Santa Monica Air Line

Santa Monica Air Line
The Air Line looking west from Ivy station (later Culver Junction), with the junction and station building in the foreground, 1905[dubiousdiscuss]
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleLos Angeles
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeInterurban
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric
Daily ridership39 (weekdays, 1948)[1]
History
OpenedJuly 1908
ClosedOctober 26, 1953
Technical
Line length16.88 mi (27.17 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC
Route map

mi
0.00
Pacific Electric Building
Northern Division
 J   R   S 
 S 
Clement Junction
Amoco
 7   8 
 F   5   9 
5.40
University
 V 
7.68
11th Avenue
Cienega
Airville
10.04
Sentous
11.16
Culver Junction
Winslow
12.20
Palms
Winship
14.87
Home Junction
Soldier's Home
15.25
Bergamot
16.18
Sunset
16.88
Santa Monica
19.20
Ocean Park

The Santa Monica Air Line was an interurban railroad operated by the Pacific Electric between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles. Electric passenger service operated over the line between 1908 and 1953.[2] After abandonment as a freight railroad, most of the route was converted to light rail for use by the Metro E Line.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference EraEnds1948 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Santa Monica Air Line Last Run (Meets Moron) May, 2014". May 19, 2014. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2020.