Overview | |||
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Locale | Los Angeles County, California | ||
Transit type |
Rapid transit (heavy rail and light rail) |
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Number of lines |
6 lines total
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Line number |
Blue Line Expo Line Gold Line Green Line Purple Line Red Line |
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Number of stations | 93 | ||
Daily ridership | 362,135 (July 2016; avg. weekday boardings) |
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Website | Metro | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | July 14, 1990 | ||
Operator(s) | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) | ||
Headway | 4–8 mins (peak); 10–20 mins (off-peak) | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 105 mi (169.0 km) | ||
Track gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
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Electrification | 750 V DC | ||
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6 lines total
Metro Rail is an urban rail system serving Los Angeles County, California. It consists of six lines, including two rapid transit subway lines (the Red and Purple lines) and four light rail lines (the Blue, Green, Gold and Expo lines) serving 93 stations. It connects with the Metro Liner bus rapid transit system (the Orange Line and Silver Line) and also with the Metrolink commuter rail system. Metro Rail, which had an average daily weekday ridership of 362,135 as of July 2016[update], is owned and operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and started service in 1990. It has been extended significantly since that time and several further extensions are either in the works or being considered.
The Metro Rail system is the indirect descendant of Pacific Electric Red Car and Los Angeles Railway Yellow Car lines, which operated between the late 19th century and the 1960s, and utilizes many of their former rights-of-way.