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Transportation in Greater Los Angeles

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Definition of Greater Los Angeles
Rail
Local Rail Services Metrolink Los Angeles County Metro Rail Linking Rail Services Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner Amtrak Coast Starlight Amtrak Southwest Chief Amtrak Sunset Limited Amtrak Texas Eagle
Bus
Road
Public roads Major Freeways leading into and out of Greater Los Angeles Area Greater Los Angeles Freeways
Air
Ferry
References
See also

The transportation system of Greater Los Angeles includes 7 commuter rail lines, Amtrak service, a subway system within the city of Los Angeles, and numerous highways. Los Angeles is integrated into the Interstate Highway System by Interstate 5, Interstate 10, and Interstate 15, along with numerous auxiliary highways and state routes. Bus service is also included locally within the area by numerous local government agencies. Subways and light commuter rail lines are present within Los Angeles proper, allowing mass transportation within the city. Commuter railroads are run by Metrolink. Amtrak has numerous railroad lines that connect Los Angeles to the rest of the country.

Definition of Greater Los Angeles

Please consider that even though the boundaries itself is ambiguous, this article follows the boundaries as set forth by the wiki article Greater Los Angeles area which excludes the San Diego and Imperial Countries.

Rail

Local Rail Services

Metrolink

As Greater Los Angeles' main commuter rail service, Metrolink runs seven lines through Southern California.

91 Line (61.6 mile route between Union Station and Riverside-Downtown)
Antelope Valley Line (76.6 mile route between Union Station and Lancaster)
Inland Empire-Orange County (IEOC) Line (100.1 mile route between San Bernardino and Oceanside)
Orange County Line (87.2 mile route between Union Station and Oceanside)
Riverside Line (59.1 mile route between Union Station and Riverside-Downtown)
San Bernardino Line (61.5 mile route between Union Station and San Bernardino/Riverside-Downtown)
Ventura County Line (70.9 mile route between Union Station and Montalvo, Ventura)

Los Angeles County Metro Rail

The Los Angeles County Metro Rail is a light rail and subway system that serves primarily Los Angeles and its surrounding cities. There are several routes associated to this system, which follows:

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) runs six rail lines throughout Los Angeles County.

The Metro Blue Line (opened in 1990) is a light rail line running between 7th Street/Metro Center station in Downtown Los Angeles and Transit Mall station in Downtown Long Beach. It is the first of the MTA's modern rail lines since the 1961 demise of the Pacific Electric Railway's Red Car system.
The Metro Red Line is a subway line running between Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and North Hollywood station in North Hollywood. The first leg opened to Westlake / MacArthur Park in 1993, to Hollywood in 1999, and to North Hollywood in 2000.
The Metro Green Line (opened in 1995) is a light rail line running between Marine/Redondo station in the South Bay region of Los Angeles and the Norwalk station in Norwalk. The line operates mostly in the median of the Century Freeway (Interstate 105). It offers indirect access to Los Angeles International Airport via a shuttle bus from the Aviation/I-105 station. It is the region's only above-ground light rail line that is completely grade separated.
The Metro Gold Line (opened in 2003) is a light rail line that runs between Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and Sierra Madre Villa station in Pasadena and runs through Highland Park and South Pasadena. Portions run elevated, below ground, in city streets, and in the median of a freeway.
The Metro Purple Line (named 2006; first leg to Westlake/MacArthur Park opened in 1993; to Koreatown in 1996) is a subway line running between Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and Wilshire/Western station in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles Mid-Wilshire district. It was considered a branch of the Red Line prior to 2006.
The Expo Line (opened in 2013)

Linking Rail Services

Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner

The Pacific Surfliner is a 350-mile (563 km) Amtrak passenger train route serving communities on the coast of Southern California between San Diego and San Luis Obispo.

Amtrak Coast Starlight

The Coast Starlight is a 1,389-mile (2,235 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States. It runs from Seattle, Washington's King Street Station to Los Angeles, California's Union Station.

Amtrak Southwest Chief

The Southwest Chief (formerly the Southwest Limited) is a passenger train operated by Amtrak along a 2256-mile (3631-km) route through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. It runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, passing through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Amtrak Sunset Limited

The Sunset Limited is a passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans and Los Angeles, California, and that from early 1993 through late August 2005 also ran east of New Orleans to Florida, making it during that time the only true transcontinental passenger train in American history (ignoring, of course, the comparatively small gaps between its endpoint stations and the respective seacoasts).

