Redondo Beach station is an elevated

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station on the K Line of the

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system. It is located over Marine Avenue in the city of

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, after which the station is named. It opened with the commencement of Green Line service on August 12, 1995. The station has been served by the K Line since a restructuring in November 2024. The station is currently the southern terminus of the K Line. An extension beyond Redondo Beach into Torrance is in the planning stages. The station was initially named Marine Ave/Redondo Beach Ave but was later simplified to Redondo Beach in 2003. The train platform, currently suitable for two-car trains, is planned to be lengthened by 2028 to accommodate longer three-car trains.

Service

Hours and frequency

Connections

, the following connections are available: * Beach Cities Transit: 102 *

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: 1X * Lawndale Beat: Express, Residential *

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: (select trips), *

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Notable places nearby

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

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Space Park campus

In popular culture

The station appeared as the light rail station in the opening montage to the 1995 film ''

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''. The station also appeared in the closing moments of another film directed by

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, '' Collateral''.

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C Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1995 Redondo Beach, California 1995 establishments in California {{LACMTA-stub