L Line (Los Angeles Metro)

L Line
L Line
	Foothill Freeway overpass east of Sierra Madre Villa station
Overview
Other name(s)	Gold Line (2003–2020)
Owner	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line number	804
Termini	APU/Citrus College; Atlantic;
Stations	26
Website	metro.net/riding/l-line
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Los Angeles Metro Rail
Depot(s)	Division 11 (Long Beach); Division 14 (Santa Monica); Division 21 (Elysian Park); Division 24 (Monrovia)
Rolling stock	Siemens P2000, AnsaldoBreda P2550 or Kinki Sharyo P3010 running in 2 or 3 car consists
Ridership	4,999,638 (2021) -26.3%
History
Opened	July 26, 2003
Technical
Line length	31 miles (49.9 km)[1]
Number of tracks	2
Character	Mostly at-grade in private right-of-way, with some street-running, elevated and underground sections
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Operating speed	65 mph (105 km/h) (max.)
Route map
	Eastside Transit Corridor
	Phase 2
	(closed
	2020)
	Foothill Extension
	Phase 2B
Little Dalton Wash
	■ San Bernardino Line
	to Union Station
	■ San Bernardino Line
	to San Bernardino–Downtown
	All stations are accessible.
Detailed diagram; showing all crossings
	A Line
	E Line
	(closed
	2020)

The L Line (formerly the Gold Line before 2020)[2] is a 31-mile (50 km)[1] light rail line running from Azusa to East Los Angeles via Downtown Los Angeles serving several attractions, including Little Tokyo, Union Station, the Southwest Museum, Chinatown, and the shops of Old Pasadena. The line, one of seven in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, entered service in 2003 and is operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The L Line serves 26 stations (including two underground stations).[1]

In October 2020, the line was broken into two disconnected segments with the closure of the Little Tokyo/Arts District station in preparation for the opening of the Regional Connector tunnel in Spring 2023.[3] At that point, the L Line will cease to exist as a distinct line within the system, with the northern half serving as an extension to the A Line and the southern half serving as an extension to the E Line.[4] Bus shuttles currently connect the two portions of the line.[5]

Service description

Route description

Northbound train at Atlantic station

Beginning in East Los Angeles, the L Line initially runs west toward Downtown Los Angeles. From its southern terminus at Atlantic, the line travels west along 3rd Street to Indiana Street, where it turns north for two blocks to 1st Street. From here, the line continues west to Little Tokyo, partly through a tunnel under Boyle Heights with two underground stations.[6] The southern part of the line currently stops at Pico/Aliso station because of Regional Connector construction. At Union Station, riders can connect to the northern segment on the L Line to Azusa. Transfers include the Metro B and Metro D subway lines, the Metro J bus rapid transit line, as well as several other transit bus lines, Metrolink regional commuter trains and Amtrak services, including the Pacific Surfliner regional route and long-distance interstate trains.

From Union Station, the L Line proceeds north on an elevated viaduct to Chinatown and then crosses the Los Angeles River adjacent to the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5). From here, the route continues north/northeast, serving the hillside communities north of downtown, including Lincoln Heights, Mount Washington (Southwest Museum), and Highland Park. Through this stretch, the L Line operates primarily at grade, except for a short underpass below Figueroa Street. At Highland Park (50 Ave), the train runs in the median of Marmion Way, where trains run only 20 mph (32 km/h).

North of Highland Park, the route crosses over the Arroyo Seco Parkway (State Route 110) via the grand Santa Fe Arroyo Seco Railroad Bridge. The route continues through South Pasadena and then downtown Pasadena, primarily at grade. In Old Pasadena, the line travels underground for almost half a mile long, passing under Pasadena's main thoroughfare, Colorado Boulevard. (Memorial Park station, just north of Colorado Boulevard, is below grade.) Then, the L Line enters the median of the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) and continues east to Sierra Madre Villa station in Pasadena just west of the Arcadia city limits.

East of Pasadena, the route crosses over the eastbound lanes of Interstate 210 west of Santa Anita Avenue on the art-inspired Gold Line Bridge, with a stop at the Arcadia Station, located at the corner of First Avenue and Santa Clara Street. The train then crosses over Huntington Drive and stops at the Monrovia Station, north of Duarte Road at Myrtle Avenue. It continues eastbound with a stop at the Duarte/City of Hope Station located at the north side of Duarte Road, across from the City of Hope Medical Center, then continues going over the San Gabriel River and stops at the Irwindale Station at Irwindale Avenue. Trains zoom over the Foothill Freeway, over Foothill Boulevard, and stop at the Downtown Azusa Station at Azusa Avenue, north of Foothill Boulevard. Its terminus is at the APU/Citrus College Station just west of Citrus Avenue.

