It’s a major cog in the mass transit connection to LAX. It is a train station opening on Friday that will be the closest to the airport and soon will connect to a people mover.

The LAX Metro Transit Center opens in Los Angeles, offering a strategic link between the Metro and the airport.

The Los Angeles-area transit system will achieve a major milestone on Friday with the long-awaited opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center station, bringing rail service the closest it has ever been to Los Angeles International Airport and giving travelers a new car-free option for reaching the airfield.