Los Angeles Metro Rail

Los Angeles Metro Rail
Info
Owner	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Transit type	Light rail Rapid transit
Number of lines	6
Number of stations	101
Daily ridership	184,400 (weekdays, Q4 2023)
Chief executive	Stephanie Wiggins
Website	metro.net
Operation
Began operation	July 14, 1990
Technical
System length	109 mi (172 km)
Route map

The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban transit system in Los Angeles County, California. It is operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The system has a total of six lines and 101 stations. Four lines are light rail (A, C, E, K), and two are rapid transit (B and D). The Los Angeles Metro Rail system also connects to the Metro Busway (G & J), Metrolink, Amtrak, and other transit services.

The A Line is the oldest in the system. It opened on July 14, 1990. Since then, the system continued to expand to more places. More expansions are currently under construction such as the D Line Extension to West Los Angeles.^[1]

As of 2024^[update], the Los Angeles Metro Rail light rail system is the busiest in the United States. The rapid transit lines are the ninth busiest.^[2]

1. ↑ Wiekel, Dan (November 7, 2014). "L.A.'s not-quite 'subway to the sea' finally breaks ground". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
2. ↑ "Public Transportation Ridership Report | Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.