BS1, please reread the comments on the above blog post.
My point was that Metro and LAWA are handling the bus shuttle situation very poorly. It appears that the Metro shuttle will not be allowed into the airport, and the LAWA G Shuttle will not be extended temporarily to the Hawthorne station. Green Line riders heading to the airport (with luggage) will have to transfer TWICE.
Obviously a bureaucratic p***ing contest where Metro and LAX customers are the big losers.
The 71 day closure does seem excessive just to tie in the new track and reconfigure the signaling system. BTW they extended the Expo line catenary without significant delay.
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The 71 day closure has started as planned. Fortunately, it looks like the shuttle bus issues have been mitigated somewhat. Perhaps I will get to test it myself ......
Let there be diamonds!
Well, at least crossing diamonds. Some great pictures on the Metro blog showing details of the work being done.
EDIT: Oh, fudge - the forum link was not created so here is the URL: https://thesource.metro.net/2018/02/08/green-line-connection-to-crenshaw-lax-line-making-progress/
Gotta love that top-down construction.
Ironic that by far the fastest way between LAX and Union Station is, and will remain after all this work gets done, by Flyaway bus.
Overmod Gotta love that top-down construction. Ironic that by far the fastest way between LAX and Union Station is, and will remain after all this work gets done, by Flyaway bus.
Amtrak once put me on a van to LAX when the Desert Wind was late and I would not make the Thruway bus between Barstow & Bakersfield. I was instructed to stay on the train to LA and upon arrival in Union Station, I waited for the customer service pople and then was given a voucher for Southwest Airlines to San Jose which was my stopover on the All Aboard Fare. Van flew low down the freeway at 80 + mph and the flight attendent closed the plane's door as I got on. Got to San Jose befoe the original planned route San Joaquin and Thruway would have gotten me there. I didn't look at what fare Amtrak paid.
OvermodIronic that by far the fastest way between LAX and Union Station is, and will remain after all this work gets done, by Flyaway bus.
Don't count on it. IME local freeway traffic has far more variable transit times than rail transit.
More construction pics from Metro:
https://thesource.metro.net/2018/03/01/fresh-pics-update-on-the-crenshaw-lax-line-during-green-line-closure/
As 'cut and pasted' elsewhere, the LA Metro blog has announced the early reopening of the closed Green Line stations this coming Sunday (hopefully no April Fool :). Now, we locals can return to using the normal gerrymandered Metro bus routes ....
Latest update from Metro 03-30-18
Metro has published some new drawings of the planned Airport Metro Connector station:
https://thesource.metro.net/2018/10/15/new-renderings-of-airport-metro-connector-station-and-new-report-on-crenshaw-lax-line-and-green-line-operating-plan/
The above post also includes the latest operating plan for the Crenshaw/LAX Line; the new wye just west of Aviation station will let some trains connect with the Green Line.
To quote: "Under the new plan, trains would run between Norwalk Station and the new Expo/Crenshaw Station on the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Another set of trains would run between Redondo Station and Aviation/Century Station — and later the Airport Metro Connector Station after that opens. Transfers between the two lines will eventually take place at Aviation/Century or the Airport Metro Connector stations."
Hmmm. Looks like South Bay originating patrons will have yet another transfer to get to DTLA. Also, the frequency of direct Norwalk - Redondo trains will be reduced apparently. Really need to read the report .......
EDIT: added my LACo Metro rail station Google map: http://goo.gl/XQGpY9
I continue to watch the progress of this line as it is being built; I work in the LAX area. Some folks question whether it will be open by late 2019, given that the track and catenary are not yet complete and nowhere near ready for testing. Also, when I drove near the southern portion of the line a few weeks ago, there were foundations for many grade crossing signals, but none had been installed. The signal bases extend several feet into the ground. Finally, the yard near Arbor Vitae is coming along; there is even a short pocket track between the main lines in the area.
I've moved out of the area hence no recent posts. However, a relevant YT video by LA Metro popped into my feed. It shows clearance testing of the line near LAX and the south end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72khkFIDA4
Here's another video of testing at the Green Line junction: https://youtu.be/ee_1guvtvAo
Not specifically related to this line, but I'm glad to see that Metro is pushing safety more forcefully with these videos:
Not unexpectly, the Crenshaw-LAX contractor has made many missteps and the opening of the line has been pushed back again:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-10/metro-crenshaw-lax-line-opening-date-delayed If you get the blocking pop-over, delete latimes.com cookies and refresh the page.
It's been 17 years since I lived out there. Does this line pass between Vincent Park and the cemetery? I'm just trying to get a grasp on the problematic bridge over La Brea that they mention.
Convicted OneDoes this line pass between Vincent Park and the cemetery? I'm just trying to get a grasp on the problematic bridge over La Brea that they mention.
Yes, it follows the former AT&SF ROW. The bridge over La Brea is to the west, of course. Aside from some pictures it is hard to tell the track design from the project's web site; during planning it was in a trench but was later changed to a bridge flyover.
MikeF90Yes, it follows the former AT&SF ROW. The bridge over La Brea is to the west, of course. Aside from some pictures it is hard to tell the track design from the project's web site;
I always used to like that part of the metro area...hard to explain...it just seemed to have a charm of sorts. There was still rail freight on those tracks when I was last there.
So, the transit system isn't going to have any rail station at the new stadium?
Convicted OneSo, the transit system isn't going to have any rail station at the new stadium?
No light rail, hopefully at least event day bus service but I haven't kept up with those details. Some of us pointed out the obvious route (bus down Prairie Ave between C/L and Green Line rail stations, therefore Metro & City of Inglewood will do something completely different.
UPDATE: this new line on the MTA 'under construction' map is the color Pink, letter designation not yet discovered or maybe defined.
Another wake up post!
Most of the new K Line (aka Crenshaw/LAX) opened last Friday 7 Oct. The only stations not opened are the LAX/Metro Transit Center and Aviation/Century, apparently due to adjacent construction. The Transit Center station and LAX 'automated people mover' is a massive project to link LAX, light rail and a new consolidated rental car facility due for completion in 2023-2024 (heh).
LA Metro maps and schedules: https://www.metro.net/riding/schedules/
K Line web page: https://kline.metro.net/
K Line intro article: https://thesource.metro.net/2022/09/22/the-k-line-opens-friday-october-7/
K Line cab ride video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSZ30IBmP6g
LA Metro system maps: https://www.metro.net/riding/guide/system-maps/
My Google LAMetro station map (periodically updated): http://goo.gl/XQGpY9
At least this project completion will allow 2028 Olympics visitors to use public transit for accessing some venues, but Purple (D) Line extension to UCLA will be close.
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