Los Angeles LRT Expansion, USA
System:
City Population
14 million
Ownership
Metro
Date Opened
1991
System Length
150km
Gauge
1,435mm
Lines
Five
Stations
62
Passengers Carried/Day
Approximately 260,000
Extensions planned:
1998–2003
2.6m/4.2km
2004–2009
6m/9.6km
2010
Eastside extension phase II – 3.2km
Power System:
Voltage
750V
Current
DC third rail (underground) overhead catenary on Light Rail Routes
Special Characteristics:
Second generation of mass transit in Los Angeles
One short underground line
First line opened in 1991
New Exposition Line is the latest to be started
