B Line (Los Angeles Metro)

B Line
B Line
	B Line train at Union Station
Overview
Other name(s)	Red Line (1993–2019)
Owner	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line number	802
Termini	North Hollywood; Union Station;
Stations	14
Website	metro.net/riding/guide/b-line
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Los Angeles Metro Rail
Depot(s)	Division 20 (Los Angeles)
Rolling stock	Breda A650 running in 4 or 6 car consists
Daily ridership	72,200 (Weekday, Q3 2022)
Ridership	25,899,711 (2023) 0.5%
History
Opened	January 30, 1993
Completed	June 24, 2000
Technical
Line length	14.7 miles (23.7 km)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Fully underground (except yard)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC
Operating speed	70 mph (110 km/h) (max.); 33.9 mph (54.6 km/h) (avg.)
Route map
	Legend
	D Line
	to Wilshire/Western
	Division 20 Maintenance
	and Storage Facility
	All stations are accessible
	This diagram: view; talk; edit;

The B Line (formerly the Red Line from 1993–2020) is a fully underground 14.7 mi (23.7 km)^[1] rapid transit line operating in Los Angeles, running between North Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles. It is one of six lines in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Built in four stages between 1986 and 2000, the line cost $4.5 billion.

The B Line is one of the city's two fully-underground subway lines (along with the D Line). The two lines share tracks through Koreatown and Downtown Los Angeles. As of 2019^[update], the combined B and D lines averaged 133,413 boardings per weekday.^[2]

In 2020, Metro renamed all of its lines using letters and colors, with the Red Line becoming the B Line (retaining the red color in its service bullet) and the Purple Line becoming the D Line.

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^ ^a ^b "Facts At A Glance". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 2023. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
^ "Interactive Estimated Ridership Stats". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority. January 1, 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

[FactsGlance-2] "Facts At A Glance". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 2023. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

[ridership-3] "Interactive Estimated Ridership Stats". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority. January 1, 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

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