Redondo Beach station

Redondo Beach is an elevated light rail station on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail. It is served by the Green Line. Located on Marine Avenue in Redondo Beach, California, it is the western terminus of the Green Line.[1] The station platforms are situated above Marine Avenue. The original name for the station was Marine/Redondo which may still be in use in some places. The station was rebranded as Redondo Beach station in 2005, when the station signs were changed on the platform and on street level.

Redondo Beach
 
Station platforms
Location5301 Marine Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Coordinates33.8947°N 118.3693°W / 33.8947; -118.3693
Owned byMetro
Line(s) C Line (Green) 
Platforms1 center platform
Tracks2
Construction
Parking403 spaces
Bicycle facilities12 bike rack spaces
5 bike lockers
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedAugust 12, 1995 (August 12, 1995)
Previous namesMarine/Redondo (1995-2005)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station
Terminus C Line (Green) Douglas
toward Norwalk
Location

An extension beyond Redondo Beach into Torrance is 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.[2]

Station layout
Platform Eastbound  C Line (Green) toward Norwalk (Douglas) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Eastbound  C Line (Green) toward Norwalk (Douglas)→

Metro Rail service

Green Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 a.m. until 12:45 a.m. daily.[3]

Bus connections

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.

References
  1. "Green Line station information". Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  2. Broverman, Neal (2020-02-11). "Metro Is Betting Its Second-Oldest Light Rail Line Is About to See a Jump in Ridership". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. "Green Line timetable" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-25.

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