Metro Rail is an urban rail transit system in Los Angeles County, California. It is operated by Los Angeles Metro. The system includes 110 metro stations on four light rail lines and two rapid transit lines, covering of route service. In 2019, the Metro Rail system served an average 295,889 passengers each weekday, totaling 93.2 million passengers in the calendar year. Metro Rail is one of the largest light rail and rapid transit systems in the United States by ridership. The system is complemented by two Metro Busway bus rapid transit lines.
History Metro Rail began service on July 14, 1990, when the light rail Blue Line opened between and stations; the line was extended to and stations on September 1. The Blue Line was extended one stop northward from Pico to on February 15, 1991. The next Metro Rail line, the rapid transit Red Line, opened on January 30, 1993, between and station. The light rail Green Line, the system's third line, opened on August 12, 1995, from to stations. Metro Rail's next expansion occurred on May 22, 1996, when the Red Line expanded westward from Westlake/MacArthur Park to stations. The Red Line expanded again on June 12, 1999, with a branch from to stations. The final section of the Red Line opened on June 24, 2000, from Hollywood/Vine station to station, completing the Red Line as originally planned. A fourth Metro Rail line, the light rail Gold Line, opened on July 27, 2003, between Union Station and station in Pasadena. The rapid transit Purple Line became the fifth Metro Rail line on August 24, 2006, when Los Angeles Metro separated the Red Line into two separate services; the branch between Union Station and Wilshire/Western station became the Purple Line while the branch between Union Station and North Hollywood station remained the Red Line. The Gold Line was later extended to station in East Los Angeles on November 15, 2009. The light rail Expo Line opened between 7th Street/Metro Center and on April 28, 2012; two additional stations opened on June 20, 2012. The Gold Line's second extension opened on March 5, 2016, and added six more stations from Sierra Madre Villa from to . An extension to the Expo Line on May 20, 2016, added seven stations. The opening of the K Line on October 7, 2022, added six stations. The Regional Connector project featured two new underground stations as well as a rebuilt Little Tokyo/Arts District station. Aviation/Century station opened on November 3, 2024. The LAX/Metro Transit Center opened on June 6, 2025. The first phase of the A Line Foothill Extension, consisting of four new stations and of track, opened on September 19, 2025. Section 1 of the D Line Extension, consisting of three new stations and of track, opened on May 8, 2026.
System The system has 110 stations serving its six lines. 14 stations are transfer stations, which allow passengers to transfer between lines. 11 stations are termini—stations at the end of lines. 57 of the stations are within the city of Los Angeles, and the other 53 stations are located in surrounding communities in Los Angeles County.
Lines There are six Metro Rail lines, each of which is associated with a letter.
Name Stations Termini Opening Newest extension Length Ridership(weekday) Type Former linename(s) 48 Pomona North (north) (south) 1990 2025 69,216 Light rail Blue Line Gold Line L Line 14 (north) (south) 1993 2000 64,729 Rapid transit Red Line 12 (west) (east) 1995 2025 21,902 Light rail Green Line 11 (west) Union Station (east) 1993 2026 64,729 Rapid transit Red Line Purple Line 29 (west) (east) 2012 2023 48,913 Light rail Gold Line Expo Line L Line 13 (north) (south)20222025 3,136 Light rail
List of stations For stations served by more than one line, lines are listed in the order of opening.
