Ridership numbers: Expo Line’s first full month
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All Gold Line trains will serve Foothill Extension stations beginning Sunday
All Gold Line trains will run from Azusa to East Los Angeles beginning Sunday with frequencies of every seven minutes during peak hours starting on Monday. To put it lightly, Foothill [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]
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]
Monthly parking permits on sale Monday 10 a.m. for DT Azusa, Irwindale and Monrovia stations
Heads up: $39 monthly permit parking spaces go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. for the parking garages at the Gold Line’s Irwindale, Monrovia and Downtown Azusa stations. The permits at downtown Azusa are very limited at this time — Metro is working with the city of Azusa to get [continue reading]
New bus shuttle routes coming soon to/from Gold Line’s Arcadia Station
Good news for those who want to get to and from the Arcadia Gold Line Station: the city is changing its shuttle system and will have three routes beginning June 16. The fares are free for the remainder of June and then beginning July 1 will be 50 cents. Service Hours are approximately 5:30 [continue reading]
How We Roll, June 3: should you believe the L.A. transit hype?
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How we get new rail cars ready for service
As most Gold and Expo Line riders know, trains have been rather crowded lately. In the past three months, new rail extensions have opened to Azusa and Santa Monica, bringing more [continue reading]
Update on parking at Azusa Downtown Station’s garage
As many people know, Metro’s spaces in the parking garage adjacent to the Azusa Downtown Station are filling very early — about 6 a.m. on most weekdays. The garage has 547 total spaces. Of those, 200 are reserved for Metro customers, 145 for the city of Azusa and 202 for Foothill [continue reading]