Watts Line

Watts
The quadruple-tracked line south of Downtown Los Angeles
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleLos Angeles, California
Termini
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric (1904–1958)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (1958–1959)
Daily ridership37,436 (peak, 1946)
4,325 (close, 1958)
History
Opened1904
ClosedNovember 2, 1959 (1959-11-02)
Technical
Line length7.45 mi (11.99 km)
Number of tracks2–4
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC
Route map

Northern District
Pacific Electric Building
 B   F   O 
7th & Main
 H   J   R   S 
San Pedro & 7th
 J   R   S 
San Pedro & Agatha
8th & Main
San Pedro & 8th
9th & Main
9th & Los Angeles
9th & Maple
 H 
9th btw. Wall & San Julian Street
9th & San Pedro Street
 S 
9th btw. Crocker & Towne
9th & Stanford
9th & Kohler
9th & Central Avenue
 U 
9th & Birch
9th & Hooper (begin Four Tracks)
14th Street
16th Street
Washington Blvd
20th Street
22nd Street
Amoco
Adams Boulevard
32nd Street
Jefferson Boulevard
38th Street
40th Street
Vernon Avenue
 V 
47th Street
48th Place
50th Place
52nd Street
55th Street
Slauson Avenue
Slauson Junction
Fleming (62nd Street)
Spaulding (Gage Avenue)
Merrill Avenue (66th Street)
68th Street
Florencita Park (70th Street)
Florence Avenue
Ionia (76th Street)
Nadeau
Woodside (81st)
Edgewood Park (83rd Street)
Graham
Kent (88th)
Latin (92nd)
Elcoat (97th)
Watts
multiple lines

The Watts Line was a local line of the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between the Pacific Electric Building in Downtown Los Angeles and the Watts Station at 103rd Street in Watts. It was the primary local service for the Southern District, which also included the Long Beach, San Pedro, Santa Ana and Whittier interurban lines. The route operated along the Southern Division's Four Tracks route, with the Watts Line using the outer tracks and the Long Beach line and other limited stop lines using the inner tracks.[1]

  1. ^ "Pacific Electric Watts Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California.