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LOS
ANGELES
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California . USA |
From 24 Oct 2020 until
late 2022, the Gold Line (L) is split
due to the construction of the access to the Regional Connector tunnel at
Little Tokyo/Arts District.
METRO & LIGHT RAIL | |
With 4 million inhabitants, Los Angeles is the centre of a metropolitan area which is home to some 14 million people within a narrow stretch of land between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountain ranges in Southern California. After all streetcar lines had been closed down by 1963, Los Angeles became the model for a car-friendly city. Finally in the 1980's, the county and region decided to return to rail-based public transport and to build a network of metro and light rail lines. The current system has a total length of ~170 km (05/2016), with two subway lines (Red & Purple Line) and four largely grade-separated LRT lines (Blue, Green, Gold and Expo Lines).
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[B] Metro Red Line | |
23.6 km - 14 stations
All stations boast interesting designs. Due to the city's geographical situation, tunnels had to be built to resist earthquakes up to magnitude 7.5. Rolling stock was bought from Breda (Italy); power is supplied via a third rail. From the Metro Red Line's North Hollywood terminus an exclusive right-of-way to be used by rapid bus transit was built. This 22 km route with 13 stops is promoted as the Metro Orange Line and opened on 29 Oct 2005. |
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[D] Metro Purple Line | |
8 km - 8 stations
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[A] Metro Blue Line | |
35.5 km - 22 stations
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[C] Metro Green Line | |
31.3 km - 14 stations
The Metro Green Line is totally segregated from other traffic, so although it uses the same rolling stock as the Metro Blue and Gold Lines, it can be classified as a full metro line. Normally P2000 Siemens 2-unit trains are used on this line. The distance between Long Beach Blvd and Lakewood stations is 6.8 km. A trip from end to end takes about 32 minutes. A branch from the Aviation Station (where free shuttle service to LAX passenger terminals is available) into the airport itself may be built in the future. |
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[L] Metro Gold Line | |
50.1 km - 27 stations
The Metro Gold Line was later extended towards the east from Union Station, with stations at Little Tokyo/Arts District, Pico-Aliso, Boyle Heights Mariachi Plaza, Soto, Indiana, Maravilla, East L.A. Civic Center and Pomona/Atlantic. This 9.6 km line includes a short 2.7 km tunnel section with two underground stations. It opened in Nov. 2009. The Metro Gold Line was further extended eastwards from Sierra Madre Villa to Azuza, adding 18.4 km and 6 stations. In the next stage, another 19.8 km will be added and bring the Metro Gold Line via Pomona to Montclair (2025/26). From 24 Oct 2020 until late 2022, the Gold Line is split due to the construction of the northern access to the Regional Connector tunnel at Little Tokyo/Arts District. |
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[E] Metro Expo Line | |
24.5 km - 19 stations
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[K] Metro Pink Line | |
13.5 km - 9 stations - Crenshaw/LAX Line - 13.5 km light rail link between Expo/Crenshaw on the Expo Line and Aviation/LAX on the Green Line. The route originally included 8 stations, with a ninth added a later stage to provide an interchange with the under-construction people mover that will connect all the airport terminals. Construction was launched in Jan. 2014, and the initial section was brought into service in Oct 2022. Eventually Pink and Green Line services will be combined, with routings to be determined. For more details see metro.net/projects/crenshaw_corridor |
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History |
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14 July
1990: Metro Blue Line opened
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Current Projects | |
- The second stage of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension will add another 19.8 km from Azuza via Pomona (2025) to Montclair (2028) - For more details see Foothillgoldline.org - The Regional Connector is planned to connect the various light rail lines in the city centre via a tunnel following Flower and 2nd Streets (3 km), with three new stations: 2nd/Hope, 2nd/Broadway, and Little Tokyo/Arts District at 1st/Central. Construction started in Oct 2014 for completion in mid-2022. For more details see metro.net/projects/connector - Westside Extension - planned Purple Line extension to Westwood/VA Hospital generally following Wilshire boulevard, 14.4 km in length, with seven new stations: Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, Wilshire/La Cienega (2023), Wilshire/Rodeo, Century City (2025), Westwood/UCLA, Westwood/VA Hospital (2027). For more details see metro.net/projects/westside - East San Fernando Valley Light Rail - between the G Line (Orange - BRT) Van Nuys station and the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink station in the northwest of the metropolitan area (> 2028) [More info] For more projects click here! |
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STREETCAR | |
Los Angeles Downtown Streetcar Project OC Streetcar on UrbanRail.Net - under construction in Santa Ana, Orange County
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Links | |
Metro (MTA) - Official Page MetroLink (Commuter Rail) L.A. Metro Rail at Wikipedia Los Angeles Transit at nycsubway.org (incl. many pictures and maps) Hundreds of photos at SubwayNut Read your webmaster's comments on the Los Angeles urban rail system (Aug 2012)
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