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List of Los Angeles Metro Rail stations

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Metro Rail
Company typePublic transit system
IndustryPublic transportation
FoundedJuly 14, 1990; 36 years ago (1990-07-14)
Headquarters
Los Angeles
,
United States
Area served
Los Angeles County, California
OwnerLos Angeles Metro
Websitewww.metro.net

Metro Rail represents an urban rail transit network situated within Los Angeles County, California, managed by Los Angeles Metro. The system includes 103 metro stations distributed along two rapid transit lines and four light rail routes, collectively spanning of track. In 2019, the average weekday ridership reached 295,889 passengers, amounting to an annual total of 93.2 million boardings. Metro Rail stands as one of the largest rapid transit and light rail networks nationwide. Its operations are supplemented by two Metro Busway bus rapid transit corridors.

History

Service on Metro Rail commenced on July 14, 1990, with the inauguration of the Blue Line light rail connecting and stations; shortly thereafter, it was extended to include stops at and . In February 1991, the Blue Line was extended one station further north to . The Red Line rapid transit began operations on January 30, 1993, running between and .

The Green Line started service on August 12, 1995, linking and . The Red Line expanded westward from Westlake/MacArthur Park to in May 1996, followed by a branch from to in June 1999, culminating in the completion of its initial route to by June 2000.

On July 27, 2003, the Gold Line light rail launched between Union Station and Pasadena's ; it later extended eastward to reach station in East Los Angeles by November 2009. The Purple Line was established on August 24, 2006, when Los Angeles Metro divided the Red Line into two separate services: the Purple Line running from Union Station to Wilshire/Western and the Red Line operating from Union Station to North Hollywood.

The Expo Line opened on April 28, 2012, initially connecting 7th Street/Metro Center with , with further stations added in June. In March 2016, the Gold Line expanded six stations eastward from Sierra Madre Villa to . By May of that year, the Expo Line had incorporated seven additional stations.

The K Line debuted on October 7, 2022, introducing six new stations. The Regional Connector project brought two new underground stations along with a reconstructed Little Tokyo/Arts District station. Aviation/Century station commenced service on November 3, 2024. The LAX/Metro Transit Center began operations on June 6, 2025.

System

Encompassing six lines and a total of 103 stations, the system includes fourteen transfer points facilitating line interchanges and eleven terminal stations. Of these stations, fifty-five lie within the city limits of Los Angeles while the remaining forty-eight are located in adjacent communities throughout Los Angeles County.

Lines

The Metro Rail network consists of six lines designated by letters.

Name Stations Termini Opening Latest extension Length Ridership
(weekday)
Type Previous line
names
Template:LACMTA icon 44 Template:LAMs (north)
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1990 2023 48.5 miles (78.1 km) 69,216 Light rail Blue Line
Gold Line
L Line
Template:LACMTA icon 14 Template:LAMs (north)
Template:LAMs (south)
1993 2000 14.7 miles (23.7 km) 64,729 Rapid transit Red Line
Template:LACMTA icon 12 Template:LAMs (west)
Template:LAMs (east)
1995 2025 17.8 miles (28.6 km) 21,902 Light rail Green Line
Template:LACMTA icon 8 Template:LAMs (west)
Union Station (east)
1993 1996 5.1 miles (8.2 km) 64,729 (combined with B line) Rapid transit Red Line
Purple Line
Template:LACMTA icon 29 Template:LAMs (west)
Template:LAMs (east)
2012 2023 22 miles (35 km) 48,913 Light rail Gold Line
Expo Line
L Line

|- |- scope="row" | || align=center || 13 || (north)
(south) ||2022 ||2025 || ||3,136 || Light rail || N/A |}


List of stations

When a station is served by several lines, the lines are ordered according to their inauguration dates.

* Stations with transfers
** Terminal stations
† Stations functioning as both transfer points and termini
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Upcoming Stations

The stations listed below are presently in the construction phase, not including the proposed Arts District/6th Street station or those planned within the Eastside Transit Corridor, K Line Northern Extension, and C Line Extension initiatives.

Station Image Line(s)
(Project designation)
Location Expected Opening Source(s)
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(Westside Extension)
Beverly Hills 2027 [7]
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(Westside Extension)
Los Angeles (Century City) 2027 [7]
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(Foothill Extension)
Glendora September 19, 2025 [8]
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(Foothill Extension)
La Verne September 19, 2025 [8]
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(Foothill Extension)
Pomona September 19, 2025 [8]
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(Foothill Extension)
San Dimas September 19, 2025 [8]
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(Westside Extension)
Los Angeles (Westwood, Los Angeles) 2028 [7]
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(D Line Extension)
Los Angeles (Westwood, Los Angeles) 2028 align="center" | [7]
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( Westside Extension)
Los Angeles (Beverly Grove / Carthay / Mid-Wilshire) 2025 align="center" | [7]
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( Westside Extension)
Los Angeles (Hancock Park, Los Angeles / Mid-Wilshire) 2025 align="center" | [7]
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( Westside Extension)
Beverly Hills 2025 align="center" | [7]


External links

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  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Expo Line stations
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Expo Line Phase 2
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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named dline
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named A Line Extension Info Page