Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority

Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
Overview
LocaleLos Angeles
Transit typeStreetcar
Interurban
Local bus (including trolleybuses)
Bus rapid transit
Number of lines10 Light rail
2 Trolley bus
-- Bus routes
Number of stations-- Rail
Daily ridership-- (Weekdays)
Operation
Began operationJuly 24, 1951 (1951-07-24)
Ended operationNovember 5, 1964 (1964-11-05)
Operator(s)Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority
Technical
System lengthRail – 0 miles (0 km)
Bus – 0 miles (0 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge
Electrification600 V direct current

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (sometimes referred to as LAMTA or MTA I) was a public agency formed in 1951. Originally tasked with planning for rapid transit in Los Angeles, California, the agency would come to operate the vestiges of defunct private transit companies in the city.


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