C Line. The line then briefly enters an open trench as it passes close to the LAX runways^[4] before splitting from each other at a wye west of Aviation/LAX station. The line then heads roughly south through El Segundo before ending at Redondo Beach station.^[5]^[6]^[7] Until LAX/Metro Transit Center station opens, Metro is operating a bus shuttle called the "C & K Line Link" from Westchester/Veterans station to Aviation/LAX station via Aviation/Century station.

Hours and frequency

K Line service hours are approximately from 4:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. daily. Trains operate every 10 minutes throughout most of the day. Trains run every 20 minutes after 8:00 p.m. every day and before 8:00 a.m. on weekends.^[8]

Time	4A	5-7A	8A-1P	2-7P	8P-12A
Weekdays	12	10			20
Weekends/Holidays	20		10		20

Station listing

The K Line currently serves 12 stations, with one final station expected to open in 2025. The following is the complete list of stations, from north to south:

Station	Opened	City (Neighborhood)	Major connections and notes
Expo/Crenshaw	October 7, 2022^[2]	Los Angeles (Jefferson Park)	Park and ride: 450 spaces (closed Sunday)
Martin Luther King Jr.		Los Angeles (Baldwin Hills/Leimert Park)
Leimert Park		Los Angeles (Leimert Park)
Hyde Park		Los Angeles (Hyde Park)
Fairview Heights		Inglewood	Park and ride: 200 spaces
Downtown Inglewood		Inglewood	SoFi Stadium via shuttle bus
Westchester/Veterans		Los Angeles (Westchester)	(southern segment) via C & K Line Link
LAX/Metro Transit Center	2025^[7]	Los Angeles (Westchester)	LAX Automated People Mover (2026)^[9]
Aviation/Century	November 3, 2024^[6]	Los Angeles (Westchester)	(northern segment) via C & K Line Link LAX via LAX Shuttle
Mariposa	August 12, 1995^[a]	El Segundo
El Segundo			Park and ride: 93 spaces
Douglas			Park and ride: 30 spaces
Redondo Beach		Hawthorne and Redondo Beach^[b]	Park and ride: 450 spaces

^ The station opened with the C Line on August 12, 1995 and became part of the K Line on November 3, 2024.
^ The station straddles two cities. The north end of the station is in the city of Hawthorne, and the south end of the station is in the city of Redondo Beach.

Ridership

Annual ridership
Year	Ridership	%±
2022	257,765	—
2023	998,245	+287.3%
Source: Metro^[10]

History

Early transit proposals

Extending the C Line (formerly the Green Line) to Los Angeles International Airport was an early goal of Los Angeles transit planners. Studies in 1984 and 1988 outlined routes from the Aviation/LAX station, running northeast to LAX and Westchester, similar to later plans for the second phase of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor.^[11] Although planners planned to add a spur towards LAX, they did not include it over fears that commuters would not use the line if they had to go through the airport on the way to work.^[12] The proposed extension to LAX was further complicated by concerns from the Federal Aviation Administration that the overhead lines of the rail line would interfere with the landing paths of airplanes. Amid ambivalence at LAX and L.A. City Hall, the plans to extend the line to the airport were shelved.^[13] To serve the once bustling aerospace sector in El Segundo, the line went south to Redondo Beach station.^[12] Access to the airport requires connecting to a shuttle bus at the Aviation/LAX station.^[14]

Crenshaw/LAX Line project

A north–south line along Crenshaw Boulevard was planned following the 1992 Los Angeles riots as a way to better serve transit-dependent residents in the corridor while at the same time providing stimulus for positive economic growth in the South Los Angeles region.^[15] The corridor was originally served by Los Angeles Railway Line 5 yellow streetcars until 1955 when the service was replaced with buses.^[15] The proposed line would link the E and C lines via Crenshaw and Florence, and a wye would be constructed to connect the K Line tracks to the C Line tracks near the Aviation/LAX station. There would also be a station serving the LAX Airport (Aviation/Century station), completing the LAX connection envisioned by planners in the 1980s.^[16] The new line was championed by State Senator Diane Watson and County Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, both representing portions of the corridor.

A Major Investment Study was initiated in 1993,^[17] and after more than a decade of study, a Final Environmental Impact Report was completed in May 2011.^[18] The FTA gave its approval to build the line in 2012,^[19] and heavy construction began in June 2014, funded by Measure R.^[20] Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was a key advocate for tunneling and other grade separation along the line. He also convinced Metro in 2013 to add an extra underground station at Leimert Park (Crenshaw/Vernon).^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]

The route was designated as the K Line in November 2019.^[25] Originally scheduled to open in 2019, the project saw repeated delays. In April 2020, Metro announced that the completion date for the project would be pushed to no earlier than May 2021 due to construction issues. The support structures for bridges and tunnels had concrete plinths that were incorrectly installed, requiring extensive repairs to sections where tracks had already been installed.^[26] The K Line was substantially complete on June 17, 2022.^[27]

Even with the line's completion, it won't connect to the C Line or LAX until late 2024. Metro is currently constructing a new station at LAX/Metro Transit Center, providing Metro riders a seamless transfer to the airport terminals via the LAX Automated People Mover system.^[28]^[29]^[30] During construction, Metro is only operating the K Line from Expo/Crenshaw station to Westchester/Veterans station with a shuttle service providing passengers access to the LAX shuttle and the C Line at Aviation/LAX station.^[31] The northern portion of the line ultimately opened on October 7, 2022.^[2]

Integration with the C Line

Graphics depicting the three options for future C and K Line service patterns. Option 2 was officially chosen in June 2023.

Varying service patterns have been proposed for integrating the completed K Line into the rest of the system over the course of its planning and construction, all of which have involved sharing trackage and infrastructure facilities with the existing C Line. Although some early proposals would have sent trains through all three directions of the wye, this was rejected by Metro because it would cause too much wear and tear on the track switch mechanisms.^[32]^[33]

The debate over service patterns proved somewhat contentious.^[34] In 2018, with the line then scheduled to open within the year, the Metro board of directors overrode a recommendation by operations staff that would have had a single line operating between Expo/Crenshaw and Norwalk station. Passengers from the Redondo Beach area would have been served by a shuttle to the LAX area, where they would need to transfer to another train to continue east or north. Instead, board members approved a one-year pilot of a configuration that would combine an Expo-to-Norwalk line with another line that would connect Redondo Beach with Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station, allowing transfers to the A and J Lines.^[35]^[36] The approved plan would have incurred higher operating expenses but board members argued it would retain better transfer opportunities for South Bay residents.^[37]

Ongoing construction delays led to a reassessment of that plan in 2022. Metro recommended public outreach aimed at reformulating the operating plan before the connection to the C Line opens in 2024;^[38] in March 2023, Metro indicated that it would recommend Option 2 in the figure above, in which the K Line would run north–south between Expo/Crenshaw and Redondo Beach, while the C Line would run west-east between LAX and Norwalk.^[39] On June 22, 2023, Metro's board of directors officially approved the implementation of Option 2 based on staff recommendation and public opinion.^[5]

Platform extensions

While the stations on the K Line were built to accommodate three-car trains, the former C Line stations built south of Interstate 105 were only built to accommodate two-car trains. To enable increased capacity of the line, Metro plans to lengthen the platforms at Aviation/LAX station, Mariposa station, Douglas station, and Redondo Beach station. The project would also add traction power substations and replace catenary wire and track ties.^[40] In April 2023, the state awarded Metro $95 million for the project, which is expected to cost $141 million. The project is expected to be complete in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics.^[41]

Future developments

LAX/Metro Transit Center

The line was from its inception intended to offer a connection to LAX via an Automated People Mover (APM). However, at the time the line was designed, it was unclear where exactly that connection would take place. While Metro expected that the connection would be at Aviation/Century station, ultimately the route chosen for the LAX Automated People Mover intersected with the new line at 96th Street, about half a mile to the north, requiring the design of an additional station while the overall line was still under construction.

