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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) operates six rail lines as part of its Metro Rail system. This system includes four light rail lines and two rapid transit 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: light rail and rapid transit. Metro's light rail vehicles, used on the A, C, E, and K lines, are 87-foot (26.52 m) articulated double-ended vehicles, powered by overhead lines, which typically run in two or three vehicle consists. Metro's rapid transit 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.

Manufacturer Model Picture Year Built Years in service Quantity Fleet Numbers Line of Operation Assigned to Division Notes
Light rail fleet
Siemens P2000 1996–1999 2001–present 52 201–250, 301–302 C Line  11, 22 [a]
AnsaldoBreda P2550 2005–2011 2008–present 50 701–750 A Line  24 [b]
Kinki Sharyo P3010 2014–2020 2016–present 235 1001–1235 A Line  C Line  E Line  K Line  11, 14, 16, 21, 22, [c] 24
  • Cars in the 1000s are generally earmarked for the E Line.
  • Cars in the 1100s are generally earmarked for the A Line.
  • Cars in the 1200s are generally earmarked for the C and K lines.
Rapid transit fleet
Breda A650 1988–1993 1993–present 30 [d] 501–530 B Line  D Line  20
1995–1997 1996–present 74 [e] 531–604

Future fleet

Manufacturer Model Picture Quantity Purchased Fleet Numbers Line of Operation Assigned to Division
Rapid transit fleet
CRRC HR4000 64 4001–4064 B Line  D Line  20
Hyundai Rotem HR5000 182 (50 options) [1] TBD B Line  D Line  20

Retired fleet

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

Rail facilities

Current rail facilities

Rail vehicles are maintained at several facilities across Los Angeles County: [2] [3]

Division Line Location
11 A Line  Long Beach, near Santa Fe Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard, alongside the Los Angeles River and Interstate 710
14 E Line  Santa Monica, on Stewart Street near Olympic Boulevard, between 26th Street/Bergamot and Expo/Bundy stations
16 K Line  Westchester, on Arbor Vitae Street, northeast of LAX
20 B Line  D Line  Downtown Los Angeles, on Santa Fe Avenue near 4th Street, alongside the Los Angeles River
21 E Line  Downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to Elysian Park, between Chinatown and Lincoln/Cypress stations, alongside the Los Angeles River
22 C Line  Hawthorne, near Aviation Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue
24 A Line  Monrovia, on California Avenue, just south of Interstate 210

Planned rail facilities

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The P2550s are officially assigned only to Division 24 for maintenance but can also be stored at Division 11 in Long Beach.
  3. ^ Since December 2023, all P3010s have been removed from regular service on the C Line and transferred to the A Line due to the return of the P2000s from refurbishment. Since October 2023, P3010s from the K Line are occasionally pulled to the C Line as temporary replacements, which continues to be a common practice today.
  4. ^ Will be replaced by the HR4000 series from 2024 onward.
  5. ^ Will be replaced by the HR5000 series by 2030.

References

  1. ^ "Metro - File #: 2023-0496 Attachment D Presentation HR5000 New Heavy Rail Vehicle Procurement". metro.legistar.com. November 16, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024. Base Order 182 HRVs - Replace Existing Fleet (74 Cars), Support Purple Line Extensions – Section 2 & 3, Add Capacity for 4 Minutes Headway as committed to FTA
  2. ^ "Metro Operating Divisions and Other Major Facilities" (PDF). Metro. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  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.

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