Hours and frequency

L Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. daily. Monday through Friday, trains on the L Line operate every 10 minutes during peak hours, every 12 minutes during the midday hours, and every 20 minutes into the evening. During the weekends, trains operate every 12 minutes most of the day, but every 20 minutes in the early morning and evening hours.[7]

Speed

The L Line trains travel at a maximum speed of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h). It takes 48 minutes[8] to travel its 29-mile (47 km) length,[1] at an average speed of 26.2 mph (42.2 km/h) over its length. The L Line is particularly slow through the Highland Park area, where trains reach speeds of only 20 mph (32 km/h) while operating in a street running section on Marmion Way.

Station listing

The following table lists the current stations of the L Line, from south to north.

Key
†	Closed station
	Temporary shuttle bus stop

Station	Date Opened	City/Neighborhood	Major connections and notes[9][10]
Atlantic	November 15, 2009	East Los Angeles	Park and ride: 289 spaces
East LA Civic Center
Maravilla
Indiana			Park and ride: 42 spaces
Soto		Los Angeles (Boyle Heights)
Mariachi Plaza
Pico/Aliso			Temporary northern terminus of rail service
↓ Section Closed (Bus Bridge) ↓
1st/Marquez		Los Angeles (Boyle Heights)
1st/Vignes		Los Angeles (Arts District)
Little Tokyo/Arts District †	November 15, 2009	Los Angeles (Little Tokyo/Arts District)	Station closed on October 24, 2020[11]
1st/San Pedro		Los Angeles (Little Tokyo)
Patsaouras Transit Plaza (Union Station)		Los Angeles (Downtown)	Amtrak, LAX FlyAway and Metrolink
↑ Section Closed (Bus Bridge) ↑
Union Station	July 26, 2003	Los Angeles (Downtown)	Temporary southern terminus of rail service Amtrak, LAX FlyAway and Metrolink Paid parking: 3,000 spaces
Chinatown		Los Angeles (Chinatown)
Lincoln/Cypress		Los Angeles (Lincoln Heights/Cypress Park)	Park and ride: 94 spaces
Heritage Square		Los Angeles (Montecito Heights)	Park and ride: 129 spaces
Southwest Museum		Los Angeles (Mount Washington)
Highland Park		Los Angeles (Highland Park)
South Pasadena		South Pasadena	Park and ride: 142 spaces
Fillmore		Pasadena	Park and ride: 155 spaces
Del Mar			Park and ride: 610 spaces
Memorial Park
Lake			Park and ride: 22 spaces
Allen
Sierra Madre Villa			Park and ride: 965 spaces
Arcadia	March 5, 2016	Arcadia	Park and ride: 300 spaces
Monrovia		Monrovia	Park and ride: 350 spaces
Duarte/City of Hope		Duarte	Park and ride: 125 spaces
Irwindale		Irwindale	Park and ride: 350 spaces
Azusa Downtown		Azusa	Park and ride: 521 spaces
APU/Citrus College		Azusa	Park and ride: 200 spaces

Ridership

Following the extension to East Los Angeles in 2009, the line's ridership increased to almost 30,000 daily boardings.[12] As of October 2012, the average weekday daily boardings for the L Line stood at 42,417, and as of December 2014 the average daily weekday boardings had increased to 44,707. Following the extension to Azusa, ridership rose to 49,238 as of May 2016.

Annual ridership
Year	Ridership	%±
2009	7,629,332	—
2010	10,800,092	+41.6%
2011	11,935,709	+10.5%
2012	13,142,757	+10.1%
2013	13,415,083	+2.1%
2014	13,828,323	+3.1%
2015	14,267,244	+3.2%
2016	16,483,545	+15.5%
2017	16,546,196	+0.4%
2018	15,956,214	−3.6%
2019	15,090,394	−5.4%
2020	6,786,457	−55.0%
2021	4,999,638	−26.3%
2022	5,907,262	+18.2%
Source: Metro[12]

History

Construction of the L Line, near Duarte in 2014. Tracks are laid, but the overhead catenary has not been installed yet.