In 2014, Metro approved the planning and scoping of this station, which was called Aviation/96th in planning documents but was ultimately designated LAX/Metro Transit Center station.^[42]^[43] This station is intended to serve as Metro Rail's main gateway to the airport itself, while the Aviation/Century station will serve destinations along the busy Century Boulevard corridor.

While initial plans called for the full length of the project to be opened for service while the LAX/Metro Transit Center was under development, delays in the opening of the main line meant that major construction on the station was already underway by the time the line was ready. As a result, the line opened on October 7, 2022 only from Expo/Crenshaw station to Westchester/Veterans station.^[2]

The C Line and K lines will began operating along their final service patterns on November 3, 2024, with Aviation/Century station opening.^[6] However, the segment of both lines between Westchester/Veterans station and Aviation/Century station, including LAX/Metro Transit Center station, will not provide passenger service for a period of pre-revenue testing before they open at a later date.^[38]^[44]^[7]

Southern extension to South Bay

Metro is currently working on the initial environmental study of a corridor extension of the K Line from its Redondo Beach terminus toward the southeast. The C Line Extension would roughly follow the Harbor Subdivision ROW into the South Bay, to the Torrance Regional Transit Center (RTC).^[45] Metro and the public are considering two alternatives in the DEIR: an elevated light-rail extension along Hawthorne Boulevard, and an at-grade extension along a BNSF line beside Condon Avenue. The study of the South Bay Extension will lead to the publication of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The study was expected to be completed in 2011. The project was placed on hold in the spring of 2012 due to uncertain funding. With the passage of Measure M in 2016, $619 million was cited for the Green Line Extension south, and the study resumed. The DEIR was released in January 2023.^[46] The study area includes the former Harbor Subdivisions right of way. The extension study includes the Redondo Beach station to the Torrance Transit Center, a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) extension study area.^[47]

According to the LA County Expenditure Plan (Measure M), groundbreaking for the project is scheduled for 2026, with an expected opening in 2030–2033. The timeline is expected to be accelerated under the Twenty-eight by '28 initiative^[48]

The project became an extension of the K Line upon the completion of Aviation/Century station, along with its associated service changes, on November 3, 2024.^[6]

Northern extension to Hollywood

The original plans for the Crenshaw/LAX Line project connected Wilshire Boulevard to Los Angeles International Airport. However, once light rail was selected as the preferred mode, the cost for the entire route exceeded the project budget, so part of the corridor north of Exposition Boulevard was deferred until funds became available.

The final design for the Crenshaw/LAX project included a tunneled station at Expo/Crenshaw to accommodate a potential northward extension, which increased the cost of the original project by $236 million.^[49]

With the passage of Measure M and the enthusiastic support of the city of West Hollywood, the K Line Northern Extension, which would travel north from the current Expo/Crenshaw terminus, connecting along the way to the B and D lines, is currently under development. Three options are being studied, all ending at the B Line's Hollywood/Highland station, with an optional station at the Hollywood Bowl also being considered. The San Vicente Alternative, also known as the hybrid alternative, follows Crenshaw Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard, turning north on Fairfax Avenue to serve The Original Farmers Market and Television City before turning on Beverly Boulevard to connect back to San Vicente Boulevard near Cedars-Sinai Medical Center towards West Hollywood at Pacific Design Center. Finally, serving new stations on Santa Monica Boulevard, the route curves north again towards Hollywood. The other two options follow a traditional north–south routing on either Fairfax Avenue or La Brea Avenue.

Operations

On Metro Rail's internal timetables, the K Line is called line 807.

Maintenance

The K Line is operated by Division 16 (Southwestern Yard) in Westchester directly east of the northern runways of the Los Angeles International Airport, and adjacent to the future LAX/Metro Transit Center station. Trains access the yard via crossovers from the north and south sides of the yard.

Rolling stock

As of 2024, the Kinki Sharyo P3010 is the only rolling stock to serve the K Line. Trains run in one- or two-car consists. Metro is planning to extend the platforms south of Aviation/Century station to be able to eventually accommodate up to three-car trains.^[40]

Incident

On February 18, 2023, a northbound train collided with a cement mixer at the Cedar Avenue crossing between the Downtown Inglewood and Westchester/Veterans stations.^[50]

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[10] The station opened with the C Line on August 12, 1995 and became part of the K Line on November 3, 2024.

[11] The station straddles two cities. The north end of the station is in the city of Hawthorne, and the south end of the station is in the city of Redondo Beach.

[ridership_2023_oct-1] "Interactive Estimated Ridership Stats". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[K-line_opening-2] Patel, Tine (October 7, 2022). "LA Metro's new K Line opens today". CBS. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.

[3] "Facts At A Glance". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 2023. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

[4] Cho, Aileen (January 31, 2018). "Above, Below and Through: How They Build L.A.'s New Light Rail Line". Engineering News-Record. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

[c-2chosen-5] "Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting". Metro. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[CKreconfig-6] Hymon, Steve (October 14, 2024). "Changes are coming Sunday, Nov. 3, to the C and K Lines as we open the new Aviation/Century Station". Metro The Source. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[LAX2025-7] "Two big changes are coming soon to the C and K Lines Nov. 3". Instagram. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[8] "Metro K Line schedule". November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[9] "Fitch Downgrades LINXS (LAX People Mover Project) Sr Revs to BB+; Rating Outlook Negative". Fitch Ratings. January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[Ridership-12] "Metro Ridership". Metro.net. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. May 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.

[13] COASTAL CORRIDOR RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT NORTH SEGMENT (PDF). Metro (Report). Bechtel. August 1988. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[Simon_1995-14] Simon, Richard (August 12, 1995). "Is New Green Line a Road to Nowhere?". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

[Hymon_2020-15] Hymon, Steve (August 12, 2020). "The Green Line is 25 years old. Some thoughts on that". The Source. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[16] "LAWA Official Site | commuteLAX". www.lawa.org. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[LATTH-17] Barrett, Matthew (2014). "Los Angeles Transportation Transit History – South LA" (PDF). LACMTA. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

[LPA22-18] "Crenshaw Transit Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)" (PDF). Metro (LACMTA). December 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2010.

[MetroProjectSite-19] "Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor (project website)". Metro (LACMTA). June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

[FacilityRecommendation-20] "Planning & Programming Committee Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Adopt the Locally Preferred Alternative Maintenance Facility Site" (PDF). Metro (LACMTA). April 20, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2014.

[21] "FTA approves L.A. Metro light rail project". Metro Magazine. January 5, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

[MeasureR-22] "Measure R". Metro (LACMTA). Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.

