Los Angeles Metro Rail

Los Angeles Metro Rail
Metro Rail rapid transit (subway) train in 2008
Metro Rail rapid transit (subway) train in 2008
Metro Rail light rail train
Metro Rail light rail train
Overview
Area servedLos Angeles County, California
Transit type
Number of lines
  • 4 light rail lines
  • 2 rapid transit lines
Number of stations101
Daily ridership184,400 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[1]
Annual ridership61,981,300 (2023)[2]
Websitemetro.net
Operation
Began operationJuly 14, 1990 (1990-07-14)
Operator(s)Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Technical
System length109 mi (175 km)[3]
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line (light rail) or third rail (rapid transit), 750 V DC
System map
Map
Light rail A Line C Line E Line K Line 
Metrolink (California)
Pomona (2025)
La Verne (2025)
San Dimas (2025)
Glendora (2025)
A Line APU/Citrus College
Azusa Downtown
Irwindale
Duarte/City of Hope
Division 24 Maintenance
and Storage Facility
Monrovia
Arcadia
Sierra Madre Villa
Allen
Lake
Memorial Park
Del Mar
Fillmore
South Pasadena
Highland Park
Southwest Museum
Atlantic E Line 
East LA Civic Center
Heritage Square
Maravilla
Lincoln/Cypress
Indiana
Division 21 Maintenance
and Storage Facility
Soto
Chinatown
Mariachi Plaza
AmtrakMetrolink (California)FlyAway (bus)B Line D Line J Line 
Union Station
Pico/Aliso
Little Tokyo/Arts District
Historic Broadway
Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
J Line 
7th Street/Metro Center
B Line D Line J Line 
Pico
J Line 
J Line 
LATTC/Ortho Institute
Grand/LATTC
J Line 
Jefferson/USC
San Pedro Street
Washington
Expo Park/USC
Vernon
Expo/Vermont
Slauson
Expo/Western
Florence
K Line Expo/Crenshaw
Firestone
Martin Luther King Jr.
103rd Street/Watts Towers
Leimert Park
Norwalk C Line 
Hyde Park
Lakewood Boulevard
Farmdale
Long Beach Boulevard
Fairview Heights
Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
Downtown Inglewood
Avalon
K Line Westchester/Veterans
Harbor Freeway
J Line 
Division 16 Maintenance
and Storage Facility
Vermont/Athens
LAX/Metro Transit Center (2024)
Crenshaw
Aviation/Century (2024)
Hawthorne/Lennox
Expo/La Brea
Aviation/LAX
Los Angeles International Airport (via Los Angeles International Airport#LAX Shuttle routes)
La Cienega/Jefferson
Compton
Culver City
Artesia
Palms
Mariposa
Westwood/Rancho Park
El Segundo
Expo/Sepulveda
Douglas
Expo/Bundy
Division 14 Maintenance
and Storage Facility
Redondo Beach C Line 
26th Street/Bergamot
Del Amo
17th Street/SMC
E Line Downtown Santa Monica
Wardlow
Willow Street
Pacific Coast Highway
Anaheim Street
5th Street
Pacific Avenue
1st Street
Downtown Long Beach A Line 
Rapid transit B Line D Line 
Union Station B Line D Line 
AmtrakMetrolink (California)FlyAway (bus)A Line J Line 
Civic Center/Grand Park
J Line 
Pershing Square
Angels FlightJ Line 
7th Street/Metro Center
A Line E Line J Line 
Westlake/​MacArthur Park
Wilshire/Vermont
Vermont/Beverly
Wilshire/Normandie
Vermont/Santa Monica
Wilshire/Western D Line 
Vermont/Sunset
Wilshire/La Brea (2025)
Hollywood/Western
Wilshire/Fairfax (2025)
Hollywood/Vine
Wilshire/La Cienega (2025)
Hollywood/Highland
Wilshire/Rodeo (2026)
Universal City/Studio City
Century City/Constellation (2026)
G Line 
B Line North Hollywood
Westwood/UCLA (2027)
Westwood/VA Hospital (2027)
Key
A Line A Line 
E Line  E Line
B Line B Line 
K Line  K Line
C Line C Line 
Multiple services
D Line D Line 

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban rail transit system serving Los Angeles County, California in the United States. It consists of six lines: four light rail lines (the A, C, E and K lines) and two rapid transit (known locally as a subway) lines (the B and D lines), serving a total of 101 stations. It connects with the Metro Busway bus rapid transit system (the G and J lines), the Metrolink commuter rail system, as well as several Amtrak lines. Metro Rail is owned and operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).

It has been extended significantly since it started service in 1990, and several further extensions are either in the works or being considered. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 61,981,300, or about 184,400 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

Los Angeles had two previous rail transit systems, the Pacific Electric Red Car and Los Angeles Railway Yellow Car lines, which operated between the late 19th century and the 1960s. The Metro Rail system uses many of their former rights-of-way, and thus can be considered their indirect successor.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference FactsGlance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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