Amtrak Texas Eagle

The Texas Eagle is a 1306-mile (2102 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the central and western United States. Trains run daily between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, and continue to Los Angeles, California, 2728 miles (4390 km) total, three days a week (incorporated as part of the Sunset Limited).

Bus

Buses in the Greater Los Angeles is serviced by several governmental entities, mostly notable Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro, MTA or LACMTA), Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Riverside Transit Agency, OmniTrans (San Bernardino County), Santa Barbara MTD

and South Coast Area Transit (Ventura County).

Road

Public roads

The Greater Los Angeles area operates on a very extensive network of public roadways that allows vehicle drivers convenient direct access to all practical destinations in the area.

Major Freeways leading into and out of Greater Los Angeles Area

Interstate 5 southbound to Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico, northbound to the Central Valley
- John J. Montgomery Freeway from U.S.-Mexico border crossing at San Ysidro, California to Downtown San Diego
- San Diego Freeway from Downtown San Diego to the El Toro Y
- Santa Ana Freeway from the El Toro Y to the East L.A. Interchange
- Golden State Freeway from the East L.A. Interchange to Wheeler Ridge, California
Interstate 10 west terminus at Santa Monica, California, eastbound to the Arizona State Line
- Santa Monica Freeway from Santa Monica, California to the East L.A. Interchange
- San Bernardino Freeway from the East L.A. Interchange to San Bernardino, California
Interstate 15 south terminus in Barrio Logan in San Diego, northbound to the Nevada State Line
- Temecula Valley Freeway from the San Diego County Line to Lake Elsinore
- Corona Freeway from Lake Elsinore to Corona
- Ontario Freeway from Corona to Devore
- Mojave Freeway from Devore to the Nevada State Line
Interstate 40 west terminus in Barstow, California, eastbound to the Arizona State Line
- Needles Freeway
U.S. Route 101 south terminus at the East L.A. Interchange, westbound to Santa Barbara, California then northbound to the Central Coast of California
- Santa Ana Freeway from the East L.A. Interchange to the Four Level Interchange
- Hollywood Freeway from the Four Level Interchange to the junction with the Ventura Freeway
- Ventura Freeway from the junction with the Hollywood Freeway to Seacliff, California
State Route 14, south terminus at Tunnel Station, northbound to Bishop, California
- Antelope Valley Freeway from Tunnel Station to Mojave, California