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 {{Short description|Light rail line in Los Angeles County, California}}
-{{Use American English|date=July 2024}}
+{{Use American English|date=November 2024}}
-{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
 {{Infobox rail line
 | name                            = K Line
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 | image                           = K Line Florence Ave.jpg
 | caption                         = K Line train running alongside [[Florence Avenue]] in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], August&nbsp;2022
-| other_name                      = Crenshaw/LAX Line
+| other_name                      = Crenshaw/LAX Line<br />Green Line/[[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] (south of Aviation/Century)
 | status                          = Partially open<!-- Only use when line is not operating normally -->
 | owner                           = [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]
 | linenumber                      = 807
-| start                           = {{LAMs|Expo/Crenshaw}}
+| start                           = {{LAMs|Expo/Crenshaw}} (northern segment)<br />{{LAMs|Aviation/Century}} (southern segment)
-| end                             = {{LAMs|Westchester/Veterans}}
+| end                             = {{LAMs|Westchester/Veterans}} (northern segment)<br />{{LAMs|Redondo Beach}} (southern segment)
-| stations                        = 7 active (13 total)
+| stations                        = 12 active (13 total)
 | website                         = {{URL|metro.net/riding/guide/k-line}}
 | type                            = [[Light rail]]
 | system                          = [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]]
-| depot                           = Division 16 (Westchester) <!-- <br />Division 22 (Hawthorne) (Will eventually service the K Line upon the opening of LAX/Metro Transit Center station.) -->
+| depot                           = Division 16 (Westchester)<br />Division 22 (Hawthorne)
 | stock                           = [[Kinki Sharyo P3010]] operating in 1 or 2 car consists
 | daily_ridership                 = {{formatnum:3170}} (weekday, April 2024) {{increase}}<ref name="ridership_2023_oct">{{cite web|url=https://opa.metro.net/MetroRidership/IndexRail.aspx|title=Interactive Estimated Ridership Stats|publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|accessdate=January 16, 2023}}</ref>
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 | linelength                      = {{convert|5.9|mi|km|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2023 |title=Facts At A Glance |url=https://www.metro.net/news/facts-glance/ |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |access-date=June 22, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319120952/https://www.metro.net/about/facts-glance/ |archive-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref>
 | tracks                          = 2
-| character                       = At-grade in exclusive right-of-way, with underground and aerial sections
+| character                       = At-grade in exclusive [[right of way]], with underground and aerial sections
 | gauge                           = {{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
 | electrification                 = {{750 V DC|conductor=overhead}}
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 }}
-The '''K Line''' is a {{convert|5.9|mi|km|1|adj=on|abbr=out}} [[light rail]] line running north–south between the [[Jefferson Park, Los Angeles|Jefferson Park]] and [[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]] neighborhoods of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], passing through various [[South Los Angeles]] neighborhoods and the city of [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. It is one of six lines in the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system operated by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (LACMTA). It opened on October 7, 2022, making it the system's newest line.
+The '''K Line''' is a [[light rail]] line in [[Los Angeles County, California]]. It is one of six lines in the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system operated by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (Metro), and is the newest named line in the system, having opened on October 7, 2022. The line currently consists of two separate noncontiguous segments. The {{convert|5.9|mi|km|1|adj=on|abbr=out}} northern segment runs north–south between the [[Jefferson Park, Los Angeles|Jefferson Park]] and [[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]] neighborhoods of [[Los Angeles]], passing through various [[South Los Angeles]] neighborhoods and the city of [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]. The southern segment runs north–south between the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles and the city of [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]].
-Starting November 3, 2024, the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C]] and K lines will undergo service changes to accommodate pre-revenue testing at the upcoming [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]], scheduled to open in 2025. The C Line's western terminus will be redirected to [[Aviation/Century station]] and a southern segment of the K Line will be created between Aviation/Century station and [[Redondo Beach station]]. Once LAX/Metro Transit Center station opens, the C Line will terminate at this station, and the K Line will operate as a single, continuous service through it. The [[LAX Automated People Mover]], which will offer a connection to the airport's terminals, will begin service at LAX/Metro Transit Center station in 2026.
+On November 3, 2024, the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C]] and K lines underwent service changes to accommodate pre-revenue testing at the upcoming [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]], scheduled to open in 2025. The C Line's western terminus was redirected to [[Aviation/Century station]] and the southern segment of the K Line was created between Aviation/Century station and [[Redondo Beach station]]. Once LAX/Metro Transit Center station opens, the C Line will terminate at this station, and the K Line will operate as a single, continuous service through it. The [[LAX Automated People Mover]], which will offer a connection to the airport's terminals, will begin service at LAX/Metro Transit Center station in 2026.
 == Service description ==
 === Route description ===
-[[File:K Line train departs Westchester Veterans.jpg|left|thumb|South of [[Fairview Heights station (Los Angeles Metro)|Fairview Heights station]], the K Line runs along the Harbor Subdivision right-of-way]]
+[[File:K Line train departs Westchester Veterans.jpg|left|thumb|South of [[Fairview Heights station (Los Angeles Metro)|Fairview Heights station]], the K Line runs along the [[Harbor Subdivision]] [[right of way]]]]
-The K Line's northern terminus is at [[Expo/Crenshaw station]], a transfer point to the [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|E Line]]. The K Line station here is underground and does not provide a track connection to the at-grade E Line. Provisions are in place to allow the line to [[K Line Northern Extension|extend further north]]. The route follows [[Crenshaw Boulevard]] from Exposition Boulevard south to 67th Street. It travels underground in a {{Convert|1|mi|km|adj=mid|spell=in}} [[Tunnel boring machine|deep-bore tunnel]], which transitions into an at-grade segment in the median of Crenshaw Blvd (between 48th and 59th Streets) where trains run synchronized to existing traffic signals. From 59th and 67th Streets, the line returns underground into a shallow [[Tunnel#Cut-and-cover|cut-and-cover tunnel]] for a half-mile ({{Convert|0.5|mi|km|disp=output only|sigfig=1}}).
+The northern terminus of the northern segment is at [[Expo/Crenshaw station]], a transfer point to the [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|E Line]]. The K Line station here is underground and does not provide a track connection to the at-grade E Line. Provisions are in place to allow the line to [[K Line Northern Extension|extend further north]]. The route follows [[Crenshaw Boulevard]] from Exposition Boulevard south to 67th Street. It travels underground in a {{Convert|1|mi|km|adj=mid|spell=in}} [[Tunnel boring machine|deep-bore tunnel]], which transitions into an at-grade segment in the median of Crenshaw Boulevard (between 48th and 59th Streets) where trains run synchronized to existing traffic signals. From 59th and 67th Streets, the line returns underground into a shallow [[Tunnel#Cut-and-cover|cut-and-cover tunnel]] for a half-mile ({{Convert|0.5|mi|km|disp=output only|sigfig=1}}).
-South of there, the route emerges from the tunnel and enters the [[Harbor Subdivision]] [[Right-of-way (property access)|right-of-way]], which runs parallel to [[Florence Avenue]] and [[Aviation Boulevard]]. The line mostly operates at-grade in this exclusive right-of-way, briefly transitioning onto elevated viaducts to cross over major thoroughfares including [[La Brea Avenue]] and [[Interstate 405 (California)|I-405]].
+South of there, the route emerges from the tunnel and enters the [[Harbor Subdivision]] [[right of way]], which runs parallel to [[Florence Avenue]] and [[Aviation Boulevard]]. The line mostly operates at-grade in this exclusive right-of-way, briefly transitioning onto elevated viaducts to cross over major thoroughfares including [[La Brea Avenue]] and [[Interstate 405 (California)|I-405]].
-The current southern terminus of the line is [[Westchester/Veterans station]]. The extension under construction continues along an exclusive right-of-way, crossing over [[California State Route 42|Manchester Avenue]], [[Century Boulevard]], and [[Imperial Highway]]. North of Century Boulevard, [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]] will be at-grade and serve as the new western terminus of the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] and function as a transfer point to the currently under construction [[LAX Automated People Mover]]. At Century Boulevard, [[Aviation/Century station]] will sit on a viaduct and also be shared with the C Line. The line will then briefly enter an open trench as it passes close to the LAX runways<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Aileen |date=January 31, 2018 |title=Above, Below and Through: How They Build L.A.'s New Light Rail Line |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/43896-above-below-and-through-how-they-build-las-new-light-rail-line |access-date=October 3, 2022 |website=Engineering News-Record |language=en |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003191606/https://www.enr.com/articles/43896-above-below-and-through-how-they-build-las-new-light-rail-line |url-status=live }}</ref> before connecting to the existing [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] at a [[Wye (rail)|wye]] just to the west of [[Aviation/LAX station]] (will be renamed to Aviation/Imperial station). The K Line will then subsume the westernmost segment of the C Line west of the wye, running south before ending at [[Redondo Beach station]]. All of this will begin on November 3, 2024.<ref name="c-2chosen">{{cite web |title=Board of Directors – Regular Board Meeting |url=https://metro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6256772&GUID=796A05B2-2510-4BAF-B692-2B635C82FB85 |access-date=23 June 2023 |website=Metro}}</ref><ref name="CKreconfig">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=October 14, 2024 |title=Changes are coming Sunday, Nov. 3, to the C and K Lines as we open the new Aviation/Century Station |url=https://thesource.metro.net/changes-are-coming-soon-to-the-c-and-k-lines-as-we-open-the-new-aviation-century-station/ |access-date=October 16, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] The Source |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="LAX2025">{{cite web |title= Two big changes are coming soon to the C and K Lines Nov. 3 |url=https://www.instagram.com/metrolosangeles/reel/DBcjV4myMG6/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=[[Instagram]] |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]}}</ref> Until this extension opens, Metro is operating a bus shuttle called the "C & K Line Link" from Westchester/Veterans to Aviation/LAX.