Much of the L Line's right-of-way through the San Gabriel Valley was built by the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad in 1885, eventually taken over by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, as part of the Pasadena Subdivision,[13] which saw Amtrak service until 1994, when construction began on the conversion to light rail.[14] The project was originally called the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line," and planners envisioned extending the existing Blue Line from Long Beach, but when a ban on sales tax spending on subway tunnels passed in 1998, the project became a separate line terminating at Union Station.[15]

The now-renamed Gold Line, between Union Station and Sierra Madre Villa station in East Pasadena, opened on July 26, 2003.[16][17]

Following a new right-of-way, the Gold Line Eastside Extension extended the line east between Union Station and East Los Angeles, opened on November 15, 2009.[18][19][20]

Phase 2A (the section between LA and Pasadena was Phase 1) of the Gold Line Foothill Extension, running between Sierra Madre Villa station and APU/Citrus College station in Azusa, opened on March 5, 2016.[21]

Future developments

Regional Connector Transit Project

Metro is currently testing the Regional Connector, a light rail subway tunnel across Downtown Los Angeles that will connect the A, E, and L Lines. The project will finally complete the late 1990s vision of the "Pasadena Blue Line," connecting the northern (Union Station–Azusa) segment of the L Line to the A Line (formerly the Blue Line), which runs between Los Angeles and Long Beach. The southern (Pico/Aliso–East LA) segment will be combined with the current E Line, which runs between Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The new east–west line will keep the E Line name but use the L Line's gold color icon.[22][23]

The at-grade Little Tokyo/Arts District station was demolished in 2020 and is being rebuilt as a subway station approximately 500 feet (152 meters) south and on the opposite side of Alameda from its former location.

The groundbreaking for constructing the Regional Connector took place on September 30, 2014, and is expected to be in service by 2023.[24]

Foothill Extension

Phase 2B of the Foothill Extension, running between APU/Citrus College station in Azusa and the Pomona–North Metrolink station in Pomona, is currently under construction, with a current estimated completion date of 2026.[25] This extension, like the original Gold Line to Pasadena, and the first phase of the Foothill Extension is being built by a specialized construction authority, independent of Metro. The original plan called for the extension to end at Montclair in San Bernardino County, but budget challenges forced the construction authority to cut the line back to Pomona.[26][27]

When this project is completed, it will be served by the A Line.

Eastside Transit Corridor

Metro is planning an extension of the L Line's southern leg eastward from its current terminus at Atlantic station. The proposed line would travel south on Garfield Avenue to the Citadel Outlets in Commerce, then turn east on Washington Boulevard making stops in Montebello, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier. The project is currently under environmental review, with a forecasted opening in 2035.[28]

Operations

AnsaldoBreda P2550 train at Highland Park

Maintenance facilities

The L Line fleet is stored and maintained and is operated at Division 21 and Division 24. Division 21 is located on Vin Scully Drive (Elysian Park Drive) just north of North Broadway, overlooking the Los Angeles River, and Division 24 is located south of the I-210 freeway in Monrovia.

As of April 2023, Division 11 and Division 14 have been added to the operations of the L Line. Division 11 is situated at the end of 208th Street between I-710 and the Los Angeles River in North Long Beach within the A Line. Division 14 is situated between Centinela Avenue and Steward Street in Santa Monica within the E Line.

Rolling stock

An eastbound trainset on the then-Gold Line using two Kinki Sharyo P3010s

L Line trains are typically two-car trains off-peak. During peak hours on weekdays, some three-car trains run.[29][30] On New Year's Day, the L Line uses three-car trains for service to the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game.

Like the A, C, E, and K lines, trains are composed of high-floor articulated light rail vehicles (LRVs). The AnsaldoBreda P2550, the Kinki Sharyo P3010, or the Siemens P2000 operates the line. The P2000 initially operated the line in 2003 until 2012 when the fleet was transferred to increase availability at the A Line yard for service as a result of the inauguration of the E Line. After the Regional Connector became operational for testing, the P2000 returned to L Line service as a result of training operations for post–Regional Connector service. Rolling stock is now shared between the A, E, and L lines.

Incidents

The following noteworthy incidents have occurred on the L Line since opening.

