After three years of construction, the ribbon has been cut for the LAX/Metro Transit Center in Westchester, the more than $900-million bus and rail hub serving the region's busiest airport.

“The wait is over, Los Angeles,” said Metro board chair Janice Hahn in a news release. “At long last, we are getting a train to LAX. And when the Automated People Mover finally opens, we will truly have an international airport that connects people from inside the terminals to the world beyond through Metro.”

Metro rail platform at LAX Metro Transit Center© Jason O’Rear

Located on a 9.5-acre site at 96th Street and Aviation Boulevard, the station spans more than 1,100 feet from north to south, and includes a bus plaza, a bike hub, a Metro customer service center, and light rail platforms. The Metro rail platforms, the widest at any light rail stop in Metro's more than 100-mile network, are served by Metro's C and K Lines, which ferry passengers to south and east to Redondo Beach and Norwalk, or north toward Crenshaw Boulevard.

Grimshaw Architects designed the station, which is described as having an open concept with a continuous, swooping canopy to guide views within the interior and exterior. The station, which is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification, utilizes skylights and glazed screens to allow natural lighting within the interior, as well as openings to provide natural ventilation. 

At the station's second level, it will feature a connection to LAX's new automated people mover system, which will allow passengers to travel west to the airport's central terminal area. The approximately 2.25-mile elevated train has undergone numerous delays, and is now on track for completion the tail end of 2026. 

Bus platform at LAX Metro Transit Center looking south© Jason O’Rear

“For more than half a century, Angelenos have been dreaming about a rail connection to LAX airport – and that day has finally come," said Metro CEO  Stephanie Wiggins. "Our LAX/Metro Transit Center Station not only enhances the travel experience for millions of visitors to Los Angeles but also serves as a key piece of our ongoing efforts to build a more sustainable and efficient transportation network for our city."

Besides a link to the people mover, the station may also serve as an endpoint for other regional transportation lines in the future, such as the planned rail line along the Sepulveda corridor and a proposed bus rapid transit line along Lincoln Boulevard.

Check out more angles of the new station in the gallery.

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