+The southern terminus of the northern segment is [[Westchester/Veterans station]]. The extension under construction continues along an exclusive right of way, crossing over [[California State Route 42|Manchester Avenue]], [[Century Boulevard]], and [[Imperial Highway]]. North of Century Boulevard, [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]] will be at-grade and serve as the new western terminus of the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] and function as a transfer point to the currently under construction [[LAX Automated People Mover]].
+The northern terminus of the southern segment begins at Century Boulevard, at [[Aviation/Century station]], which sit on a viaduct and is shared with the C Line. The line then briefly enters an open trench as it passes close to the LAX runways<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Aileen |date=January 31, 2018 |title=Above, Below and Through: How They Build L.A.'s New Light Rail Line |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/43896-above-below-and-through-how-they-build-las-new-light-rail-line |access-date=October 3, 2022 |website=Engineering News-Record |language=en |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003191606/https://www.enr.com/articles/43896-above-below-and-through-how-they-build-las-new-light-rail-line |url-status=live }}</ref> before splitting from each other at a [[Wye (rail)|wye]] west of [[Aviation/LAX station]]. The line then heads roughly south through [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]] before ending at [[Redondo Beach station]].<ref name="c-2chosen">{{cite web |title=Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting |url=https://metro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6256772&GUID=796A05B2-2510-4BAF-B692-2B635C82FB85 |website=Metro |access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="CKreconfig">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=October 14, 2024 |title=Changes are coming Sunday, Nov. 3, to the C and K Lines as we open the new Aviation/Century Station |url=https://thesource.metro.net/changes-are-coming-soon-to-the-c-and-k-lines-as-we-open-the-new-aviation-century-station/ |access-date=October 16, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] The Source |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="LAX2025">{{cite web |title= Two big changes are coming soon to the C and K Lines Nov. 3 |url=https://www.instagram.com/metrolosangeles/reel/DBcjV4myMG6/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=[[Instagram]] |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]}}</ref> Until [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]] opens, Metro is operating a bus shuttle called the "C & K Line Link" from Westchester/Veterans station to Aviation/LAX station via Aviation/Century station.
 === Hours and frequency ===
-{{LA Metro hours and frequency|K}} It takes approximately 18 minutes to traverse the line's {{Convert|5.9|mi|km|abbr=on}} route.
+{{LA Metro hours and frequency|K}}
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 === Station listing ===
+The K Line currently serves 12 stations, with one final station expected to open in 2025. The following is the complete list of stations, from north to south:
-The K Line currently serves seven stations. It will stop at six more (four are currently part of the C Line) starting November 3, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=July 23, 2015 |title=Actions taken today by Metro Board of Directors |work=The Source |publisher=Metro (LACMTA) |url=http://thesource.metro.net/2014/06/26/metro-board-approves-new-station-at-aviation96th-as-best-option-to-connect-to-lax-people-mover/ |access-date=July 27, 2015 |quote=The Board adopted the official names for the stations along the Crenshaw/LAX Line that is currently under construction. The names, from north to south: Expo/Crenshaw, Martin Luther King, Jr., Leimert Park, Hyde Park, Fairview Heights, Downtown Inglewood, Westchester/Veterans and Aviation/Century. |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412063951/https://thesource.metro.net/2014/06/26/metro-board-approves-new-station-at-aviation96th-as-best-option-to-connect-to-lax-people-mover/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The following is the complete list of stations, from north to south.
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+! Opened
-! Opened/opening<ref name="opplanupdate" />
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-| {{LAMs|Expo/Crenshaw}} || rowspan="7" | {{Nowrap|October 7, 2022}}<ref name="K-line opening" />|| Los Angeles ([[Jefferson Park, Los Angeles|Jefferson Park]]) || {{LACMTA icon|E}}<br />[[Park and ride]]: 450 spaces (closed Sunday)
+| {{LAMs|Expo/Crenshaw}} || rowspan="7" | October 7, 2022<ref name="K-line opening" />|| Los Angeles ([[Jefferson Park, Los Angeles|Jefferson Park]]) || {{LACMTA icon|E}}<br />[[Park and ride]]: 450 spaces (closed Sunday)
 |-
 | {{LAMs|Martin Luther King Jr.}} || Los Angeles ([[Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles|Baldwin Hills]]/[[Leimert Park, Los Angeles|Leimert Park]]) ||
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 | {{LAMs|Hyde Park}} || Los Angeles ([[Hyde Park, Los Angeles|Hyde Park]]) ||
 |-
-| {{LAMs|Fairview Heights}} || rowspan=3| [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] || Park and ride: 200 spaces
+| {{LAMs|Fairview Heights}} || rowspan=2| [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] || Park and ride: 200 spaces
 |-
 | {{LAMs|Downtown Inglewood}} || [[SoFi Stadium]] via [[SoFi Stadium#Transportation|shuttle bus]]
 |-
-| {{LAMs|Westchester/Veterans}} || {{LACMTA icon|C}}via [[Los Angeles Metro Bus#857|C & K Line Link]]
+| {{LAMs|Westchester/Veterans}} || Los Angeles ([[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]]) || {{LACMTA icon strip|C|K}}(southern segment) via [[Los Angeles Metro Bus#857|C & K Line Link]]
 |-bgcolor="lightgray"
-| ''{{LAMs|LAX/Metro Transit Center}}'' || {{Nowrap|''2025''}}<ref name="LAX2025" />|| rowspan="2" | Los Angeles ([[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]]) || {{LACMTA icon|C}}<br />{{rint|air|link=Los Angeles International Airport}} [[LAX]] via [[LAX Shuttle]]<br />''{{rint|mono|link=LAX Automated People Mover}} [[LAX Automated People Mover]] (2026)<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Fitch Downgrades LINXS (LAX People Mover Project) Sr Revs to BB+; Rating Outlook Negative |url=https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-downgrades-linxs-lax-people-mover-project-sr-revs-to-bb-rating-outlook-negative-19-01-2024 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=[[Fitch Ratings]]}}</ref>''
+| ''{{LAMs|LAX/Metro Transit Center}}'' || ''2025''<ref name="LAX2025" /> || Los Angeles ([[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]]) || {{LACMTA icon|C}}<!-- <br />{{rint|air|link=Los Angeles International Airport}} [[LAX]] via [[LAX Shuttle]] --><br />{{rint|mono|link=LAX Automated People Mover}} ''[[LAX Automated People Mover]] (2026)''<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Fitch Downgrades LINXS (LAX People Mover Project) Sr Revs to BB+; Rating Outlook Negative |url=https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/fitch-downgrades-linxs-lax-people-mover-project-sr-revs-to-bb-rating-outlook-negative-19-01-2024 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=[[Fitch Ratings]]}}</ref>
+|-
-|-bgcolor="lightgray"
-| ''{{LAMs|Aviation/Century}}''  || {{Nowrap|''November 3, 2024''}}<ref name="CKreconfig" /> || {{LACMTA icon|C}}
+| {{LAMs|Aviation/Century}} || November 3, 2024<ref name="CKreconfig" /> || Los Angeles ([[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]]) || {{LACMTA icon|C}}<br> {{LACMTA icon|K}}(northern segment) via [[Los Angeles Metro Bus#857|C & K Line Link]]<br />{{rint|air|link=Los Angeles International Airport}} [[LAX]] via [[LAX Shuttle]]
+|-
-|-bgcolor="lightgray"
-| ''{{LAMs|Mariposa}}''{{efn|name=fn1|Currently part of the C Line.}} ||rowspan="4" | August 12, 1995<br />(''November 3, 2024 as K Line''<ref name="CKreconfig" />) || rowspan="3" | [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]] ||
+| {{LAMs|Mariposa}} ||rowspan="4" | August 12, 1995{{Efn|The station opened with the C Line on August 12, 1995 and became part of the K Line on November 3, 2024.}} || rowspan="3" | [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]] ||
+|-
-|-bgcolor="lightgray"
-| ''{{LAMs|El Segundo}}''{{efn|name=fn1}}|| Park and ride: 93 spaces
+| {{LAMs|El Segundo}} || Park and ride: 93 spaces
+|-
-|-bgcolor="lightgray"
-| ''{{LAMs|Douglas}}''{{efn|name=fn1}} || Park and ride: 30 spaces
+| {{LAMs|Douglas}} || Park and ride: 30 spaces
+|-
-|-bgcolor="lightgray"
-| ''{{LAMs|Redondo Beach}}''{{efn|name=fn1}} || [[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]] and [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]]{{efn|The station straddles two cities. The north end of the station is in the city of Hawthorne, and the south end of the station is in the city of Redondo Beach.}} || Park and ride: 450 spaces
+| {{LAMs|Redondo Beach}} || [[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]] and [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]]{{efn|The station straddles two cities. The north end of the station is in the city of Hawthorne, and the south end of the station is in the city of Redondo Beach.}} || Park and ride: 450 spaces
 |}
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 === Early transit proposals ===
 [[File:Aviation Metro Green Line Station 7.JPG|thumb|To prepare for a LAX extension, Metro built two concrete ramp stubs west of the Aviation/LAX station.]]
