LOS ANGELES — Metro Tuesday announced it has expanded cellular service to the K Line’s underground sections.
Through an agreement with Metro partner American Tower, in collaboration with the major wireless providers, riders now have full cellular service coverage at the Expo/Crenshaw, Martin Luther King and Leimert Park stations and in the tunnels that connect them, according to Metro.
“Our customers deserve a safe, convenient, and connected ride — and we’re pleased that cell service is now fully operational in the underground stations on the K Line,” Metro Board Chair and Whittier City Council Member Fernando Dutra said in a statement.
The expanded cell service makes it easier to stay connected while at stations and onboard Metro trains, the company said.
The latest expansion joins the list of Metro locations that already have access to service from the three major wireless providers — AT&T, T- Mobile and Verizon — including the underground stations and tunnels on the B and D Lines, A Line Seventh/Metro Station and adjacent track section toward Pico Station, as well as E Line Mariachi Plaza and Soto stations along with adjacent track sections.
In addition, AT&T customers began receiving cellular service on the Regional Connector — Little Tokyo, Historic Broadway, Grand Ave Arts/Bunker Hill stations — in May. Metro expects T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless customers to have service on the Regional Connector as early as this fall.