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  2. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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    The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates the third-largest public transportation system in the United States by ridership with a 1,433 mi 2 (3,711 km 2) operating area and 2,000 peak hour buses on the street any given business day. Metro also operates 109 miles (175 km) of urban rail service. [1]

  3. Los Angeles Metro Rail - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban rail transit system serving Los Angeles County, California in the United States. It consists of six lines: four light rail lines (the A, C, E and K lines) and two rapid transit (known locally as a subway) lines (the B and D lines), serving a total of 101 stations. It connects with the Metro Busway bus ...

  4. History of the LACMTA - Wikipedia

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    In 2006, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority was named Outstanding Transportation System for 2006 by the American Public Transportation Association. Most buses and trains have "America's Best" decals affixed. In 2007, with the consent decree with the Bus Riders Union (BRU) expired, Metro announced plans for a fare hike.

  5. Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority - Wikipedia

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    Electrification. 600 V direct current. The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (sometimes referred to as LAMTA or MTA I) was a public agency formed in 1951. Originally tasked with planning for rapid transit in Los Angeles, California, the agency would come to operate the vestiges of defunct private transit companies in the city.

  6. History of Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), a government agency was formed in 1951 to conduct a feasibility study for a 45-mile (72 km) monorail line which would have connected Long Beach with the Panorama City district in the San Fernando Valley, including a two-mile (3.2 km) tunnel beneath Downtown Los Angeles.

  7. Transportation in Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The primary regional public transportation agency is the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), commonly referred to as Metro or MTA. The agency, which operates bus, light rail and subway services, averages 767,000 transit trips per weekday.

  8. K Line (Los Angeles Metro) - Wikipedia

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    It is one of six lines in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). It opened on October 7, 2022, making it the system's newest line. The current K Line represents the initial operating segment of the Crenshaw/LAX Line project, which began construction in 2014.

  9. Metrolink (California) - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has plans to add the current LA General Medical Center station on the El Monte Busway as an infill station to the San Bernardino Line. This would involve building a second track and center platform. The cost of this project is estimated between $51 million and $110 million.