-Extending the C Line (formerly the Green Line) to [[Los Angeles International Airport]] was an early goal of Los Angeles transit planners. Studies in 1984 and 1988 outlined routes from the Aviation/LAX station, running northeast to LAX and Westchester, similar to later plans for the second phase of the [[Sepulveda Transit Corridor]].<ref>{{Cite report |url=http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/green_line_lax/images/1988_Coastal_Corridor_Rail_Transit_Project.pdf |title=COASTAL CORRIDOR RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT NORTH SEGMENT |date=August 1988 |publisher=Bechtel |access-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024144452/http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/green_line_lax/images/1988_Coastal_Corridor_Rail_Transit_Project.pdf |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |url-status=live |website=Metro}}</ref> Although planners planned to add a spur towards LAX, they did not include it over fears that commuters would not use the line if they had to go through the airport on the way to work.<ref name="Simon 1995">{{Cite news |last=Simon |first=Richard |date=August 12, 1995 |title=Is New Green Line a Road to Nowhere? |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-12-mn-34202-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728195216/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-12-mn-34202-story.html |archive-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref> The proposed extension to LAX was further complicated by concerns from the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] that the [[overhead line]]s of the rail line would interfere with the landing paths of airplanes. Amid ambivalence at LAX and L.A. City Hall, the plans to extend the line to the airport were shelved.<ref name="Hymon 2020">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2020-08-12 |title=The Green Line is 25 years old. Some thoughts on that. |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2020/08/12/the-green-line-is-25-years-old-some-thoughts-on-that/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029031051/https://thesource.metro.net/2020/08/12/the-green-line-is-25-years-old-some-thoughts-on-that/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=2021-10-29 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref> To serve the once bustling aerospace sector in El Segundo, the line goes south to the [[Redondo Beach station|Redondo Beach]] station.<ref name="Simon 1995" /> Access to the airport requires connecting to a shuttle bus at the Aviation/LAX station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LAWA Official Site {{!}} commuteLAX |url=https://www.lawa.org/commutelax/transit#:~:text=The%20Green%20Line%20connects%20to,Blue%20Bus%20(Santa%20Monica). |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.lawa.org}}</ref>
+Extending the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] (formerly the Green Line) to [[Los Angeles International Airport]] was an early goal of Los Angeles transit planners. Studies in 1984 and 1988 outlined routes from the Aviation/LAX station, running northeast to [[Los Angeles International Airport|LAX]] and [[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]], similar to later plans for the second phase of the [[Sepulveda Transit Corridor]].<ref>{{Cite report |url=http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/green_line_lax/images/1988_Coastal_Corridor_Rail_Transit_Project.pdf |title=COASTAL CORRIDOR RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT NORTH SEGMENT |date=August 1988 |publisher=Bechtel |access-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024144452/http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/green_line_lax/images/1988_Coastal_Corridor_Rail_Transit_Project.pdf |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |url-status=live |website=Metro}}</ref> Although planners planned to add a spur towards LAX, they did not include it over fears that commuters would not use the line if they had to go through the airport on the way to work.<ref name="Simon 1995">{{Cite news |last=Simon |first=Richard |date=August 12, 1995 |title=Is New Green Line a Road to Nowhere? |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-12-mn-34202-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728195216/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-12-mn-34202-story.html |archive-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref> The proposed extension to LAX was further complicated by concerns from the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] that the [[overhead line]]s of the rail line would interfere with the landing paths of airplanes. Amid ambivalence at LAX and L.A. City Hall, the plans to extend the line to the airport were shelved.<ref name="Hymon 2020">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2020-08-12 |title=The Green Line is 25 years old. Some thoughts on that. |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2020/08/12/the-green-line-is-25-years-old-some-thoughts-on-that/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029031051/https://thesource.metro.net/2020/08/12/the-green-line-is-25-years-old-some-thoughts-on-that/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=2021-10-29 |website=The Source |language=en-US}}</ref> To serve the once bustling aerospace sector in El Segundo, the line went south to [[Redondo Beach station]].<ref name="Simon 1995" /> Access to the airport requires connecting to a shuttle bus at the Aviation/LAX station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LAWA Official Site {{!}} commuteLAX |url=https://www.lawa.org/commutelax/transit#:~:text=The%20Green%20Line%20connects%20to,Blue%20Bus%20(Santa%20Monica). |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=www.lawa.org}}</ref>
 === Crenshaw/LAX Line project ===
-A north–south line along Crenshaw Blvd was planned following the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] as a way to better serve transit-dependent residents in the corridor while at the same time providing stimulus for positive economic growth in the [[South Los Angeles]] region.<ref name="LATTH">{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=Matthew |date=2014 |title=Los Angeles Transportation Transit History – South LA |url=https://media.metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/presentation_crenshawlax_2014-09.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320090657/https://media.metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/presentation_crenshawlax_2014-09.pdf |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |access-date=28 January 2021 |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|LACMTA]]}}</ref> The corridor was originally served by [[Los Angeles Railway]] [[5 (Los Angeles Railway)|Line 5]] yellow [[streetcar]]s until 1955 when the service was replaced with buses.<ref name="LATTH" /> The proposed line would link the E and C lines via Crenshaw and Florence, and a wye would be constructed to connect the K Line tracks to the C Line tracks near the Aviation/LAX station. There would also be a station serving the LAX Airport (Aviation/Century station), completing the LAX connection envisioned by planners in the 1980s.<ref name="LPA22">{{Cite web |date=December 2009 |title=Crenshaw Transit Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) |url=http://metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/20091118P%26PItem9.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629121328/http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/20091118P%26PItem9.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=August 20, 2010 |publisher=Metro (LACMTA)}}</ref> The new line was championed by State Senator [[Diane Watson]] and County Supervisor [[Yvonne Brathwaite Burke]], both representing portions of the corridor.
+A north–south line along Crenshaw Boulevard was planned following the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]] as a way to better serve transit-dependent residents in the corridor while at the same time providing stimulus for positive economic growth in the [[South Los Angeles]] region.<ref name="LATTH">{{Cite web |last=Barrett |first=Matthew |date=2014 |title=Los Angeles Transportation Transit History – South LA |url=https://media.metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/presentation_crenshawlax_2014-09.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320090657/https://media.metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/presentation_crenshawlax_2014-09.pdf |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |access-date=28 January 2021 |publisher=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|LACMTA]]}}</ref> The corridor was originally served by [[Los Angeles Railway]] [[5 (Los Angeles Railway)|Line 5]] yellow [[streetcar]]s until 1955 when the service was replaced with buses.<ref name="LATTH" /> The proposed line would link the E and C lines via Crenshaw and Florence, and a wye would be constructed to connect the K Line tracks to the C Line tracks near the Aviation/LAX station. There would also be a station serving the LAX Airport (Aviation/Century station), completing the LAX connection envisioned by planners in the 1980s.<ref name="LPA22">{{Cite web |date=December 2009 |title=Crenshaw Transit Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) |url=http://metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/20091118P%26PItem9.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629121328/http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/crenshaw/images/20091118P%26PItem9.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |access-date=August 20, 2010 |publisher=Metro (LACMTA)}}</ref> The new line was championed by State Senator [[Diane Watson]] and County Supervisor [[Yvonne Brathwaite Burke]], both representing portions of the corridor.
 [[File:K Line train crossing Interstate 405.jpg|thumb|K Line test train crosses [[Interstate 405 (California)|Interstate 405]] in August 2022]]
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 The route was designated as the K Line in November 2019.<ref name="LineID">{{Cite web |title=Letter Line ID Project |url=http://boardarchives.metro.net/BoardBox/2019/191108_Letter_Line_ID_Project_Update.pdf |access-date=July 23, 2020 |publisher=Metro (LACMTA) |archive-date=April 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426003403/http://boardarchives.metro.net/BoardBox/2019/191108_Letter_Line_ID_Project_Update.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Originally scheduled to open in 2019, the project saw repeated delays. In April 2020, Metro announced that the completion date for the project would be pushed to no earlier than May 2021 due to construction issues. The support structures for bridges and tunnels had concrete [[plinth]]s that were incorrectly installed, requiring extensive repairs to sections where tracks had already been installed.<ref name="LAT-Delay20">{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Laura J. |date=April 10, 2020 |title=Construction problems delay Metro's $2-billion Crenshaw Line opening until 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-10/metro-crenshaw-lax-line-opening-date-delayed |access-date=April 10, 2020 |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214191012/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-10/metro-crenshaw-lax-line-opening-date-delayed |url-status=live }}</ref> The K Line was substantially complete on June 17, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=@numble |date=July 28, 2022 |title=June 2022 status report for LA Metro's K Line (Crenshaw) |url=https://twitter.com/numble/status/1552820693800087552 |access-date=November 27, 2023 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref>
-Even with the line's completion, it won't connect to the C Line or LAX until late 2024. Metro is under-construction on a new infill station at LAX/Metro Transit Center, providing Metro riders a seamless transfer to the [[Terminals of Los Angeles International Airport|airport terminals]] via the LAX Automated People Mover system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airport Metro Connector |url=http://www.metro.net/projects/lax-extension/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520142253/http://www.metro.net/projects/lax-extension/ |archive-date=May 20, 2015 |access-date=May 21, 2015 |publisher=Metro (LACMTA)}}</ref><ref name="96thStreet22">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=June 18, 2018 |title=Report explains operating plan for Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/18/report-explains-operating-plan-for-crenshaw-lax-line-and-green-line/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125051432/http://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/18/report-explains-operating-plan-for-crenshaw-lax-line-and-green-line/ |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=metro.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Laura J. |date=June 26, 2014 |title=Train station to connect Metro rail lines with LAX approved |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lax-train-connection-20140627-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516163639/http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lax-train-connection-20140627-story.html |archive-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref> During construction, Metro is only operating the K Line from Expo/Crenshaw station to Westchester/Veterans station with a shuttle service providing passengers access to the LAX shuttle and the C Line at Aviation/LAX station.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metro (LACMTA) |title=C and K Line Link |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/cklink/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |website=}}</ref> The northern portion of the line ultimately opened on October 7, 2022.<ref name="K-line opening" />