September 11, 2007 – A driver was critically injured and six passengers, including an LA County Deputy Sheriff and the train operator, suffered minor injuries when a pickup truck ran a red light at Avenue 55 and Marmion Way before being hit by a train.[31]
September 21, 2007 – Six people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including two minor injuries, after an SUV broke off the crossing arms and was struck by a northbound train (car 243) at Avenue 50 and Marmion Way in Mt. Washington. The vehicle caught fire, and a train section was also burnt. It was claimed that the female SUV driver had tried to beat the train. A resident extinguished the fire in the car with a garden hose before Los Angeles Fire arrived. The train that suffered fire damage was repaired and later placed on the Metro C Line.[32]
October 13, 2007 – Service was suspended for 12 hours after a big rig hit the center divider of the eastbound Foothill Freeway at Sierra Madre Boulevard and went on the tracks.[33]
August 26, 2011 – An altercation between passengers resulted in a non-fatal stabbing during a trip through Pasadena. The train was stopped at Memorial Park station, where the victim was transported to a hospital, and the suspect was detained.[34]
April 24, 2014 – Service was suspended between the Lake and Sierra Madre Villa stations after a collision between two tractor-trailers on the eastbound Foothill Freeway resulted in one vehicle landing on the line, damaging the rails and overhead wires. Full return to normal service took several days.[35]
March 6, 2016 – Service between Allen and Arcadia stations was disrupted for most of the evening, resuming Monday morning, one day after the opening of the Foothill Extension when a semi-truck driver lost control and sent his trailer onto the tracks.[36]
February 20, 2018 – A high-speed pursuit ended when the pursuit suspect drove into the tunnel between Soto and Indiana stations, suspending service.[37]
April 26, 2018 – An accident on the Foothill Freeway sent a FedEx truck onto the tracks between Lake and Memorial Park stations, damaging the rails and overhead wires.[38]
November 27, 2018 – A man was fatally stabbed near the Azusa station.[39]
May 7, 2022 – A man was sprayed with a flammable liquid before being lit on fire at Lake Station. The man was seriously injured, but survived.[40]

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[facts-1] "Facts at a Glance". LACMTA. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[2] "Meet the Line Letters: Information for Metro Employees" (PDF). LACMTA. December 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[3] "Metro closing Little Tokyo/Arts District Station for nearly 2 years". Los Angeles Times. October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020.

[4] Fonseca, Ryan. "Ignore Those 'Line A' Signs. Metro's Blue Line Will Reopen As The 'A Line'". LAist. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.

[5] Hymon, Steve (September 15, 2020). "Bus shuttles to replace L Line (Gold) service between Union Station and Pico/Aliso Station during 22-month closure to complete Regional Connector". Metro. The Source. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[6] Guccione, Jean (November 17, 2006). "1st of two Eastside rail tunnels is finished". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

[7] "Metro L Line schedule". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 27, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.

[Gold-timetable-8] "Gold Line timetable" (PDF). LACMTA. June 24, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

[9] "Metro L Line (Gold)". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[10] "Metro Parking Lots by Line". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[LLine22MoClosure-11] "Metro: The Source. Bus shuttles to replace L Line (Gold) service between Union Station and Pico/Aliso Station during 22-month closure to complete the Regional Connector". Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[Ridership-12] "Metro Ridership". Metro.net. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 2020. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[13] Hawthorne, Christopher (May 20, 2016). "Why the Expo Line to Santa Monica marks a rare kind of progress in American cities". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

[14] Rasmussen, Cecilia (July 13, 2003). "Pasadena's Gold Line Will Travel a History-Laden Route". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

[15] Freemark, Yonah (March 26, 2010). "Los Angeles' Gold Line Foothill Extension Approved for Funding, Will Begin Construction Later this Year". The Transport Politic. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2016.

[Streeter-16] Streeter, Kurt (June 19, 2003). "Gold Line Is Set to Open July 26". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

[Mineta-17] Lund, Dr. Hollie & Willson, Dr. Richard W. (April 2005), The Pasadena Gold Line: Development Strategies, Location Decisions, and Travel Characteristics along a New Rail Line in the Los Angeles Region (PDF), San Jose, CA: Mineta Transportation Institute, archived (PDF) from the original on August 11, 2017, retrieved March 14, 2016

[18] Bloomekatz, Ari B. (November 13, 2009). "Q&A : Gold Line links downtown and East L.A. : The 6-mile light-rail extension, which cost $898 million, will open Sunday with free rides and entertainment". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

[19] Bloomekatz, Ari B. (December 21, 2011). "L.A.'s historic 1st Street bridge reopens after 3-year closure". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

[20] Becerra, Hector (June 16, 2009). "Making the Eastside safe for Gold Line light rail extension". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

[21] Scauzillo, Steve (February 17, 2015). "Gold Line authority makes push for next extension from Azusa to Montclair". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

[22] "The most anticipated transit projects opening in time for the 2028 LA Olympics". Curbed LA. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[23] Broverman, Neal (October 7, 2016). "Metro's Regional Connector Will Change Everything Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[24] "Regional Connector Transit Project". LA Metro. LACMTA. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[25] Chiland, Elijah (June 23, 2017). "Metro approves $1.4B construction plan for Gold Line extension to Claremont". Curbed LA. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

