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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.

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	Year Built	Years in service	Quantity	Fleet Numbers	Assigned to Division	Notes
Light rail fleet
Siemens	P2000	1996–1999	2001–present	52	201–250, 301–302	16, 22^[a]	Soon to enter service on the K Line.
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,^[b] 24	Cars in the 1000s are generally earmarked for the E Line. Cars in the 1100s are generally earmarked for the A Line. Cars in the 1200s are generally earmarked for the C and K lines.
Rapid transit fleet
Breda	A650	1988–1993	1993–present	30^[c]	501–530	20
Breda	A650	1995–1997	1996–present	74^[d]	531–604	20

Future fleet edit

Manufacturer	Model	Quantity Purchased	Fleet Numbers	Assigned to Division
Rapid transit fleet
CRRC	HR4000	64	4001–4064	20
Hyundai Rotem	HR5000	182 (50 options)^[1]	TBD	20

Retired fleet edit

Manufacturer	Model	Year Built	Years in service	Quantity	Fleet Numbers
Light rail fleet
Nippon Sharyo	P865	1989–1990	1990–2018	54	100–153
Nippon Sharyo	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:^[2]^[3]

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 on Phase 2 of the Eastside Transit Corridor of the E Line in Montebello, northwest of the planned station at Greenwood.

Notes edit

^ The P2000s can be stored at any of the light rail divisions at any given time.
^ Since December 2023, all P3010s have been removed from regular service on the C Line and transferred to the A Line due to the return of the P2000s from refurbishment. Since October 2023, P3010s from the K Line are occasionally pulled to the C Line as temporary replacements, which continues to be a common practice today.
^ Will be replaced by the HR4000 series from 2024 onward.
^ Will be replaced by the HR5000 series by 2030.

References edit

^ "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.