Bus and rail service changes begin June 26
The service changes go into effect this Sunday, June 26. The changes were approved by Metro’s Service Councils and overseen by the Metro Board of Directors. Among the changes: •All Gold [continue reading]
Heat-related speed restrictions in effect on Metro Rail this afternoon
It’s a scorcher. As a result, Metro is taking some precautions to keep trains running. Among those: •There will be some speed restrictions on sections of the Gold Line, Expo Line and Green Line where power zones are strained or under extreme heat. Speed restrictions are precautionary measures during extreme [continue reading]
Final Update: Gold Line trains resuming normal service
UPDATE, 7:30 a.m.: Train service has been restored. There will be some minor residual delays through 8 a.m. as train spacing evens out. UPDATE, 7:14 a.m.: Train service has been restored to one track through incident area. Customers will need to exit trains and cross platform to transfer at Highland [continue reading]
Service alert: Expo Line service resuming with delays through 9:15 a.m.
EXPO LINE: Trains resuming normal service w/ residual delays thru 9:15am. Earlier incident cleared. pic.twitter.com/iMKiZaO9GS — Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) June 13, 2016 EXPO LINE: Up to 20 min delays. Trains share the DTLA-bound track at Expo/Western. pic.twitter.com/X0ipAI7lZJ — Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) June 13, 2016 There is a disabled [continue reading]
GOLD LINE: wires repaired and regular service resumes for Tuesday am commute
UPDATE, 8:25 p.m.: The overhead wires are repaired and service is resuming on both tracks. Trains will be running every 14 minutes for the remainder of Monday evening with speed restrictions in the area just south of Del Mar Boulevard. Regular weekday service is planned for the Tuesday morning commute [continue reading]
20 and 720 bus detours this weekend for Purple Line station construction
The good news: Metro is ramping up work on the construction of a new subway station for the Purple Line at Wilshire and La Brea. The not-quite-as-sunny news: here comes [continue reading]
Update 2:30 p.m.: regular Gold Line service resumes after earlier train-car incident
UPDATE, 2:30 p.m.: Regular Gold Line service resumes for the remainder of the afternoon with residual delays while equipment repairs are underway. UPDATE, 1:40 p.m.: bus shuttles replace trains between South Pasadena and Fillmore Station. All other stations in service. Up to 15 minute delays along the line. *** We’ll [continue reading]
Repairs to Blue Line completed, normal service Thursday morning
FINAL UPDATE, 5:11 a.m.: Repair work between Grand/LATTC and San Pedro has been completed, and Blue Line has resumed normal service this morning. UPDATE, 11:19 p.m.: repairs are expected to be completed overnight. Bus shuttles have been cancelled. Please check Twitter in the morning for final updates. BLUE LINE: delays up to 30 [continue reading]
Service alert: 15-minute delays on Expo Line due to power issue
EXPO LINE: up to 15 min delays due to power issue near LATTC/Ortho Inst. Follow announcements. pic.twitter.com/FinL3t9nPS — Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) May 25, 2016 The issue began in mid-afternoon and work to repair is ongoing. The Expo Line is single tracking around the problem. There are also slight delays [continue reading]
Service alert: residual delays through afternoon rush hour on Expo Line
EXPO LINE: up to 15 min delays due to power issue near LATTC/Ortho Inst. Follow announcements. pic.twitter.com/FinL3t9nPS — Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) May 25, 2016 UPDATE, 5:45 p.m. The issue has been fixed. Residual delays through the afternoon rush hour are likely. The issue began in mid-afternoon and work to [continue reading]