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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 114.3 km (72 miles). with two subway lines (Red & Purple Line) and three LRT lines (Blue, Green and Gold Lines).
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| Metro Red Line |
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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. |
| Metro Purple Line |
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8 km - 8 stations
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| Metro Blue Line |
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35.5 km - 22 stations
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| Metro Green Line |
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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. |
| Metro Gold Line |
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22.1 km - 13 stations
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History |
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14 July
1990 - Metro Blue Line opened |
| Current Projects |
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The Metro Gold Line is being 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-mile line will also include a short 2-mile tunnel section with two underground stations. To be opened in summer 2009. More The Expo Line has been under construction since 2006, running from downtown about 14 km west to Culver City; for completion in 2010. For details see BuildExpo.org |
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- OPERATION Metro Red Line - 5:00 - 0:30, every 10 minutes during peak hours, every 12 minutes daytime, and every 20 minutes in the evening. Metro Purple Line - 5:00 - 23:30, every 10 minutes during peak hours, every 12 minutes daytime, and every 20 minutes in the evening. Metro Blue Line - 5:00 - 24:00, every 5-10 minutes peak hours, 12 minutes daytime, 20 minutes early morning and evening. Metro Green Line - 4:00 - 1:00, every 8 minutes peak hours, 12 minutes daytime, 20 minutes evening. Metro Gold Line - 3:35 - 2:00, every 10 minutes on weekdays during peak morning and afternoon rush hours, every 12-minutes during the mid-day and every 20-minutes during the late night hours. - FARES (2008) Single fare $1.25 Day Pass $5.00 (also valid on Metro buses) Weekly Pass $17.00
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MTA - Official Page MetroLink (Commuter Trains) L.A. Metro Rail at Wikipedia UNION STATION The L.A. Rail Transit Web Page - Great Private Page by Elson Trinidad with map Many pictures and maps at Los Angeles Transit at nycsubway.org |
Thanks to Elson Trinidad and Yuri Popov! Thanks also to Robert Saunders at LAMTA for the help!
2004 © UrbanRail.Net by Robert Schwandl