Westchester/Veterans station

{{Short description|Los Angeles Metro Rail station}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox station

| style = Los Angeles Metro Rail

| name = Westchester/Veterans

| symbol_location = losangeles

| symbol = K

| image = Westchester-Veterans Metro 2022c.jpg

| image_caption = Westchester/Veterans station in 2022

| address = 1040 West Florence Avenue

| borough = Inglewood, California

| coordinates = {{coord|33.962045|-118.374354|display=inline,title}}

| owned = Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

| platform = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| connections = Los Angeles Metro Bus
Big Blue Bus

| structure = At-grade

| parking =

| bicycle =

| accessible = Yes

| status =

| opened = {{Start date|2022|10|7}}{{cite news|last=Patel|first=Tine|title=LA Metro's new K Line opens today|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/la-metros-new-k-line-opens-today/|publisher=CBS|date=October 7, 2022|access-date=October 7, 2022|archive-date=October 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007154926/https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/la-metros-new-k-line-opens-today/|url-status=live}}

| former = Florence/Hindry

| pass_year = {{LAMetro Ridership|date}}

| passengers = {{LAMetro Ridership|Westchester/Veterans}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=K|type=northern segment|left=Downtown Inglewood}}

| other_services_header = Future services

| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Los Angeles Metro Rail|line=K|left=Downtown Inglewood|right=LAX/Metro Transit Center}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 14

}}

Westchester/Veterans station is an at-grade light rail station on the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located alongside Florence Avenue near its intersection of Hindry Avenue, located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, but across the street from the city of Inglewood. The station serves as the temporary southern terminus of the K line until through-routing with the C Line commences.{{cite web |date=April 2021 |title=AIRPORT METRO CONNECTOR STATUS UPDATE |url=https://www.southbaycities.org/sites/default/files/transportation_committee/PRESENTATION_AMC%20CLAX%20April%202021_No%20Video%20cc.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412185819/https://www.southbaycities.org/sites/default/files/transportation_committee/PRESENTATION_AMC%20CLAX%20April%202021_No%20Video%20cc.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |access-date=July 8, 2021}}

The station opened on October 7, 2022. Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the station on September 17, 2022.{{Cite tweet |number=1571211446117347331 |user=metrolosangeles |title=We took the big scissors to the ribbon this morning for the K Line’s Westchester/Veterans Station. All seven K Line stations that will be opening soon have now been officially dedicated! |author=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |date=September 17, 2022 |access-date=October 1, 2022}}

The station incorporates artwork by the artist Geoff McFetridge.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lamag.com/driver/metro-crenshaw-line-artwork/|title=An Early Look at All the Artwork Coming to the Metro Crenshaw Line Los Angeles Magazine|last=Broverman|first=Neal|date=2018-01-22|work=Los Angeles Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-21|df=mdy-all|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421060352/https://www.lamag.com/driver/metro-crenshaw-line-artwork/|url-status=live}} Hindry station was funded and fully incorporated into the project in May 2013 after significant community support.{{cite news| url=http://thesource.metro.net/2013/05/23/metro-board-votes-to-fully-fund-leimert-park-village-and-hindry-stations-for-crenshawlax-line/| title=Metro Board votes to fully fund Leimert Park Village and Hindry stations for Crenshaw/LAX Line| work=The Source| first=Steve| last=Hymon| date=May 23, 2013| access-date=May 28, 2013| archive-date=June 7, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607232922/http://thesource.metro.net/2013/05/23/metro-board-votes-to-fully-fund-leimert-park-village-and-hindry-stations-for-crenshawlax-line/| url-status=live}}