West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor

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LAMetroLogo.svg West Santa Ana Branch Transit  
Overview
StatusPlanned
LocaleLos Angeles
Downey
Paramount
Artesia
TerminiLos Angeles Union Station
Pioneer station
Stations12
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemMetro
History
Planned opening2028 (2028)
Technical
Line length19 mi (31 km)
Number of tracks2
CharacterDedicated right of way with elevated, at-grade and underground sections
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC overhead catenary
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Legend
Union Station  A Line B Line D Line J Line Metrolink (California)Amtrak
*new platforms at Union Station Forecourt
or behind the Metropolitan Water District Building
E Line  Regional Connector
 Little Tokyo  A Line E Line 
7th Street/Metro Center  A Line E Line 
South Park/Fashion District
Alternative E Up arrow
Up arrow Alternative G
 Arts/Industrial District
I-10
Up arrow Phase 2
Phase 1 Down arrow
 Slauson A Line 
A Line  to Long Beach
 Pacific/Randolph
Florence/Salt Lake
Firestone
SR 42
Los Angeles River
I-710
Rio Honda Channel
 Gardendale
I-105/C Line C Line 
I-105
 Paramount/Rosecrans
SR 19
 Bellflower
SR 91
San Gabriel River
I-605
 Pioneer
West Santa Ana Branch
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The West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor is a planned light rail line, mostly following the historic Pacific Electric West Santa Ana Branch, connecting Downtown Los Angeles to the City of Artesia and other cities in southeastern Los Angeles County.

Overview[]

See also: West Santa Ana Branch

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has $4 billion[1][2] in funds available for construction planned to begin in 2022. The plan included in the Measure M transportation funding measure is to build improvements in two stages. In June 2017, Metro issued a Request for Proposals to study alternatives for this new LA Metro Rail route.[3] Metro has narrowed the options to two alternatives and are currently preparing to publish the Draft EIS/EIR for public comment.[2][1] The draft EIS/EIR is planned to be released in 2020.[4]

The project's timeline is expected to be accelerated under the Twenty-eight by '28 initiative.[5]

Proposed routings and modes[]

The West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor project is proposed as a 20-mile (32 km) light rail transit line that would connect downtown Los Angeles to Artesia. Along the route, it would also serve the communities of Vernon, Huntington Park, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Downey, Paramount, Bellflower and Cerritos in the southeast area of the county.[1]

The southern portion route, east and south of Slauson, leaves the A Line corridor via the former Pacific Electric Whittier Line, continues south on a former BNSF rail line (Florence/Salt Lake to Paramount/Rosecrans), and then transitions to the old Santa Ana right of way (south of Paramount/Rosecrans). These corridors are owned by Ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach and Metro, requiring minimal property acquisition.

The northern alignment through Downtown Los Angeles is being studied as possible underground light rail transit route. Six options were proposed.[1] As of 2018, two options were being considered (both of which would connect to the southern alignment by paralleling the A Line between Washington and Slauson stations, as well as part of an existing freight rail line along Randolph Street):[4][2]

  • Alameda Street (Alternative E): A subway under Alameda, passing through the Arts District and connecting to the L Line at Little Tokyo before continuing on to Los Angeles Union Station.
  • Downtown Transit Core (Alternative G): Would deviate westward from the Alameda route in the Arts District and continue downtown via a subway, terminating at either 7th Street/Metro Center or Pershing Square.

By March 2018, Cerritos had opted out of the project, leaving the southern terminus at Pioneer.[6] In November 2018, Metro removed the Blue Line stations north of Slauson from the study area, citing redundant service and expedited travel times as the prime reasons.[7]

In 2019, Metro announced that as part of its design analysis, it would study opening the line in two stages, with the initial opening $1 billion segment running from Pioneer Station in Artesia north to Slauson Station on the Blue Line, with the remainder of the $3 billion route into downtown built as phase two. Metro staff were "optimistic" that it would be feasible to build the line to Slauson by 2028 with existing Measure M funds. Metro was also studying public-private partnerships that could accelerate the construction schedule of the entire line. The service is not planned to interline with the A Line to 7th Street/Metro Center due to operational constraints.[8] Under the proposed plans, design for the initial segment would be complete by 2021 and construction would begin in 2022.[9]

Stations[]

Phase Station[1] Location Connecting
services[10] 		Alternative E Alternative G
2 Union Station Downtown Los Angeles Amtrak Amtrak
Metrolink (California) Metrolink
 A Line
 B Line
 D Line
 E Line
 J Line 		× -
Little Tokyo/Arts District Little Tokyo  A Line
 E Line 		× -
7th Street/Metro Center Financial District  A Line
 B Line
 D Line
 E Line
 J Line 		- ×
9th/Main St. station
aka South Park/Fashion District station 		Fashion District - ×
7th/Alameda Station
aka Arts/Industrial District station 		Arts District × ×
1 Slauson Florence-Graham  A Line × ×
Huntington Park/Walnut Park × ×
Bell/Cudahy × ×
South Gate × ×
Downey × ×
I-105/C Line transfer station Paramount  C Line × ×
Paramount/Rosecrans × ×
Bellflower Bellflower × ×
Pioneer Artesia × ×

Extension into Orange County[]

Metro is evaluating an optional station in Cerritos at Bloomfield Avenue (just north of the Los Angeles-Orange county line) to facilitate a possible future extension into Orange County; it would eventually connect to the under construction OC Streetcar, which also uses part of the Pacific Electric WSAB right-of-way.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2018-06-28.[non-primary source needed]
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Tinoco, Matt (24 May 2018). "Metro directors pick two options for new rail line through Downtown LA". Curbed LA. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Metro West Santa Ana Branch Rail Recommended Route(s) To Go To Metro Board This Month". Streetsblog Los Angeles. May 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Project Alternatives". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2018-12-02.[non-primary source needed]
  5. ^ Sharp, Steven (27 November 2018). "Here are the 28 Projects that Metro Could Complete Before the 2028 Olympics". Urbanize. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. ^ Hews, Brian (11 March 2018). "METRO TO HOLD MEETINGS ON WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT PROJECT, THE 20-MILE LIGHT RAIL FROM ARTESIA TO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES". Cerritos Community News. Hews Media Group. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ (PDF) https://media.metro.net/projects_studies/westSantaAnaBranch/images/board_report_WSAB_2018-11.pdf. Retrieved 7 May 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)[non-primary source needed]
  8. ^ (PDF) http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/westSantaAnaBranch/images/wsab_Board_Report.pdf. Retrieved 7 May 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)[non-primary source needed]
  9. ^ "LA Metro to present latest West Santa Ana light-rail plan to the public". Progressive Railroading. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Bus and Rail System Map" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved 2018-12-03.[non-primary source needed]

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