Los Angeles Metro Rail rolling stock
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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.[1]
Rail vehicles
[edit]Current fleet
[edit]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[a] | 201–250, 301–302 | ![]() |
11, 22[b] | |
AnsaldoBreda | P2550 | ![]() |
2005–2011 | 2008–present | 50 | 701–750 | ![]() |
11, 24 | |
Kinki Sharyo | P3010 | ![]() |
2014–2020 | 2016–present | 235 | 1001–1235 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 24 |
|
Rapid transit fleet | |||||||||
Breda | A650 | ![]() |
1988–1993 | 1993–present | 30[c] | 501–530 | ![]() ![]() |
20 |
|
1995–1997 | 1996–present | 74[d] | 531–604 |
|
Future fleet
[edit]Manufacturer | Model | Picture | Quantity Purchased | Fleet Numbers | Line of Operation | Assigned to Division | Notes |
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Light rail fleet | |||||||
TBD | P3030 | ![]() |
86+ | TBD | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ESFV, SGL |
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Rapid transit fleet | |||||||
CRRC | HR4000 | ![]() |
64 | 4001–4064 | ![]() ![]() |
20 |
|
Hyundai Rotem | HR5000 | ![]() |
182 (50 options)[2] | TBD | ![]() ![]() |
20 |
|
Retired fleet
[edit]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
[edit]Current rail facilities
[edit]Rail vehicles are maintained at several facilities across Los Angeles County:[3][4]
Division | Line | Location |
---|---|---|
11 | ![]() |
Long Beach, near Santa Fe Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard, alongside the Los Angeles River and Interstate 710 |
14 | ![]() |
Santa Monica, on Stewart Street near Olympic Boulevard, between 26th Street/Bergamot and Expo/Bundy stations |
16 | ![]() |
Westchester, on Arbor Vitae Street, northeast of LAX |
20 | ![]() ![]() |
Downtown Los Angeles, on Santa Fe Avenue near 4th Street, alongside the Los Angeles River |
21 | ![]() |
Downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to Elysian Park, between Chinatown and Lincoln/Cypress stations, alongside the Los Angeles River |
22 | ![]() |
Hawthorne, near Aviation Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue |
24 | ![]() |
Monrovia, on California Avenue, just south of Interstate 210 |
Planned rail facilities
[edit]Metro plans to build three new rail facilities over the next few years.
- A new facility will be built in the San Fernando Valley west of Van Nuys Boulevard south of the Metrolink tracks as part of the planned East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project.
- A new facility is being studied for either Bellflower or Paramount to support operations on the Southeast Gateway Line.
- A new facility will be built in Montebello, bound by Flotilla Street to the north, Yates Avenue to the west, South Vail Avenue to the east, and Washington Boulevard to the south to serve the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project, which extends the E Line to the intersection between Washington Boulevard and South Greenwood Avenue.
See also
[edit]- Los Angeles Metro bus fleet
- Los Angeles Metro Rail
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2020-0056 - CONSULTANT TECHNICAL AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE P3030 NEW LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE PROCUREMENT - Metro Board". boardagendas.metro.net. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Metro Operating Divisions and Other Major Facilities" (PDF). Metro. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ 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.