+Even with the line's completion, it won't connect to the C Line or LAX until late 2024. Metro is currently constructing a new station at LAX/Metro Transit Center, providing Metro riders a seamless transfer to the [[Terminals of Los Angeles International Airport|airport terminals]] via the LAX Automated People Mover system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airport Metro Connector |url=http://www.metro.net/projects/lax-extension/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520142253/http://www.metro.net/projects/lax-extension/ |archive-date=May 20, 2015 |access-date=May 21, 2015 |publisher=Metro (LACMTA)}}</ref><ref name="96thStreet22">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=June 18, 2018 |title=Report explains operating plan for Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/18/report-explains-operating-plan-for-crenshaw-lax-line-and-green-line/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125051432/http://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/18/report-explains-operating-plan-for-crenshaw-lax-line-and-green-line/ |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=metro.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Laura J. |date=June 26, 2014 |title=Train station to connect Metro rail lines with LAX approved |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lax-train-connection-20140627-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516163639/http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lax-train-connection-20140627-story.html |archive-date=May 16, 2015}}</ref> During construction, Metro is only operating the K Line from Expo/Crenshaw station to Westchester/Veterans station with a shuttle service providing passengers access to the LAX shuttle and the C Line at Aviation/LAX station.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metro (LACMTA) |title=C and K Line Link |url=https://www.metro.net/riding/cklink/ |access-date=November 26, 2023 |website=}}</ref> The northern portion of the line ultimately opened on October 7, 2022.<ref name="K-line opening" />
+=== Integration with the C Line ===
-== Future developments ==
-=== Future service patterns ===
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 Varying service patterns have been proposed for integrating the completed K Line into the rest of the system over the course of its planning and construction, all of which have involved sharing trackage and infrastructure facilities with the existing C Line. Although some early proposals would have sent trains through all three directions of the wye, this was rejected by Metro because it would cause too much wear and tear on the [[Railroad switch|track switch mechanisms]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sumers |first=Brian |date=January 21, 2014 |title=Metro breaks ground on new $2 billion L.A. Crenshaw/LAX Line |work=[[Daily Breeze]] |url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20140121/metro-breaks-ground-on-new-2-billion-la-crenshawlax-line |access-date=January 31, 2016 |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204222235/http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20140121/metro-breaks-ground-on-new-2-billion-la-crenshawlax-line |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2018 |title=City Council approves long-awaited people mover to LAX |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lax-people-mover-20180411-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412102814/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lax-people-mover-20180411-story.html |archive-date=April 12, 2018 |access-date=April 12, 2018 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>
-The debate over service patterns proved somewhat contentious.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2018 |title=Crenshaw/LAX Line Operations Plan Being Debated, Will Affect Green Line |url=https://la.streetsblog.org/2018/06/22/crenshaw-green-line-operations/ |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=streetsblog.org |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608001406/https://la.streetsblog.org/2018/06/22/crenshaw-green-line-operations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, with the line then scheduled to open within the year, the Metro Board of Directors overrode a recommendation by operations staff that would have had a single line operating between Expo/Crenshaw and [[Norwalk station (Los Angeles Metro)|Norwalk station]]. Passengers from the Redondo Beach area would have been served by a shuttle to the LAX area, where they would need to transfer to another train to continue east or north. Instead, board members approved a one-year pilot of a configuration that would combine an Expo-to-Norwalk line with another line that would connect Redondo Beach with [[Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station]], allowing transfers to the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A]] and [[J Line (Los Angeles Metro)|J]] Lines.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chiland |first=Elijah |date=July 3, 2018 |title=Will the Crenshaw Line strand South Bay riders? |url=https://la.curbed.com/2018/7/3/17528832/metro-crenshaw-line-lax-green-line-connection |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=Curbed LA |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521012842/https://la.curbed.com/2018/7/3/17528832/metro-crenshaw-line-lax-green-line-connection |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=StreetsblogLA |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Metro bd mtg: Barger votes yes. Hahn Crenshaw/Green C3 motion passes 7-4-2 (Ridley-Thomas, Kuehl abstained) |url=https://twitter.com/StreetsblogLA/status/1070795844046090241 |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=twitter.com |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728194522/https://twitter.com/StreetsblogLA/status/1070795844046090241 |url-status=live }}</ref>  The approved plan would have incurred higher operating expenses but board members argued it would retain better transfer opportunities for [[South Bay (Los Angeles County)|South Bay]] residents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line Operating Plan Presentation – Sports Competitions – American Football |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/393304103/Crenshaw-LAX-Line-and-Green-Line-Operating-Plan-Presentation |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=Scribd |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728195216/https://www.scribd.com/document/393304103/Crenshaw-LAX-Line-and-Green-Line-Operating-Plan-Presentation |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The debate over service patterns proved somewhat contentious.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 22, 2018 |title=Crenshaw/LAX Line Operations Plan Being Debated, Will Affect Green Line |url=https://la.streetsblog.org/2018/06/22/crenshaw-green-line-operations/ |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=streetsblog.org |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608001406/https://la.streetsblog.org/2018/06/22/crenshaw-green-line-operations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, with the line then scheduled to open within the year, the Metro board of directors overrode a recommendation by operations staff that would have had a single line operating between Expo/Crenshaw and [[Norwalk station (Los Angeles Metro)|Norwalk station]]. Passengers from the Redondo Beach area would have been served by a shuttle to the LAX area, where they would need to transfer to another train to continue east or north. Instead, board members approved a one-year pilot of a configuration that would combine an Expo-to-Norwalk line with another line that would connect Redondo Beach with [[Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station]], allowing transfers to the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A]] and [[J Line (Los Angeles Metro)|J]] Lines.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chiland |first=Elijah |date=July 3, 2018 |title=Will the Crenshaw Line strand South Bay riders? |url=https://la.curbed.com/2018/7/3/17528832/metro-crenshaw-line-lax-green-line-connection |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=Curbed LA |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521012842/https://la.curbed.com/2018/7/3/17528832/metro-crenshaw-line-lax-green-line-connection |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=StreetsblogLA |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Metro bd mtg: Barger votes yes. Hahn Crenshaw/Green C3 motion passes 7-4-2 (Ridley-Thomas, Kuehl abstained) |url=https://twitter.com/StreetsblogLA/status/1070795844046090241 |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=twitter.com |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728194522/https://twitter.com/StreetsblogLA/status/1070795844046090241 |url-status=live }}</ref>  The approved plan would have incurred higher operating expenses but board members argued it would retain better transfer opportunities for [[South Bay (Los Angeles County)|South Bay]] residents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line Operating Plan Presentation – Sports Competitions – American Football |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/393304103/Crenshaw-LAX-Line-and-Green-Line-Operating-Plan-Presentation |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=Scribd |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728195216/https://www.scribd.com/document/393304103/Crenshaw-LAX-Line-and-Green-Line-Operating-Plan-Presentation |url-status=live }}</ref>
 Ongoing construction delays led to a reassessment of that plan in 2022. Metro recommended public outreach aimed at reformulating the operating plan before the connection to the C Line opens in 2024;<ref name="opplanupdate">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=Crenshaw/LAX Line Operating Plan Update |url=http://metro.legistar1.com/metro/attachments/b30da937-abb9-44df-94ff-95a59d1bd85d.pdf |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] |language=en-US |access-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512230352/http://metro.legistar1.com/metro/attachments/b30da937-abb9-44df-94ff-95a59d1bd85d.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> in March 2023, Metro indicated that it would recommend Option 2 in the figure above, in which the K Line would run north–south between Expo/Crenshaw and Redondo Beach, while the C Line would run west-east between LAX and Norwalk.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://media.metro.net/board/Items/2023/03_march/20230308wesitem4.pdf |title=C & K Line Operating Plan Update |access-date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=March 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306190250/http://media.metro.net/board/Items/2023/03_march/20230308wesitem4.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 22, 2023, Metro's board of directors officially approved the implementation of '''Option 2''' based on staff recommendation and public opinion.<ref name="c-2chosen" />
