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The L Line and Gold Line [2] are former designations for a section of the current Los Angeles Metro Rail system. These names referred to a single light rail line of 31 miles (50 km) [1] providing service between Azusa and East Los Angeles via the northeastern corner of Downtown Los Angeles, serving several attractions, including Little Tokyo, Union Station, the Southwest Museum, Chinatown, and ...
The Foothill Extension (formerly the Gold Line Foothill Extension) is a construction project extending the light rail A Line, a part of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The project begins at the former terminus of the former Gold Line at Sierra Madre Villa station in Pasadena and continues east through the "Foothill Cities" of Los Angeles County.
The A Line is the oldest and busiest light rail line in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, carrying over 15 million passengers in 2023, with an average of 69,216 weekday riders in May 2024. Its initial segment from Downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach opened in 1990, utilizing much of the original right of way of the former Pacific Electric Long ...
Los Angeles, [a] often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within the city limits as of 2023, [8] it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind only New York City; it is also the commercial, financial and cultural center of Southern California.
Most of the line was purchased by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in 1992, and freight rights are retained by BNSF. [1]Heavy construction began in June 2014 to convert a portion of the Harbor Subdivision to light rail use as a segment of the K Line, part of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. [2]
In the 1990s, the West Los Angeles Courthouse, originally part of the Los Angeles County Superior Court System, [5] became a popular street skateboarding spot. In spite of it being strictly forbidden to skateboard on the court property, the ledges, at the perfect height for skateboarders to grind and slide, drew in professional skateboarders like Eric Koston, who made the spot famous through ...
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Platforms: 1 island platform (B Line) 2 side platforms (G Line) Connections: See Connections section: Construction; Structure type: Underground (B Line) At-grade (G Line) Parking: 1,085 spaces, [1] kiss and ride facility: Bicycle facilities: Metro Bike Share station, [2] racks and ...
Pedlow Skate Park. Pedlow Skate Park is a skatepark in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.It was the first public skatepark in Los Angeles when it opened to the public on February 17, 2001, [1] and was later reopened in August 2006 after extensive work and new features. [2]