* Transfer stations ** Termini † Transfer stations and termini
Station Image Line(s) Location Date opened boardingsCharacter Long Beach At Grade Long Beach At Grade * Los Angeles (Financial District) Underground Santa Monica At Grade Santa Monica At Grade Los Angeles (Watts) At Grade Pasadena Elevated Long Beach At Grade Azusa At Grade Arcadia At Grade Compton At Grade ** East Los Angeles At Grade Los Angeles (South Los Angeles) Elevated * Los Angeles (Westchester) 2,463Elevated Los Angeles (Westchester) Elevated Azusa At Grade Los Angeles (Chinatown) Elevated * Los Angeles (Civic Center) Underground Compton At Grade Hawthorne Elevated Culver City Elevated Rancho Dominguez Elevated Pasadena At Grade El Segundo Elevated Inglewood At Grade ** Long Beach At Grade ** Santa Monica At Grade Duarte At Grade East Los Angeles At Grade El Segundo Elevated Los Angeles (Sawtelle) Elevated † Los Angeles (Jefferson Park) At Grade (E line), Underground (K line) Los Angeles (Baldwin Hills) Elevated Los Angeles (Rancho Park) Elevated Los Angeles (University Park) At Grade Los Angeles (University Park) At Grade Los Angeles (University Park) At Grade Inglewood / Los Angeles (Hyde Park) At Grade Los Angeles (Adams) At Grade Pasadena At Grade Florence-Graham Elevated Florence-Graham At Grade Glendora At Grade * Los Angeles (Bunker Hill) Underground Los Angeles (Historic South Central) At Grade Los Angeles (South Los Angeles) Elevated Hawthorne Below Grade Los Angeles (Cypress Park) At Grade Los Angeles (Highland Park) At Grade * Los Angeles (Civic Center) Underground Los Angeles (Hollywood) Underground Los Angeles (Hollywood) Underground Los Angeles (East Hollywood) Underground Los Angeles (Hyde Park) At Grade Los Angeles (East Los Angeles) At Grade Irwindale At Grade Los Angeles (University Park) At Grade Los Angeles (Baldwin Hills) Elevated † Los Angeles (Westchester) 3,281At Grade Pasadena Below Grade Downey Below Grade Los Angeles (Historic South Central) At Grade La Verne At Grade Los Angeles (Leimert Park) Underground * Los Angeles (Little Tokyo) Underground Los Angeles (Lincoln Heights / Cypress Park) Elevated Lynwood 1,283Elevated East Los Angeles At Grade Los Angeles (Boyle Heights) Underground El Segundo Elevated Los Angeles (Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw) Underground Pasadena Below Grade Monrovia At Grade ** Los Angeles (North Hollywood) Underground ** Norwalk Below Grade Long Beach At Grade Long Beach At Grade Los Angeles (Palms) Elevated * Los Angeles (Financial District / Jewelry District) Underground * Los Angeles (South Park) At Grade Los Angeles (Boyle Heights) At Grade ** Pomona At Grade ** Redondo Beach Elevated San Dimas At Grade Los Angeles (Historic South Central) At Grade Pasadena At Grade Florence-Graham Elevated Los Angeles (Boyle Heights) Underground South Pasadena At Grade Los Angeles (Highland Park / Mount Washington) At Grade † Los Angeles (El Pueblo) At Grade (A line) Underground (B & D lines) Los Angeles (Studio City) Underground Los Angeles (Athens / South Los Angeles) Below Grade Los Angeles (Koreatown) Underground Los Angeles (East Hollywood) Underground Los Angeles (East Hollywood) Underground Los Angeles (South Los Angeles) At Grade Long Beach At Grade Los Angeles (South Los Angeles) At Grade Inglewood / Los Angeles (Westchester) At Grade * Los Angeles (Westlake) Underground Los Angeles (Rancho Park) At Grade Long Beach At Grade * Willowbrook Elevated (C line) At Grade (A line) Los Angeles (Beverly Grove / Carthay / Mid-Wilshire) Underground Los Angeles (Hancock Park / Mid-Wilshire) Underground ** Beverly Hills Underground Los Angeles (Koreatown) Underground * Los Angeles (Koreatown) Underground Los Angeles (Koreatown) Underground
Future stations The following list stations that are currently under construction. It does not include the proposed Arts District/6th Street station, nor those planned on the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project, Eastside Transit Corridor, Foothill Extension to Claremont, K Line Extension to Torrance, K Line Northern Extension, Sepulveda Transit Corridor, and the Southeast Gateway Line.
Station Image Line(s)(Project name) Location Opening (Westside Extension) Beverly Hills 2027 (Westside Extension) Los Angeles (Century City) 2027 (Westside Extension) Los Angeles (Westwood) 2027 ** (Westside Extension) Los Angeles (Westwood) 2027
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