+=== Platform extensions ===
+While the stations on the K Line were built to accommodate three-car trains, the former C Line stations built south of [[Interstate 105 (California)|Interstate 105]] were only built to accommodate two-car trains. To enable increased capacity of the line, Metro plans to lengthen the platforms at [[Aviation/LAX station]], [[Mariposa station (Los Angeles Metro)|Mariposa station]], [[Douglas station (Los Angeles Metro)|Douglas station]], and [[Redondo Beach station]]. The project would also add traction power substations and replace catenary wire and track ties.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sharp |first=Steven |date=January 14, 2020 |title=Metro Seeks State Funds to Extend Green Line Platforms |language=en |work=Urbanize Los Angeles |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/metro-seeks-state-funds-extend-green-line-platforms |access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref> In April 2023, the state awarded Metro $95 million for the project, which is expected to cost $141 million. The project is expected to be complete in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steven |first=Sharp |date=April 25, 2023 |title=State awards more funding for L.A. area transportation projects |work=Urbanize Los Angeles |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/state-awards-more-funding-la-area-transportation-projects |access-date=April 25, 2023}}</ref>
+== Future developments ==
 === LAX/Metro Transit Center ===
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 In 2014, Metro approved the planning and scoping of this station, which was called Aviation/96th in planning documents but was ultimately designated [[LAX/Metro Transit Center station]].<ref name="96thStreet">{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=June 18, 2018 |title=Report explains operating plan for Crenshaw/LAX Line and Green Line |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/18/report-explains-operating-plan-for-crenshaw-lax-line-and-green-line/ |access-date=December 6, 2018 |website=metro.net |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125051432/http://thesource.metro.net/2018/06/18/report-explains-operating-plan-for-crenshaw-lax-line-and-green-line/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nelson |first=Laura J. |date=June 26, 2014 |title=Train station to connect Metro rail lines with LAX approved |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lax-train-connection-20140627-story.html |access-date=May 21, 2015 |archive-date=May 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516163639/http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lax-train-connection-20140627-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This station is intended to serve as Metro Rail's main gateway to the airport itself, while the Aviation/Century station will serve destinations along the busy [[Century Boulevard]] corridor.
-While initial plans called for the full length of the project to be opened for service while the LAX/Metro Transit Center was under development, delays in the opening of the main line meant that major construction on the station was already underway by the time the line was ready. As a result, the line opened on October 7, 2022 only from Expo/Crenshaw to Westchester/Veterans.<ref name="K-line opening" />
+While initial plans called for the full length of the project to be opened for service while the LAX/Metro Transit Center was under development, delays in the opening of the main line meant that major construction on the station was already underway by the time the line was ready. As a result, the line opened on October 7, 2022 only from [[Expo/Crenshaw station]] to [[Westchester/Veterans station]].<ref name="K-line opening" />
-The C and K lines will begin operating along their final service patterns in late 2024, with Aviation/Century opening. However, the segment of both lines between Westchester/Veterans and Aviation/Century, including LAX/Metro Transit Center, will not provide passenger service for a period of pre-revenue testing before they open at a later date.<ref name="opplanupdate" /><ref name="november2024">{{cite web |title=2024-0212 - STAFFING REQUEST FOR LAX/METRO TRANSIT CENTER OPENING AND RELATED C AND K LINE RECONFIGURATION |url=https://boardagendas.metro.net/board-report/2024-0212/ |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref>
+The [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] and K lines will began operating along their final service patterns on November 3, 2024, with [[Aviation/Century station]] opening.<ref name="CKreconfig" /> However, the segment of both lines between Westchester/Veterans station and Aviation/Century station, including LAX/Metro Transit Center station, will not provide passenger service for a period of pre-revenue testing before they open at a later date.<ref name="opplanupdate" /><ref name="november2024">{{cite web |title=2024-0212 - STAFFING REQUEST FOR LAX/METRO TRANSIT CENTER OPENING AND RELATED C AND K LINE RECONFIGURATION |url=https://boardagendas.metro.net/board-report/2024-0212/ |website=[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |access-date=August 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name="LAX2025" />
-=== Platform extensions ===
+=== Southern extension to South Bay ===
+{{Main|C Line Extension}}
-While the stations on the K Line were built to accommodate three-car trains, the current C Line stations built south of the Interstate 105 were only built to accommodate two-car trains. To enable increased capacity of the line, Metro plans to lengthen the platforms at {{LAMs|Aviation/LAX}}, {{LAMs|Mariposa}}, {{LAMs|Douglas}}, and {{LAMs|Redondo Beach}}. The project would also add traction power substations and replace catenary wire and track ties.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sharp |first=Steven |date=January 14, 2020 |title=Metro Seeks State Funds to Extend Green Line Platforms |language=en |work=Urbanize Los Angeles |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/metro-seeks-state-funds-extend-green-line-platforms |access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref> In April 2023, the state awarded Metro $95 million for the project, which is expected to cost $141 million. The project is expected to be complete in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steven |first=Sharp |date=April 25, 2023 |title=State awards more funding for L.A. area transportation projects |work=Urbanize Los Angeles |url=https://la.urbanize.city/post/state-awards-more-funding-la-area-transportation-projects |access-date=April 25, 2023}}</ref>
+[[File:LA Metro C Line Redondo Beach station stub tracks, November 2023.jpg|thumb|The future South Bay C Line Extension will extend the Metro K Line from these stub tracks at the southern end of the Redondo Beach station to [[Torrance, California|Torrance]].]]
+[[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]] is currently working on the initial environmental study of a corridor extension of the K Line from its Redondo Beach terminus toward the southeast. The [[C Line Extension]] would roughly follow the [[Harbor Subdivision]] ROW into the South Bay, to the [[Torrance, California|Torrance]] Regional Transit Center (RTC).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brightwell, Eric |date=October 13, 2013 |title=Exploring The South Bay Metro Green Line Extension |work=[[KCET]] |url=http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/landofsunshine/block-by-block/exploring-the-south-bay-metro-green-line-extension.html |url-status=dead |access-date=November 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121025059/http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/landofsunshine/block-by-block/exploring-the-south-bay-metro-green-line-extension.html |archive-date=November 21, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
+Metro and the public are considering two alternatives in the DEIR: an elevated light-rail extension along Hawthorne Boulevard, and an at-grade extension along a BNSF line beside Condon Avenue. The study of the South Bay Extension will lead to the publication of a Draft [[Environmental Impact Report]] (DEIR). The study was expected to be completed in 2011. The project was placed on hold in the spring of 2012 due to uncertain funding. With the passage of Measure M in 2016, $619&nbsp;million was cited for the Green Line Extension south, and the study resumed. The DEIR was released in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Line Extension to Torrance |url=https://www.metro.net/projects/green-line-extension/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117080826/https://www.metro.net/projects/green-line-extension/ |archive-date=November 17, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref> The study area includes the former [[Harbor Subdivision]]s right of way. The extension study includes the [[Redondo Beach station]] to the [[Torrance Transit Center]], a {{convert|4.5|mi|adj=mid}} extension study area.<ref name="boardagendas.metro.net">{{Cite web |title=Project 2018-0317 |url=https://boardagendas.metro.net/board-report/2018-0317/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103105333/https://boardagendas.metro.net/board-report/2018-0317/ |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>
+According to the LA County Expenditure Plan (Measure M), groundbreaking for the project is scheduled for 2026, with an expected opening in 2030–2033. The timeline is expected to be accelerated under the [[Twenty-eight by '28]] initiative<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharp, Steven |date=October 27, 2017 |title=Here are the 28 Projects that Metro Could Complete Before the 2028 Olympics |work=Urbanize Los Angeles |url=https://urbanize.la/post/here-are-28-projects-metro-could-complete-2028-olympics |url-status=live |access-date=August 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629194439/https://urbanize.la/post/here-are-28-projects-metro-could-complete-2028-olympics |archive-date=June 29, 2018}}</ref>
+The project became an extension of the K Line upon the completion of [[Aviation/Century station]], along with its associated service changes, on November 3, 2024.<ref name="CKreconfig" />
 === Northern extension to Hollywood ===
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 === Rolling stock ===
-As of 2022, the [[Kinki Sharyo P3010]] is the only rolling stock to serve the K Line. Trains run in one- or two-car consists but has the option to run at a maximum of three cars at anytime. However once service is extended to {{LAMs|Redondo Beach}}, two-car consists will be maximum as the [[C Line (Los Angeles Metro)|C Line]] stations south of {{LAMs|Aviation/Century}} were built for up to two cars only. However, Metro is planning to extend the platforms at these stations to also be able to eventually accommodate up to three-car trains.<ref name=":0" />
+As of 2024, the [[Kinki Sharyo P3010]] is the only rolling stock to serve the K Line. Trains run in one- or two-car consists. Metro is planning to extend the platforms south of {{LAMs|Aviation/Century}} station to be able to eventually accommodate up to three-car trains.<ref name=":0" />
 == Incident ==

