Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Los Angeles |
Transit type | Streetcar Interurban Local bus (including trolleybuses) Bus rapid transit |
Number of lines | 10 Light rail 2 Trolley bus -- Bus routes |
Number of stations | -- Rail |
Daily ridership | -- (Weekdays) |
Operation | |
Began operation | July 24, 1951 |
Ended operation | November 5, 1964 |
Operator(s) | Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority |
Technical | |
System length | Rail – 0 miles (0 km) Bus – 0 miles (0 km) |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge |
Electrification | 600 V direct current |
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (sometimes referred to as LAMTA or MTA I) was a public agency formed in 1951. Originally tasked with planning for rapid transit in Los Angeles, California, the agency would come to operate the vestiges of defunct private transit companies in the city.