A Line (Los Angeles Metro)

A Line
A Line
	Foothill Freeway overpass east of Sierra Madre Villa station
Overview
Other name(s)	Blue Line (1990–2019); Gold Line/L Line (north of Little Tokyo/Arts District)
Owner	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line number	801
Termini	APU/Citrus College; Downtown Long Beach;
Stations	44 (4 more under construction)
Website	metro.net/riding/guide/a-line
Service
Type	Light rail
System	Los Angeles Metro Rail
Depot(s)	Division 11 (Long Beach); Division 24 (Monrovia)
Rolling stock	Kinki Sharyo P3010 or AnsaldoBreda P2550 running in 2- or 3-car consists
Daily ridership	60,423 (weekday, October 2023)
Ridership	15,069,823 (2023) 41.3%
History
Opened	July 14, 1990
Technical
Line length	48.5 mi (78.1 km)
Number of tracks	2 (except single track Long Beach loop)
Character	Mostly at-grade in private right-of-way, with some street-running, elevated and underground sections
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 750 V DC
Operating speed	55 mph (89 km/h) (max.); 24 mph (39 km/h) (avg.)
Route map
0Foothill Extension (2025)
	■ San Bernardino Line
	to San Bernardino–Downtown
	■ San Bernardino Line
	to L.A. Union Station
	E Line
	to Atlantic
	E Line
	to Santa Monica
	All stations are accessible

The A Line (formerly, from 1990 to 2019, and colloquially known as the Blue Line) is a 48.5-mile (78.1 km) light rail line in Los Angeles County, California. The A Line runs east-west between Azusa and Pasadena, then north-south between Pasadena and Long Beach, via Downtown Los Angeles. The A Line is currently the longest light rail line in the world.

The A Line is the oldest of six lines in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The original Blue Line segment from Long Beach to Downtown Los Angeles opened in 1990, using much of the original right-of-way of the Long Beach Line, a former Pacific Electric interurban line.

The A Line's current Azusa–Long Beach service was introduced in June 2023 with the opening of the Regional Connector, incorporating the Union Station–Pasadena–Azusa portion of the former Gold Line.

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