[26] Hymon, Steve (November 13, 2018). "Construction Authority releases plan to build Gold Line extension in two phases". The Source. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[27] "2019-0528 – METRO GOLD LINE EXTENSION TO CLAREMONT". Metro Board. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[28] "Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[29] "L.A. Metro to Make Major Improvements to the Metro Gold Line that Add Service and Help Relieve Crowding for East San Gabriel Valley Communities". www.metro.net. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[30] Hymon, Steve (March 11, 2016). "Gold Line to have some longer trains". The Source. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[31] Blankstein, Andrew; Abdollah, Tami (September 12, 2007). "7 hurt when Gold Line train hits truck at Highland Park crossing". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[32] Abdollah, Tami; Rabin, Jeffrey L. (September 22, 2007). "6 hurt when Gold Line train hits vehicle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[33] "Big rig hits Gold Line tracks, causes traffic". Eagle Rock News. October 2007. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

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Los Angeles Metro Rail stations
A Line	7th Street/Metro Center Pico Grand/LATTC San Pedro Street Washington Vernon Slauson Florence Firestone 103rd Street/Watts Towers Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Compton Artesia Del Amo Wardlow Willow Street Pacific Coast Highway Anaheim Street 5th Street 1st Street Downtown Long Beach Pacific Avenue
B Line	Union Station Civic Center/Grand Park Pershing Square 7th Street/Metro Center Westlake/MacArthur Park Wilshire/Vermont Vermont/Beverly Vermont/Santa Monica Vermont/Sunset Hollywood/Western Hollywood/Vine Hollywood/Highland Universal City/Studio City North Hollywood
C Line	Redondo Beach Douglas El Segundo Mariposa Aviation/LAX Hawthorne/Lennox Crenshaw Vermont/Athens Harbor Freeway Avalon Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Long Beach Boulevard Lakewood Boulevard Norwalk
D Line	Union Station Civic Center/Grand Park Pershing Square 7th Street/Metro Center Westlake/MacArthur Park Wilshire/Vermont Wilshire/Normandie Wilshire/Western Wilshire/La Brea Wilshire/Fairfax Wilshire/La Cienega Wilshire/Rodeo Century City/Constellation Westwood/UCLA Westwood/VA Hospital
E Line	7th Street/Metro Center Pico LATTC/Ortho Institute Jefferson/USC Expo Park/USC Expo/Vermont Expo/Western Expo/Crenshaw Farmdale Expo/La Brea La Cienega/Jefferson Culver City Palms Westwood/Rancho Park Expo/Sepulveda Expo/Bundy 26th Street/Bergamot 17th Street/Santa Monica College Downtown Santa Monica
K Line	Expo/Crenshaw Martin Luther King Jr. Leimert Park Hyde Park Fairview Heights Downtown Inglewood Westchester/Veterans LAX/Metro Transit Center Aviation/Century
L Line	Atlantic East LA Civic Center Maravilla Indiana Soto Mariachi Plaza Pico/Aliso Little Tokyo/Arts District Union Station Chinatown Lincoln/Cypress Heritage Square Southwest Museum Highland Park South Pasadena Fillmore Del Mar Memorial Park Lake Allen Sierra Madre Villa Arcadia Monrovia Duarte/City of Hope Irwindale Azusa Downtown APU/Citrus College Glendora San Dimas La Verne Pomona
Regional Connector	Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Historic Broadway Little Tokyo/Arts District
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Italics denote future stations.

Mass transit in Los Angeles County
Rail	Metro Rail A Line B Line C Line D Line E Line K Line L Line Metrolink Angels Flight Getty Center Tram Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Coast Starlight Southwest Chief Sunset Limited Texas Eagle Under construction LAX Automated People Mover Planned Inglewood Transit Connector
Bus	Amtrak Thruway Antelope Valley Transit Authority Beach Cities Transit Big Blue Bus Burbank Bus City of Commerce Municipal Bus Lines City of Santa Clarita Transit Culver CityBus El Monte Transit Foothill Transit Glendale Beeline GTrans Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT Commuter Express LADOT DASH Long Beach Transit Montebello Bus Lines Monterey Park Spirit Bus Norwalk Transit PVPTA Pasadena Transit Torrance Transit The PickUp
Bus rapid transit	Metro Busway G Line J Line El Monte Busway Harbor Transitway Silver Streak
Airports	Los Angeles International Airport Long Beach Airport Hollywood Burbank Airport
Defunct	CalTrain El Camino Glendale and Montrose Railway Grand Central Airport Los Angeles Railway Mount Lowe Railway Municipal Area Express Pacific Electric RTD Waterfront Red Car