Getting around Los Angeles by Rail/Metro Rail

thumb|alt=Metro Rail old system map|Metro Rail's old system map Los Angeles County's Metro Rail consists of six lines, four light rail and two rapid transit, which cover a total of 107 stations in 121.2 miles (195.1 km) of track. The system offers connections to Metro Busway lines (which take take passengers to destinations not served in trains), Metrolink trains (the commuter train for the greater Los Angeles area, from as far south as Oceanside to as far north as Oxnard), and Amtrak trains (only at Los Angeles Union Station). Subpages A Line 50% September 14, 2011 B Line 50% September 14, 2011 C Line 50% September 14, 2011 D Line 50% September 14, 2011 E Line 50% September 14, 2011 K Line Stations 75% September 14,2011 Lines Metro Rail currently operates six lines. The B and D lines are rapid transit systems, and the A, C, E, and K lines are light-rail transit systems. B and D Lines Name of Line B Line Route Number 802 Route Direction Northwest-Southeast Termini North Hollywood & Union Station Transfer Stations North Hollywood (G Line), Universal City/Studio City (Universal Studios Hollywood shuttle), Wilshire/Vermont (D Line), Westlake/MacArthur Park (D Line), 7th Street/Metro Center (A, D, E, and J Lines), Pershing Square (D and J Lines), Civic Center/Grand Park (D and J Lines), Union Station (D and J Lines, Amtrak, LAX FlyAway, and Metrolink) Type Rapid Transit Name of Line D Line Route Number 805 Route Direction East-West Termini Wilshire/Western & Union Station Transfer Stations Wilshire/Vermont (B Line), Westlake/MacArthur Park (B Line), 7th Street/Metro Center (A, B, E, and J Lines), Pershing Square (B and J Lines), Civic Center/Grand Park (B and J Lines), Union Station (A, B, and J Lines, Amtrak, LAX FlyAway, and Metrolink) Type Rapid Transit thumb|alt=An old A/D train.|AnsaldoBreda HRT trains like this used to serve both the A and D lines. The B Line travels from North Hollywood (connection to the G Line, which is a BRT line) to Union Station (connections to the A, D, and J Lines). It runs on a concurrency with the D Line from Wilshire/Vermont station to Union Station. The D Line serves as a reliever of sorts to the heavily-used B Line. Its eastern terminus is at Los Angeles Union Station (transfer available to the A, D, and J Lines) and runs along the same track as the A Line until Wilshire/Vermont. It then continues on Wilshire until it reaches Wilshire/Normandie and Wilshire/Western, its western terminus. Both the B and D lines use Breda A650s and CRRC HR4000s. The length of the train varies from time to time; longer trains are used on weekday rush hours and holidays, while shorter trains are used at other times. A Line Name of Line A Line Route Number 801 Route Direction Northeast-South Termini Pomona North & Downtown Long Beach Transfer Stations Pomona North (Metrolink San Bernardino Line), Union Station (B, D, J Lines, Amtrak, LAX FlyAway, and MetroLink), Little Tokyo/Arts District (E Line), Historic Broadway (E Line), Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill (E and J Lines), 7th Street/Metro Center (B, D, E, and J Lines), Pico (E and J Lines), Grand/LATTC (E and J Lines), Willowbrook/Rosa Parks (C Line) Type Light Rail thumb|alt=A Blue Line train in the station.|A Blue Line train in an at-grade station. The oldest of the Metro Rail lines, this line connects the north and south parts of Los Angeles county. Starting in Azusa (APU/Citrus College station), it proceeds directly south, passing the Crypto.com Center and many suburban communities until reaching its termini stations at Long Beach. The terminus is a loop, so trains serving the entire line will start at APU/Citrus College, continue south until reaching the loop, traveling around the loop, then returning north back to APU. A half-mile from 7th Street/Metro Center to Pico is underground; the track surfaces once it leaves the dense downtown area, before it reaches Pico. This is currently the longest line in the entire Metro Rail system, with a whopping total of 44 stations. The initial segment was the first railway LACMTA (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority) opened. The Loop soon followed, then the extension into the Financial District (from Pico to 7th Street/Metro Center). The A Line currently uses three types of rolling stock: the Siemens P2000, the AnsaldoBreda P2550, and the Kinki Sharyo P3010. C Line Name of Line C Line Route Number 803 Route Direction East-West Termini LAX/Metro Transit Center & Norwalk Transfer Stations LAX/Metro Transit Center (K Line and LAX, via LAX Shuttle), Aviation/Century (K Line), Harbor Freeway (J Line), Willowbrook/Rosa Parks (A Line) Type Light Rail thumb|alt=A Green Line train.|A Metro Green Line train pulls into a station. This line runs almost entirely along I-105 (Century Freeway) and is most notable for passing LAX. With its LAX-bound train starting at Norwalk, 2.8 miles short of the Metrolink Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Station, it continues in an easterly direction along I-105, reaching the transfer station to the A Line, Willowbrook/Rosa Parks. It then continues along the Century Freeway until Aviation/Imperial station. It then leaves the 105 Freeway just before its end and turns north to Aviation Blvd for its last two stops (Aviation/Century and LAX/Metro Transit Center.) This line was built after the A and B Lines but before the designation of the D Line. It uses Kinki Sharyo P3010 trains. E Line Name of Line E Line Route Number 804 Route Direction East-West Termini Downtown Santa Monica & Atlantic Transfer StationsExpo/Crenshaw (K Line), LATTC/Ortho Institute (J Line), Pico (A and J Lines), 7th Street/Metro Center (A, B, D, and J Lines), Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill (A and J Lines), Historic Broadway (A and J Lines), Little Tokyo/Arts District (A Line) Type Light Rail thumb|alt=Two Gold Line trains at Memorial Park Station, one of 3 below-grade stations.|Two Gold Line trains at Memorial Park station, one of 3 below-grade stations on the Gold Line (Mariachi Plaza and Soto are the others). The second-newest line, the E Line serves the neighborhoods of Santa Monica, Culver City, East Los Angeles, and Maravilla. The Santa Monica-bound train begins at Atlantic station on the former Gold Line Eastside Extension corridor. It then enters Little Tokyo/Arts District station, where it merges onto the Regional Connector Transit Project tunnel, which opened in June 2023. Shortly after 7th Street/Metro Center station, it leaves the subway tunnel for its at-grade segment along Pico Boulevard. It then continues west along Exposition Boulevard on Pacific Electric's historic right-of-way. After that segment, it passes through Culver City, then terminates at Downtown Santa Monica station. This line operates Kinki Sharyo P3010s and is the second-longest line in the Metro Rail system. K Line Name of Line K Line Route Number 807 Route Direction North-South Termini Expo/Crenshaw & Redondo Beach Transfer StationsExpo/Crenshaw (E Line), LAX/Metro Transit Center (C Line, LAX Shuttle, SoFi Shuttle), Aviation/Century (C Line) Type Light Rail