v t e Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway stations
A Line	Pomona La Verne San Dimas Glendora APU/Citrus College Azusa Downtown Irwindale Duarte/City of Hope Monrovia Arcadia Sierra Madre Villa Allen Lake Memorial Park Del Mar Fillmore South Pasadena Highland Park Southwest Museum Heritage Square Lincoln/Cypress Chinatown Union Station Little Tokyo/Arts District Historic Broadway Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill 7th Street/Metro Center Pico Grand/LATTC San Pedro Street Washington Vernon Slauson Florence Firestone 103rd Street/Watts Towers Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Compton Artesia Del Amo Wardlow Willow Street Pacific Coast Highway Anaheim Street 5th Street 1st Street Downtown Long Beach Pacific Avenue
B Line	North Hollywood Universal City/Studio City Hollywood/Highland Hollywood/Vine Hollywood/Western Vermont/Sunset Vermont/Santa Monica Vermont/Beverly Wilshire/Vermont Westlake/MacArthur Park 7th Street/Metro Center Pershing Square Civic Center/Grand Park Union Station
C Line	LAX/Metro Transit Center Aviation/Century Aviation/LAX Hawthorne/Lennox Crenshaw Vermont/Athens Harbor Freeway Avalon Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Long Beach Boulevard Lakewood Boulevard Norwalk
D Line	Westwood/VA Hospital Westwood/UCLA Century City/Constellation Wilshire/Rodeo Wilshire/La Cienega Wilshire/Fairfax Wilshire/La Brea Wilshire/Western Wilshire/Normandie Wilshire/Vermont Westlake/MacArthur Park 7th Street/Metro Center Pershing Square Civic Center/Grand Park Union Station
E Line	Downtown Santa Monica 17th Street/SMC 26th Street/Bergamot Expo/Bundy Expo/Sepulveda Westwood/Rancho Park Palms Culver City La Cienega/Jefferson Expo/La Brea Farmdale Expo/Crenshaw Expo/Western Expo/Vermont Expo Park/USC Jefferson/USC LATTC/Ortho Institute Pico 7th Street/Metro Center Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill Historic Broadway Little Tokyo/Arts District Pico/Aliso Mariachi Plaza Soto Indiana Maravilla East LA Civic Center Atlantic
G Line	Chatsworth Nordhoff Roscoe Sherman Way Canoga De Soto Pierce College Tampa Reseda Balboa Woodley Sepulveda Van Nuys Woodman Valley College Laurel Canyon North Hollywood
J Line	El Monte Cal State LA LA General Medical Center Union Station 37th Street/USC Slauson Manchester Harbor Freeway Rosecrans Harbor Gateway Carson Pacific Coast Highway
K Line	Expo/Crenshaw Martin Luther King Jr. Leimert Park Hyde Park Fairview Heights Downtown Inglewood Westchester/Veterans LAX/Metro Transit Center Aviation/Century Mariposa El Segundo Douglas Redondo Beach
List of Metro Rail stations List of Metro Busway stations Italics denote future stations