Los Angeles Metro Rail
Segment description Date opened Current line ( s ) using this segment Endpoints # of new stations Length ( miles )
Blue Line Initial Segment July 14 , 1990 A Pico to Anaheim Street 17 19.1
Blue Line Long Beach Loop September 1 , 1990 A Anaheim Street to Pacific 4 2.2
Blue Line To Financial District February 15 , 1991 A Pico to 7th St/Metro Center 1 0.7
Red Line MOS-1 January 30 , 1993 B , D Union Station to Westlake/MacArthur Park 3 4.4
Green Line August 12 , 1995 C Redondo Beach to Norwalk 13 20.0
Red Line MOS-2 West July 13 , 1996 B , D Westlake/MacArthur Park to Wilshire/Western 3 2.0
Red Line MOS-2 North June 12 , 1999 B Wilshire/Vermont to Hollywood/Vine 5 4.7
Red Line MOS-3 June 24 , 2000 B Hollywood/Vine to North Hollywood 3 6.3
Gold Line Initial Segment July 26 , 2003 L Union Station to Sierra Madre Villa 12 13.7
Gold Line Eastside Extension November 15 , 2009 L Union Station to Atlantic 8 6.0
Expo Line Phase 1 April 28 , 2012 E Flower/Washington to La Cienega/Jefferson 8 7.6
Expo Line To Culver City June 20 , 2012 E La Cienega/Jefferson to Culver City 2 1.0
Gold Line Foothill Extension March 5 , 2016 L Sierra Madre Villa to APU/Citrus College 6 11.5
Expo Line Phase 2 May 20 , 2016 E Culver City to Santa Monica 7 6.6
TOTAL 93 105.8
History
Main article : History of Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway In the early 20th century , Southern California had an extensive privately owned rail transit network with over 1,000 miles ( 1,600 km ) of track , operated by Pacific Electric ( Red Cars ) and Los Angeles Railway ( Yellow Cars ) . [ 12 ] However , from 1927 revenue shortfall caused Pacific Electric to begin replacing lightly used rail lines with buses . In 1958 the remnants of the privately owned rail and bus systems were consolidated into a government agency known as the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority or MTA . By 1963 the remaining rail lines were completely removed and replaced with bus service . In the following decades , growing traffic congestion led to increased public support for rail transit 's return . Beginning in the 1970s , a variety of factors , including environmental concerns , an increasing population and the price of gasoline led to calls for mass transit other than buses . The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( LACMTA , now branded as Metro ) began construction of the initial lines throughout the 1980s using revenues from a voter-approved increase in sales tax . The Blue ( A ) Line finally opened on July 14 , 1990 , some 27 years after the final streetcar line closed . Since that date , the system has been developed to its current size . The following table shows this expansion 's timeline :
The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban rail transportation system serving Los Angeles County, California. It consists of six lines, including two rapid transit subway lines (the B and D lines) and four light rail lines (the A, C, L and E lines) serving 93 stations. It connects with the Metro Busway bus rapid transit system (the G Line (Orange) and J Line (Silver)) and also with the Metrolink commuter rail system. Metro Rail 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 system served a ridership of 344,176 on an average weekday in 2018. 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 utilizes many of their former rights-of-way, and thus can be considered their indirect successor.