Greater Los Angeles Freeways

State Route 1
- freeway stub in Dana Point, leading north from Interstate 5
- freeway stub east of Oxnard
State Route 2
- Glendale Freeway from Silver Lake to junction with State Route 134 in Glendale, California
- Frank D. Lanterman Freeway from junction with State Route 134 to La Cañada-Flintridge
Interstate 5
- San Diego Freeway from San Diego to the El Toro Y in Irvine
- Santa Ana Freeway from the El Toro Y in Irvine to the East L.A. Interchange
- Golden State Freeway from the East L.A. Interchange to Wheeler Ridge, California in Kern County
Interstate 10
- Santa Monica Freeway from Santa Monica to the East L.A. Interchange
- San Bernardino Freeway from the East L.A. Interchange to San Bernardino, California
State Route 14
- Antelope Valley Freeway from Sylmar to Mojave, California in Kern County
Interstate 15
- Temecula Valley Freeway from San Diego County line to Lake Elsinore
- Corona Freeway from Lake Elsinore to Corona
- Ontario Freeway from Corona to Devore
- Mojave Freeway from Devore to the Nevada State Line
State Route 22
- 7th Street freeway stub from Long Beach, California to Los Alamitos, California at the Interstate 405 and Interstate 605 interchange
- Garden Grove Freeway from Westminster, California to Orange, California
State Route 23
- Moorpark Freeway from Newberry Springs, California to Moorpark, California
State Route 33
- Ojai Freeway from Ventura, California to Foster Park, California
Interstate 40
- Needles Freeway from Barstow, California to the Arizona State Line
State Route 47
- Vincent Thomas Bridge connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island
- Terminal Island Freeway from Seaside Ave to Henry Ford Ave exit (splitting off from State Route 103
State Route 55
- Costa Mesa Freeway, formerly Newport Freeway from Costa Mesa to Anaheim
State Route 57
- Orange Freeway from the Orange Crush to San Dimas, California
State Route 58
- freeway stub east from Barstow, California
State Route 60
- Pomona Freeway from the East L.A. Interchange to Riverside, California
- Moreno Valley Freeway from Riverside, California to the junction with Interstate 10
State Route 71
- Chino Valley Freeway from just north of State Route 91 to State Route 60
- freeway stub from the Kellogg Interchange leading to the Corona Expressway
State Route 73
- Corona del Mar Freeway from Costa Mesa to Irvine
- San Joaquin Hills Toll Road from Irvine to Laguna Niguel
State Route 90
- Marina Freeway freeway stub east and west of the Interstate 405 near Marina del Rey
- Richard M. Nixon Parkway freeway stub west from just north of State Route 91 in Yorba Linda
State Route 91
- Gardena Freeway from Interstate 110 in Gardena to Artesia
- Artesia Freeway from Artesia to Fullerton at Interstate 5
- Riverside Freeway from Fullerton at Interstate 5 to Riverside, California
U.S. Route 101
- Santa Ana Freeway from the East L.A. Interchange to the Four Level Interchange
- Hollywood Freeway from the Four Level Interchange to the junction with State Route 134 and State Route 170
- Ventura Freeway from the junction with State Route 134 and State Route 170 to Seacliff, California just west of Ventura
State Route 103
- Terminal Island Freeway co-signed from Seaside Avenue with State Route 47 to Sepulveda Blvd/Willow Street in Long Beach
Interstate 105
- Glenn Anderson Freeway, more commonly known as the Century Freeway from El Segundo to Norwalk
Interstate 110
- Harbor Freeway from San Pedro, California to Downtown L.A. at the interchange with the Santa Monica Freeway
State Route 110
- Harbor Freeway from the interchange with the Santa Monica Freeway to the Four Level Interchange
- Pasadena Freeway from the Four Level Interchange to Pasadena, California
State Route 118
- Ronald Reagan Freeway, also known as the Simi Valley-San Fernando Valley Freeway, or more simply, the Simi Valley Freeway from Moorpark to San Fernando
State Route 133
- Laguna Freeway from just south of Interstate 405 to Interstate 5
- Eastern Transportation Corridor from Interstate 5 to State Route 241
State Route 134
- Ventura Freeway from the junction with the Hollywood Freeway in Universal City to Pasadena
State Route 138
- freeway stub east from Interstate 5 near Gorman
State Route 170
- Hollywood Freeway from the interchange with the Ventura Freeway to the Golden State Freeway
Interstate 210 and State Route 210
- Foothill Freeway from Sylmar to Redlands
Interstate 215
- Escondido Freeway from Murrieta to Riverside
- Riverside Freeway from Riverside to San Bernardino
- Barstow Freeway from San Bernardino to Devore
State Route 241
- Foothill Transportation Corridor from Oso Parkway to the Eastern Transportation Corridor
- Eastern Transportation Corridor from the Foothill Transportation Corridor to the Riverside Freeway
State Route 261
- Eastern Transportation Corridor from Jamboree Road near the Santa Ana Freeway to State Route 241
Interstate 405
- San Diego Freeway from the El Toro Y in Irvine to San Fernando
Interstate 605
- San Gabriel River Freeway from Los Alamitos to Duarte
Interstate 710
- Long Beach Freeway from Long Beach to Valley Blvd. in Alhambra
- freeway stub south from the Foothill Freeway (unsigned SR 710)

Air

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The Greater Los Angeles Area is serviced by 4 major airports and several minor airports. Los Angeles International (LAX), while LA/Ontario International and John Wayne Airport serves as overflow to LAX.

The region is also serviced by Long Beach Airport, Hollywood Burbank Airport, Palm Springs International Airport, San Bernardino International Airport, and Palmdale Airport.

Ferry

Santa Catalina Island is served by several ferry lines with regular daily service to Newport Beach, San Pedro, Long Beach, Marina del Rey, and Dana Point.

References

Official Metrolink Web site
Official Metro website
Official Los Angeles International Airport site
Official LA/Ontario International Airport site
Official John Wayne Airport-Orange County site
Amtrak
Orange County Transportation Agency