Los Angeles Metro Rail

The Los Angeles Metro Rail system is a rail-based public transportation system serving Los Angeles County in southern California. Owned and operated by the LACMTA.

Lines

The Metro Rail network consists of the following lines:

A Line	Light rail line connecting downtown Los Angeles to the city of Long Beach.
B Line	Subway line connecting Union Station to North Hollywood.
C Line	Light rail line connecting Redondo Beach to Norwalk.
D Line	Subway line connecting Union Station to the Westside.
E Line	Light rail line connecting downtown Los Angeles to the cities of Santa Monica and Culver City.
L Line	Light rail line connecting East Los Angeles to the cities of Azusa, Pasadena and South Pasadena, via Los Angeles Union Station.

Liveries

Livery	Thumbnail	Year Range	Vehicles	Notes
Blue Line/Delivery		c.1990 - c.1997-2001	P850, P2020	Delivery livery.
Slanted Stripes		1991-Present	A650	Two variations: new logo, old logo
Yellowjacket I (Blue Stripe)		c.1998-early 2000s	P865
Yellowjacket I (Green Stripe)		c.1997-early 2000s	P2020
Yellowjacket I (White body)		c.2000 - Present	P2020, P2000
Yellowjacket II (Grey body)		c.2013?-Present	P865, P2000, P2020
Blue Line (White Stipe)		2005	P865	#109. Grey body with white stripes
White/Black			P865 #105, P2000 #302
Metro Rail (Grey)		2006-Present	P2550, A650
Metro Rail (Yellow)		c.2014-Present	P865, P3010

Fleet

Active

Fleet numbers	Quantity purchased	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Lines	Notes
201-250	50		1996-1999	Siemens	P2000 (SD460)	A Line E Line	Car #243 was retired after a train/automobile accident on September 21, 2007.
301-302	2		1996-1999	Siemens	P2000 (SD460)	A Line E Line	These cars were originally intended for fully automated operation on the grade-separated Metro Green Line, however this is not possible on the at-grade Metro Gold Line. Car 302 is currently painted all white with "Metro Rail" text, similar to car 105 on the Blue Line.
501-530	30		1991-1992	Breda	A650	B Line D Line
531-604	74		1996-2000	Breda	A650	B Line D Line	Cars 603 and 604 are in the current Metro Rail silver livery with "Metro Rail" text.
701-750	50		2006-2011	Ansaldobreda	P2550	L Line	Intended to be able to operate on all LRT lines.
1001-1235	235		2014-2018	Kinkisharyo	P3010	A Line E Line C Line L Line

On order

Fleet numbers	Quantity purchased	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Lines	Notes
TBD	64		2020-2021	CRRC MA	HR4000	B Line D Line

Retired

Fleet numbers	Quantity purchased	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Lines	Notes
100-153	54		1989-1990	Nippon Sharyo	P865	A Line E Line	Cars 109 and 148 are in silver Metro Rail livery, while most of the other cars are in the older Metro paint scheme. Retired by September 2018 Replaced by P3010 LRVs
154-168	14		1994-1995	Nippon Sharyo	P2020	A Line E Line	The P2020s were purchased for the opening of the Metro Green Line in 1995, however they were reassigned to the Metro Blue Line in 2000 when the Siemens P2000s arrived for the Green Line. They are nearly identical to the P850 LRVs, in spite of the different model number.