Santa Ana Line

Santa Ana
A PE train on San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, en route to Santa Ana in the 1940s
Overview
OwnerLos Angeles Inter-Urban Electric Railway (1905–1911)
Pacific Electric (1911–1953)
Metropolitan Coach Lines (1953–1958)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (1958)
Line number11 (to 1958)
34 (1958)
LocaleLos Angeles and Orange County, California
Termini
Stations30
Service
TypeInterurban
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric
Rolling stockPE 300–400 Class (last used)
History
OpenedNovember 6, 1905
ClosedJuly 2, 1950 (to Santa Ana)
May 24, 1958
Technical
Line length34 mi (55 km)
Number of tracks1–4[1]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC
Route map

Pacific Electric Building
to Northern Division
 J   R   S 
 J   S 
to
Sierra Vista–Watts &
South Pasadena Local
Amoco
Vernon Avenue
 V 
Slauson Junction
Fleming
Florencita Park
Florence
Nadeau
Graham
Latin
Watts
end of
local service
Palomar
Modjeska Park
Lynwood
Lugo
Morton
Michigan Avenue
Paramount
New York Avenue
Crutcher
Rendalia
Bellflower
terminus
after 1950
Woodruff Avenue
Palo Verde
Gallina
Dolley
Artesia
Thornton
Crescenta
Bingham
Moody
Cypress
Halcon
Shirley
Hanson
Lobo
Stanton
Vignolo
Cordoniz
Harperville
Mesto
Metate
Garden Grove
Dueno
Buaro
Willowick Golf Course
West Santa Ana
Santa Ana
Santa Ana SP Depot
Southern Pacific Transportation Company

The Santa Ana Line was an interurban railway route connecting Los Angeles and Santa Ana in Orange County. It ran between 1905 and 1958 (with the southern end truncated to Bellflower in 1950) and was predominantly operated by the Pacific Electric Railway for its history.

  1. ^ "1981 Inventory of Pacific Electric Routes" (PDF). Caltrans. February 1982. Retrieved June 3, 2020.