Redondo Beach (LACMTA station)
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Redondo Beach is a Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Los Angeles County Metro Rail
Metro Rail is the rapid transit rail system consisting of five separate lines serving 70 stations in the Los Angeles County, California area. The new Expo line is due to enter service in early 2012. It connects with the Metro liner bus rapid transit system and also with the Metrolink commuter...

 station on the Green Line. Located on Marine Avenue in Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 66,748 at the 2010 census, up from 63,261 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area.Redondo Beach was originally part of...

, it is the western terminus of the Green Line. The station platforms are situated above Marine Avenue. It is the western terminus of the line. The original name for this station was Marine/Redondo and it may still be used 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.

The Crenshaw Corridor
Crenshaw Corridor (Los Angeles Metro)
The Crenshaw Corridor is a mass-transit project to construct a new light-rail corridor through southwest Los Angeles. The corridor will run generally north-south and will connect the Crenshaw District and Leimert Park to Inglewood and LAX...

 will also serve this station when that project is completed (expected in 2016 or 2018).

The station is notable for its appearance as the light rail station in the opening montage to the 1995 film Heat.

Bus connections

  • Metro Local
    Metro Local
    Metro Local is a bus system in Los Angeles County operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . This retronym designation was placed to differentiate it from the Metro Rapid service...

    : 126, 215
  • LADOT Commuter Express: 574
  • Lawndale Beat: Residential, Express
  • Beach Cities Transit: 102

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