9 (Los Angeles Railway)

9 was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1932 to 1955.

9
Overview
Owner	Los Angeles Railway
Locale	Los Angeles
Termini	3rd Street and Santa Fe Avenue 48th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard
Stations	32
Service
Type	Streetcar
System	Los Angeles Railway
Daily ridership	10,459 (1940)[1]
History
Opened	1932
Closed	May 22, 1955
Technical
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	600 V DC overhead line
Route map 1934–1939 3rd and Santa Fe 3rd and Hewitt 2nd and Alameda 2nd and Central 2nd and San Pedro 2nd and Los Angeles 2nd and Main  F  2nd and Spring  7   8  Broadway and 2nd  P   W   5  Broadway and 3rd Broadway and 4th Broadway and 5th Broadway and 6th Broadway and 7th  J   R   S  Broadway and 8th Broadway and 9th Broadway Place  5  Broadway and 11th  W  Broadway and 12th Broadway and Pico Pico and Hill Pico and Grand  J   P  Grand and 14th Grand and Venice Grand and 18th Grand and Washington Grand and 21st Grand and 23rd Grand and Adams Grand and 28th Grand and 30th Grand and Jefferson  F   J  Grand and 37th Grand and 39th Santa Barbara and Figueroa Santa Barbara and Hoover  5  Hoover and 42nd Hoover and Vernon  V  Hoover and 48th  F  private ROW and Vermont private ROW and Kansas Vermont Square 48th and Normandie 48th and Halldale 48th and Denker 48th and Harvard 48th and Western 48th and St. Andrews 48th and Wilton 48th and Arlington 48th and 2nd Avenue 48th and 4th Avenue 48th and 6th Avenue 48th and 8th Avenue 48th and 10th Avenue 48th and Crenshaw  5

History

When the M Line was split up in 1932, the segments on 48th and 54th Streets were spun off into their own service: the 9 car. It ran from 48th and Crenshaw to 54th and Crenshaw, in a "U" shaped routing via Downtown.

Map of services; 1934–1939 routing of the 9 is in red

The service was rerouted in 1934, with the outbound terminal remaining at 48th and Crenshaw and cars running to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's La Grande Station on tracks used by the 7. (Former tracks were taken over by 8 service.) The line ran from 3rd Street and Santa Fe Avenue to 48th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard, by way of 3rd Street, 2nd Street Broadway, Pico Boulevard, Grand Avenue, Santa Barbara Avenue, Hoover Street, and 48th Street.[2]

The line was again rerouted in 1939 as the 48th Street segment of the old 9 was combined with portions of the former 2 and 10 cars. At the intersection of Pasadena and Broadway, the line split into two branches: one to Montecito Drive and one to Mission Road. With the recent opening of Union Station and closure of La Grande Station, the segment of Los Angeles Railway tracks leading to the old facility also abandoned. The branch to Montecito Drive via Griffin Avenue was abandoned in April 1948. Service on the whole line ended after May 22, 1955[3] when the line was converted to bus operations.

Sources

1. Breivogel, Milton; Bate, Stuart (1942). Mass Transiit Facilities and Master Plan of Parkways (PDF) (Report). Los Angeles City Planning Commission. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
2. H.P. Noordwal (1938). "Route Map Los Angeles Railway Electric Car and Bus Routes" (Map). Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Los Angeles Railway. "Alternate link" (Map). via Google.
3. "May 22: This Date in Los Angeles Transportation History". Metro Primary Resources. Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Museum and Archive. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

• "Los Angeles Railway". Electric Rail Heritage Association.
• "'9'". Electric Rail Heritage Association. Retrieved 19 September 2020.