List of Pacific Electric lines
The following passenger rail lines were operated by the Pacific Electric Railway and its successors from the time of its merger in 1911 until the last line was abandoned in 1961. One count indicated that the company and its successors operated as many as 143 different routes in that time.
List of lines
There were three primary terminals in downtown Los Angeles:- 6th & Main Station, opened 1905 on the south side of 6th Street between Main and Los Angeles Streets; served the Northern and Southern Divisions via several approaches including an elevated line from Santa Fe Street. This elevated station was not built until about 1916.
- Hill Street Station, opened 1908 on the west side of Hill Street between 4th and 5th Streets; moved to the south side of the Subway Terminal in 1926; served the Western Division via both directions on Hill Street
- Subway Terminal, opened 1925 on the west side of Hill Street south of 4th Street; served the Western Division via the Hollywood Subway
| Division | Name | Map | From | Via | To | Abandoned | Post-rail history |
| S | Walker | Long Beach Avenue, Randolph Street | Walker | ||||
| S | Whittier | Long Beach Avenue, Randolph Street, private ROW, Philadelphia Street | Whittier | MTA Line 18, Montebello Bus Lines Line 10 | |||
| S | La Habra–Yorba Linda | Long Beach Avenue, Randolph Street, private ROW | Yorba Linda | MTA Line 18, Montebello Bus Lines Line 10, Foothill Transit Line 285, Orange County Transportation Authority Line 29 | |||
| S | Fullerton | Long Beach Avenue, Randolph Street, private ROW | Fullerton | MTA Line 18, Montebello Bus Lines Line 10, Foothill Transit Line 285, Orange County Transportation Authority Lines 29, 47 | |||
| S | Bellflower | Long Beach Avenue, Santa Ana Boulevard, private ROW | Bellflower | ||||
| S | Santa Ana | Long Beach Avenue, Santa Ana Boulevard, private ROW, Fourth Street | Santa Ana | MTA Line 460, Orange County Transportation Authority Line 83 | |||
| S | Santa Ana–Orange | Santa Ana | Orange | Orange County Transportation Authority Line 53 | |||
| S | Santa Ana–Huntington Beach | Santa Ana | Huntington Beach | ||||
| S | Huntington Beach–La Bolsa | Huntington Beach | La Bolsa | ||||
| S | Seal Beach–Huntington Beach–Newport Beach | Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW, Electric Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway | Newport Beach | Orange County Transportation Authority Line 1 | |||
| S | Balboa | Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW, Electric Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway, Balboa Boulevard | Balboa | Orange County Transportation Authority Lines 1, 71 | |||
| S | Long Beach | Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW, Long Beach Boulevard | Long Beach | MTA Line 60 and Blue Line | |||
| S | Watts Local | Long Beach Avenue | Watts | MTA Line 56 | |||
| S | Long Beach–San Pedro | Long Beach | Private ROW | San Pedro | MTA Line 232 | ||
| S | Terminal Island | Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW, Henry Ford Avenue | Terminal Island | ||||
| S | San Pedro via Dominguez | Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW | San Pedro | MTA Line 202 | |||
| S | Catalina Dock | Long Beach Avenue, Willowbrook Avenue, private ROW | Catalina Dock | ||||
| S | Torrance | Long Beach Avenue, Lanzit Avenue, Vermont Avenue, 166th Street, Normandie Avenue, Torrance Boulevard | Torrance | ||||
| S | San Pedro via Gardena | Long Beach Avenue, Lanzit Avenue, Vermont Avenue, 166th Street, Normandie Avenue, Torrance Boulevard, Cabrillo Avenue, Plaza del Amo, Normandie Avenue, Gaffey Street, private ROW | San Pedro | ||||
| S | Redondo via Gardena | Long Beach Avenue, Lanzit Avenue, Athens Way, private ROW, Vermont Avenue, 166th Street, private ROW, 182nd Street, private ROW, Diamond Street, Catalina Avenue | Clifton | ||||
| S | Hawthorne–El Segundo | Long Beach Avenue, Lanzit Avenue, private ROW, Grand Avenue | El Segundo | ||||
