Los Angeles Metro Rail rolling stock

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) operates six rail lines as part of its Metro Rail system. This system includes 5 light rail lines and 2 heavy rail lines. The agency owns, operates, and maintains a fleet of 439 rail vehicles.

Rail vehicles

Current fleet

Metro operates two main types of rail vehicles: heavy rail vehicles and light rail vehicles. Metro's heavy rail vehicles, used on the B and D Lines, are 75-foot (22.86 m) electric multiple unit, married-pair cars, powered by electrified third rail, that typically run in four or six-car consists. Metro's light rail vehicles, used on the A, C, E, K and L Lines, are 87-foot (26.52 m) articulated double-ended vehicles, powered by overhead lines, which typically run in two or three vehicle consists.

Manufacturer Model Picture Year Built Years in service Fleet Numbers (Qty.) Line of Operation Assigned to Division
Heavy rail fleet
Breda A650 1988–1993 1993–present 501–530 (30) B Line D Line [lower-alpha 1] 20
1995–1997 1996–present 531–604 (74)
Light rail fleet
Siemens P2000 1996–1999 2000–present 201–250, 301–302 (52) A Line C Line E Line L Line  11, 22[lower-alpha 2]
AnsaldoBreda P2550 2005–2011 2007–present 701–750 (50) A Line L Line  24[lower-alpha 3]
Kinki Sharyo P3010 2014–2020 2016–present 1001–1235 (235) A Line C Line E Line K Line L Line  11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 24

Future fleet
Manufacturer Model Picture Quantity Purchased Fleet Numbers Line of Operation
CRRC HR4000 64 (218 options) 4001–4064 B Line D Line [lower-alpha 4]

Retired fleet
Manufacturer Model Picture Year Built Years in service Fleet Numbers (Qty.)
Light rail fleet
Nippon Sharyo P865 1989–1990 1990–2018 100–153 (54)
P2020 1994–1995 1995–2021 154–168 (15)

Rail facilities

Current rail facilities

Rail vehicles are maintained at several facilities across Los Angeles County:

Division Line Location
11A Line L Line [2] North Long Beach, near Santa Fe Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard, alongside the Los Angeles River and Interstate 710
14E Line L Line Santa Monica, on Stewart Street near Olympic Blvd, between Bergamot and Bundy stations
16C Line K Line [3]Westchester, on Arbor Vitae Street, northeast of LAX
20B Line D Line [4] Downtown Los Angeles, on Santa Fe Avenue near 4th Street, alongside the Los Angeles River
21E Line L Line Downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to Elysian Park, between Lincoln/Cypress and Chinatown stations, alongside the Los Angeles River
22C Line K Line [5] Hawthorne, near Aviation Blvd and Rosecrans Avenue
24A Line L Line Monrovia, on California Avenue, just south of Interstate 210

Planned rail facilities

Metro is planning to build two new rail facilities over the next few years.

See also

Notes
  1. The A650 vehicles are based on the Universal Transit Vehicle that was manufactured by the Budd Company between 1983 and 1986; most of these vehicles will be replaced by the HR4000 series from 2022 onward.
  2. The P2000s are officially assigned to Division 11 on the A Line and Division 22 on the C Line for maintenance, but can be stored at any of the light rail divisions at any given time.
  3. The P2550s are officially assigned only to Division 24 for maintenance but can also be stored at Division 11 on the A Line.
  4. 64 cars ordered in March 2017 at cost of $647 million, with options for up to 282 additional cars. Will be used in B and D Line service, with deliveries taking place in 2022.[1]

References
  1. "L.A. Metro inks pact with CRRC for up to 282 new rail cars". Progressive Railroading. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. "Metro Transportation Library - Division 11 (Blue Line)". Metrotransportationlibrary.wikispaces.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  3. Scauzillo, Steve (April 4, 2019). "Metro opens $173-million train yard, another step toward getting passengers to LAX without a car". Daily Breeze. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. "Metro Transportation Library - Division 20". Metrotransportationlibrary.wikispaces.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  5. "Metro Transportation Library - Division 22 (Green Line)". Metrotransportationlibrary.wikispaces.com. August 12, 1995. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
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