Martin Luther King Jr. station (Los Angeles Metro)

Martin Luther King Jr. station is an underground light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located underneath Crenshaw Boulevard at its intersection with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Baldwin Hills and Leimert Park. The station’s main entrance is next to the iconic Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza shopping mall.

Location4051 South Crenshaw Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

Coordinates34.009571°N 118.335288°W / 34.009571; -118.335288

OwnerLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Platforms1 island platform

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Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. station platform in 2022
General information
Location	4051 South Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34.009571°N 118.335288°W / 34.009571; -118.335288
Owner	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT DASH
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)[1]
Passengers
FY 2025	243 (avg. wkdy boardings)[2][3]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Expo/​Crenshaw Terminus K Line Leimert Park toward Redondo Beach
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During planning, the station was known as "Crenshaw/MLK", with Metro adopting the current name in July 2015 in response to local feedback.^[4]

The station opened on October 7, 2022.^[1]

The station incorporates artwork by three artists: Mara Lonner, Shinique Smith, and Eileen Cowin.^[5]