Los Angeles Metro Rail rolling stock

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) operates six rail lines as part of its Metro Rail system. This system includes 4 light rail lines and 2 heavy rail lines. The agency owns, operates and maintains a fleet of over 450 rail vehicles to operate these services.

Rail vehicles

Current fleet

Metro operates two main types of rail vehicles: heavy rail vehicles and light rail vehicles. Metro's heavy rail 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. Metro's light rail vehicles, used on the A, C, L, & E Lines, are 87-foot (26.52 m) articulated double-ended cars, powered by overhead catenary lines, which typically run in two or three car consists.

ManufacturerModelPictureYear BuiltYears in serviceFleet NumbersQuantity PurchasedLine of OperationAssigned to Division
Breda A650 1988–1993 1993–present 501–530 30 B, D[lower-alpha 1] 20
1995–1997 1996–present 531–604 74
Nippon Sharyo P2020 1994–1995 1995–2021 154–168 15 A, E[lower-alpha 2] 11
Siemens P2000 1996–1999 1996–present 201–250, 301–302 52 A, C, E[1][lower-alpha 3] 11, 14, 16, 22
AnsaldoBreda P2550 2005–2011 2007–present 701–750 50 L[1][lower-alpha 4] 21, 24
Kinkisharyo P3010 2014–2020 2016–present 1001–1235 235 A, E, L, C 11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 24

Future fleet
ManufacturerModelQuantity Purchased Line of Operation
CRRC Corporation HR4000 64 (218 options) B, D[lower-alpha 5]

Retired fleet

The P865 fleet is the only fleet that is currently retired, which retired on September 28, 2018. The P2020 fleet will be retired by March 2021.

ManufacturerModelPictureYear BuiltYears in serviceFleet NumbersQuantity Purchased
Nippon Sharyo P865 1989–1990 1990–2018 100–153 54

Rail facilities

Current rail facilities

Rail vehicles are maintained at several facilities across Los Angeles County.

Division Line Location
11A Line[5] North Long Beach, near Santa Fe Avenue and Del Amo Bulevard, alongside the Los Angeles River and I-710 Freeway
14E LineSanta Monica, on Stewart Street near Olympic Blvd, between Bergamot and Bundy stations
16K/C Line[6]Westchester, on Arbor Vitae Street, northeast of the LAX
20B/D Lines[7] Downtown Los Angeles, on Santa Fe Avenue near 4th Street, alongside the Los Angeles River
21L LineDowntown Los Angeles, adjacent to Elysian Park, between Lincoln/Cypress and Chinatown stations, alongside the Los Angeles River
22K/C Line[8] Lawndale, near Aviation Blvd and Rosecrans Avenue
24L LineMonrovia, on California Avenue, just south of the I-210 Freeway

Planned rail facilities

Metro is planning to build new rail facilities over the next few years.

See also

Notes
  1. The A650 vehicles are based on the Universal Transit Vehicle that was manufactured by the Budd Company between 1983 and 1986; some of these vehicles will be replaced by the HR4000 series from 2021 onward.
  2. The P2020 vehicle was originally purchased for the Green Line, and although carrying a different model number than the P865 they are nearly identical, except for the difference in age. These cars were added to the Metro Blue Line in 2000.
  3. Car 243 sustained burns from an accident on September 21, 2007 while operating on the Gold Line but has returned to service onto the Green Line.
  4. As of March 6, 2010, cars 701, 704–731, 736, and 737 have been delivered and are in service.[2][3]
  5. 64 cars ordered in March 2017 at cost of $647 million, with options for up to 282 additional cars. Will be used in B and D Line service, with deliveries taking place in 2020 and 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Operation Committee June 19, 2008 - Project: Rail Division Capacity Assessment Report" (PDF).  Metro (LACMTA). June 19, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  2. "The first of 50 new AnsaldoBreda P2550 LRVs". World.nycsubway.org. August 13, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  3. "The first of 50 new AnsaldoBreda P2550 LRVs". World.nycsubway.org. August 13, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  4. "L.A. Metro inks pact with CRRC for up to 282 new rail cars". Progressive Railroading. March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  5. "Metro Transportation Library - Division 11 (Blue Line)". Metrotransportationlibrary.wikispaces.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  6. 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.
  7. "Metro Transportation Library - Division 20". Metrotransportationlibrary.wikispaces.com. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  8. "Metro Transportation Library - Division 22 (Green Line)". Metrotransportationlibrary.wikispaces.com. August 12, 1995. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
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