Los Angeles Metro Rail

Urban rail transit system serving Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Los Angeles Metro Rail
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Summary

Los Angeles Metro Rail is a rapid transit[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,813 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Los Angeles Metro Rail is located in Los Angeles[3].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail is in the country of United States[4].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[5].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail is operated by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority[6].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail is part of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority[7].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail is part of Public transportation in Los Angeles[8].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's Commons category is recorded as LACMTA Metro Rail[9].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail comprises Los Angeles light rail[10].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail comprises B Line[11].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail comprises D Line[12].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail comprises LAX/Metro Transit Center station[13].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail comprises A Line[14].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail comprises C Line[15].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail comprises E Line[16].
  • July 14, 1990 marks the founding of Los Angeles Metro Rail[17].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.05223, 'longitude': -118.24368}[18].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's official website is recorded as https://www.metro.net[19].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Los Angeles Metro Rail[20].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[21].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+359016'}[22].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+344176'}[23].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's date of official opening is recorded as July 14, 1990[24].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's date of official opening is recorded as January 30, 1993[25].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's has list is recorded as list of Los Angeles County Metro Rail stations[26].
  • Los Angeles Metro Rail's vehicle normally used is recorded as Los Angeles Metro Rail rolling stock[27].

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Definition and Type

Los Angeles Metro Rail's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[5].

Origins

July 14, 1990 marks the founding of Los Angeles Metro Rail[17].

Use and Application

Components include Los Angeles light rail[10], a light rail[28], in United States[29]; B Line[11], a rapid transit line[30], in United States[31]; D Line[12], a rapid transit line[32], in United States[33], founded in 2006[34]; LAX/Metro Transit Center station[13], a people mover station[35], in United States[36]; A Line[14], a light rail system line[37], in United States[38]; and C Line[15], a light rail system line[39], in United States[40]. Part of include Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority[7], a transit district[41], in United States[42], founded in 1993[43], headquartered in Los Angeles County[44] and Public transportation in Los Angeles[8], a transport network[45], in United States[46].

Why It Matters

Los Angeles Metro Rail ranks in the top 3% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,813 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · ~2026-47645-83 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1990-07-14T00:00:00Z
    Has list → list of Los Angeles County Metro Rail stations
    Detail map → Los Angeles Metro System Map.png
    Located in → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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