Los Angeles Metro Rail

Metro Rail
Metro Rail rapid transit (subway) train in 2008
Metro Rail rapid transit (subway) train in 2008
Metro Rail light rail train in 2023
Metro Rail light rail train in 2023
Overview
Area servedLos Angeles County, California
Transit type
Number of lines
  • 4 light rail lines
  • 2 rapid transit lines
Number of stations102
Daily ridership208,300 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Annual ridership61,981,300 (2023)[2]
Websitemetro.net
Operation
Began operationJuly 14, 1990; 34 years ago (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 
(2025)
Metrolink (California) Pomona
(2025)
La Verne
(2025)
San Dimas
(2025)
Glendora
 APU/Citrus College 
Azusa Downtown
Irwindale
Duarte/City of Hope
Monrovia
Arcadia
Sierra Madre Villa
Allen
Lake
Memorial Park
Del Mar
Fillmore
South Pasadena
Highland Park
Southwest Museum
 Atlantic 
Heritage Square
East LA Civic Center
Lincoln/Cypress
Maravilla
Division 21 Maintenance
and Storage Facility
Indiana
Chinatown
Soto
AmtrakMetrolink (California)FlyAway (bus)B Line D Line J Line  Union Station
Mariachi Plaza
Pico/Aliso
Little Tokyo/Arts District
Historic Broadway
J Line  Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
B Line D Line J Line  7th Street/​Metro Center
J Line  Pico
J Line LATTC/Ortho Institute
Grand/LATTC J Line 
Jefferson/USC
San Pedro Street
Washington tail track
Expo Park/​USC
Washington
Expo/Vermont
Vernon
Expo/Western
Slauson
 Expo/Crenshaw 
Florence
Martin Luther King Jr.
Firestone
Leimert Park
103rd Street/
Watts Towers
Hyde Park
 Norwalk 
Farmdale
Lakewood Boulevard
Fairview Heights
Long Beach Boulevard
Downtown Inglewood
Willowbrook/
Rosa Parks
 Westchester/Veterans 
Avalon
Division 16 Maintenance
and Storage Facility
Harbor Freeway J Line 
(2025)
LAX/Metro Transit Center
Vermont/Athens
 Aviation/Century 
Crenshaw
Expo/La Brea
Hawthorne/​Lennox
La Cienega/​Jefferson
Aviation/LAX Los Angeles International Airport (
via
 
Los Angeles International Airport#LAX Shuttle routes
)
Culver City
Compton
Palms
Artesia
Westwood/​Rancho Park
Mariposa
Expo/Sepulveda
El Segundo
Expo/Bundy
Douglas
Division 14 Maintenance
and Storage Facility
26th Street/​Bergamot
 Redondo Beach 
17th Street/​SMC
Del Amo
 Downtown Santa Monica 
Wardlow
Willow Street
Pacific Coast Highway
Anaheim Street
Pacific tail track
Pacific Avenue
5th Street
 Downtown Long Beach 
1st Street
Rapid transit B Line D Line 
 Union Station  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 
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   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 
G Line J Line  BRT

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban rail transit system serving Los Angeles County, California, United States, consisting of six lines: four light rail lines (the A, C, E and K lines) and two rapid transit lines (the B and D lines), serving a total of 102 stations. The system 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).

Los Angeles Metro Rail 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 208,300 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

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 Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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