Owensmouth Line

Owensmouth
Sherman Way in Owensmouth, 1920, with Los Angeles Pacific Railroad lines
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleLos Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, California
Termini
Stations34
Service
TypeInterurban
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric
Rolling stockPE 5050 Class (last used)
Ridership1,038,622 (1926)[1]
History
OpenedDecember 16, 1911 (to Van Nuys)
December 7, 1912 (Owensmouth)
ClosedJune 1, 1938 (Canoga Park–Sherman Way)
December 29, 1952 (all service)
Technical
Line length29.1 mi (46.8 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line600 V DC
Route map

29.10
Canoga Park
De Soto
Browns Canyon
Winnetka
Mapleton
Aliso Canyon
24.91
Reseda
Pattenton
Fremont
Picover
Bull Creek
Solano
Cabrillo
Hanna
19.89
North Sherman Way
terminus
after 1938
19.11
Van Nuys
17.72
Circle Drive
Castro
Cortez
16.17
Kester Junction
Tujunga Wash
Garnsey
Sadler
Eucalyptus
14.17
North Hollywood
Hoffman
11.59
Rio Vista (Los Nogales)
11.10
Universal City
Oak Crest
9.99
Barham Boulevard
Hollywood Park
Dusky Glen
8.65
Cahuenga Pass
7.84
Highland & Hollywood
7.09
Highland & Santa Monica
Colegrove
Virgil Avenue
 L 
Sunset Junction
0
Subway Terminal

The Owensmouth Line was a Pacific Electric interurban service that connected the San Fernando Valley to Downtown Los Angeles. The route was largely developed as the result of real estate speculation.

  1. ^ "San Fernando Valley Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

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