Crowds lined up for more than an hour Friday morning to be among the first riders on the LA Metro A Line’s much-anticipated extension to Pomona.
As part of the Foothill Gold Line Extension project, new stations were built in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona, providing riders a one-seat connection into the heart of Los Angeles and beyond.
In addition to more connectivity from eastern L.A. County to the city center, the new A Line extension also gives residents who live in L.A. proper the opportunity to travel by train to places they may have never been before and explore more of Southern California’s culture and history.
Here’s a closer look at the new stations now being serviced by LA Metro for the first time, the thoughtful details in their design, and the businesses and cultural touchstones just a short walking distance from them.
With the completion of the $1.9 billion construction project, the Metro A Line further cements itself as the world’s longest light rail line at more than 57 miles. It expands the reach of the LA Metro station to neighborhoods and communities that haven’t had regular train service since the early- to mid-1900s, if at all, and continues with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s long-running plans to improve connectivity to residents across the region.
In a few years, the line will extend even further into Claremont and, potentially, beyond the bounds of Los Angeles County and into uncharted territory in San Bernardino County—provided original plans for a Montclair extension can be resurrected.
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