Getting around Los Angeles by Rail

Welcome!

The Los Angeles metropolitan area features several key passenger rail systems, including:

• Metro Rail – Operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
• Metrolink – A commuter rail service across Southern California
• Amtrak Pacific Surfliner – Serving San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Luis Obispo

This Wikibook is designed to help you navigate these systems and travel around the city by rail.

• Overview

• A Line
• B Line
• C Line
• D Line
• E Line
• K Line
• Stations
• Metro Rail Transfer Stations
  • 7th Street/Metro Center
  • Willowbrook/Rosa Parks

• Metrolink

• Antelope Valley Line
• Inland Empire-Orange County Line
• Orange County Line
• Riverside Line
• San Bernardino Line
• Ventura County Line
• 91/Perris Valley Line
• Arrow Line
• Metrolink Stations

• Pacific Surfliner
• Other Lines

• San Diego Coaster
• San Diego Sprinter

• Los Angeles Union Station
• Metro Rail Transfer Stations
• Metrolink Stations

• LA Metro Tourist Attractions
• Metrolink and Amtrak Tourist Attractions
• San Diego Sprinter & Coaster Tourist Attractions

• Rail-2-Rail Program
• Fares and Passes

• Burbank-Bob Hope Airport Line

• Contributing Timeline

This project is coming along very well. In this section, major achievements are listed by month. This timeline was last updated June 2025.

• Book created
• Metro Rail developed to 50% (current stage)
• Metro Red Line, Metro Purple Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Blue Line, Metro Gold Line developed to 25%
• Stations developed to 25%

• Metro Rail Transfer Stations, Imperial/Wilmington, 7th Street/Metro Center developed to 25% (current stage)
• Metro Green Line, Metro Blue Line, Metro Gold Line developed to 50% (current stage)
• Stations developed to 75% (current stage)

• Metro Red Line and Metro Purple Line developed to 50% (current stage)
• Book navbox template created
• Title logo created
• Metro Rail Transfer Stations, Imperial/Wilmington, 7th Street/Metro Center improved to 50% (current stage)

• Updating.

• Major updating.

• It will be really helpful to update the existing subsections first before adding new ones as there it a lot of outdated info in many of the existing subsections.

Thanks for all your help!