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Getting around Los Angeles by Rail
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The Los Angeles metropolitan area features several key passenger rail systems, including:
Metro Rail – Operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
Metrolink – A commuter rail service across Southern California
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner – Serving San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Luis Obispo
This Wikibook is designed to help you navigate these systems and travel around the city by rail.
Table of Contents
1. Metro Rail
Overview 50% June 18, 2013
A Line 50% June 18, 2013
B Line 50% June 18, 2013
C Line 50% June 18, 2013
D Line 50% June 18, 2013
E Line 50% June 18, 2013
K Line
Stations 75% June 18, 2013
Metro Rail Transfer Stations 50% September 15, 2011
7th Street/Metro Center 50% September 15, 2011
Willowbrook/Rosa Parks 50% September 15, 2011
2. Metrolink
Metrolink25% June 18, 2013
Antelope Valley Line25% June 18, 2013
Inland Empire-Orange County Line25% June 18, 2013
Orange County Line25% June 18, 2013
Riverside Line25% June 18, 2013
San Bernardino Line25% June 18, 2013
Ventura County Line25% June 18, 2013
91/Perris Valley Line25% June 18, 2013
Arrow Line
Metrolink Stations
3. Amtrak
Pacific Surfliner
Other Lines
4. San Diego NCTD
San Diego Coaster
San Diego Sprinter
5. Stops and Facilities
Los Angeles Union Station
Metro Rail Transfer Stations 50% September 15, 2011
Metrolink Stations
6. Major LA Tourist Attractions
LA Metro Tourist Attractions
Metrolink and Amtrak Tourist Attractions
San Diego Sprinter & Coaster Tourist Attractions
7. The Savvy Traveler
Rail-2-Rail Program
Fares and Passes
8. Unofficial or Defunct Lines
Burbank-Bob Hope Airport Line
9. Project Timeline
Contributing Timeline
Contributing Timeline
This project is coming along very well. In this section, major achievements are listed by month. This timeline was last updated June 2025.
July 2011
Book created
Metro Rail developed to 50% (current stage)
Metro Red Line, Metro Purple Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Blue Line, Metro Gold Line developed to 25%
Stations developed to 25%
August 2011
Metro Rail Transfer Stations, Imperial/Wilmington, 7th Street/Metro Center developed to 25% (current stage)
Metro Green Line, Metro Blue Line, Metro Gold Line developed to 50% (current stage)
Stations developed to 75% (current stage)
September 2011
Metro Red Line and Metro Purple Line developed to 50% (current stage)
Book navbox template created
Title logo created
Metro Rail Transfer Stations, Imperial/Wilmington, 7th Street/Metro Center improved to 50% (current stage)
February 2012 - March 2023
Updating.
June 2025
Entire book updated to reflect changes over the past decade.
Future Contributing
It will be really helpful to update the existing subsections first before adding new ones as there it a lot of outdated info in many of the existing subsections.
Thanks for all your help!
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