A Line (Los Angeles Metro)
The A Line is a 48.5-mile (78.1 km) light rail line in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the six lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The A Line serves 44 stations and runs east-west between Azusa and Pasadena, then north-south between Pasadena and Long Beach. It interlines and shares five stations with the E Line in Downtown Los Angeles. Service operates for approximately 19 hours with headways of up to 8 minutes during peak hours. The A Line is currently the longest light rail line in the world.
Foothill Freeway overpass east of Sierra Madre Villa station
A southbound A Line train departing Highland Park station
LA Metro Blue Line (now A Line) opening celebration on July 14, 1990
Nippon Sharyo P865 train (now retired) leaving Downtown Long Beach station.
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