| S | Hawthorne–El Nido | Hawthorne | Hawthorne Boulevard | El Nido | |||
| N | Pasadena Local | Aliso Street, private ROW, Daly Street, Pasadena Avenue, Figueroa Street, Pasadena Avenue, Mission Street, Fair Oaks Avenue | Pasadena | MTA Line 176 currently Line 258 | |||
| N | Annandale | Aliso Street, private ROW, Daly Street, Pasadena Avenue, Figueroa Street, Avenue 64 | Annandale | formerly MTA Line 256 currently Pasadena Transit Line 33 | |||
| N | Pasadena Short Line | Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Fair Oaks Avenue | Pasadena | MTA Line 260 | |||
| N | Pasadena via Oak Knoll | Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Oak Knoll Avenue, Lake Avenue | Pasadena | formerly MTA Line 485, currently MTA 662 & N/A | |||
| N | Mount Lowe | Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Fair Oaks Avenue, Colorado Boulevard, Lake Avenue, Mount Lowe Drive | Rubio Canyon | ||||
| N | Sierra Vista Line | Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive | Sierra Vista | MTA Lines 78 and 179 | |||
| N | Lamanda Park | Pasadena | Colorado Boulevard | Lamanda Park | formerly MTA Line 181, currently Foothill Transit Line 187 | ||
| N | Sierra Madre | Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Sierra Madre Boulevard | Sierra Madre | formerly MTA Line 487, now MTA Line 268 | |||
| N | Monrovia–Glendora | Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Olive Avenue, Royal Oaks Drive, private ROW, 9th Street, private ROW | Glendora | MTA Line 179, Foothill Transit formerly Line 494, now Line 187 | |||
| N | Alhambra–San Gabriel | Aliso Street, private ROW, Soto Street, Huntington Drive, Main Street, Las Tunas Drive; loop through San Gabriel via Mission Drive, Junipero Serra Drive | Temple City | MTA Line 78 | |||
| N | Shorb | Pasadena | Fair Oaks Avenue, Huntington Drive, Main Street, Palm Avenue | Shorb | |||
| N | El Monte–Baldwin Park | Aliso Street, private ROW, Ramona Boulevard | Baldwin Park | Foothill Transit Line 190 | |||
| N | Covina | Aliso Street, private ROW, Ramona Boulevard, Badillo Street | Covina | Foothill Transit Line 190 | |||
| N | San Dimas | Aliso Street, private ROW, Ramona Boulevard, Badillo Street | Lone Hill | Foothill Transit Line 190, 492 | |||
| N | San Dimas Local | Lone Hill | Private ROW | San Dimas | |||
| N | Pomona | Aliso Street, private ROW, Ramona Boulevard, Badillo Street, private ROW, White Avenue | Pomona | Foothill Transit Line 190, 492 | |||
| N | Pomona–Claremont | Pomona | Garey Avenue, private ROW, 1st Street | Claremont | Foothill Transit Line 492 | ||
| N | Upland–Ontario | Ontario | Upland | ||||
| N | Ontario–San Antonio Heights | Ontario | San Antonio Heights | ||||
| N | Upland–San Bernardino | San Bernardino | Foothill Transit Line 190, 492, Omnitrans Lines 66, 14 | ||||
| N | Redlands | Redlands | Foothill Transit Line 190, 492, Omnitrans Lines 66, 14, 8 | ||||
| N | Highland | San Bernardino | Highland | ||||
| N | Arrowhead | San Bernardino | Arrowhead Springs | ||||
| N | San Bernardino–Riverside | San Bernardino | Riverside | Omnitrans Line 215 | |||
| N | Riverside–Rialto Line | Riverside | |||||
| N | Riverside–Arlington | Riverside | Arlington | Riverside Transit Agency Line 1 | |||
| N | Arlington–Corona | Arlington | Corona | Riverside Transit Agency Line 1 | |||
| W | Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey | Hill Street, Venice Boulevard, Culver Boulevard, Vista del Mar Avenue, The Strand, Hermosa Avenue, Harbor Drive, Catalina Avenue | Clifton | Culver CityBus Line 7 | |||
| W | West 16th Street | Hill Street, Venice Boulevard, San Vicente Boulevard | Vineyard | MTA Line 33 | |||
| W | Venice Short Line | Hill Street, Venice Boulevard, Pacific Avenue, Neilson Way, Ocean Avenue | Santa Monica | MTA Line 33 | |||
| W | Sawtelle | Hill Street, Venice Boulevard, San Vicente Boulevard, Burton Way, Santa Monica Boulevard | Santa Monica | MTA Line 4; also Line 27 until 2002 | |||
| W | Venice–Inglewood | Ocean Park | Private ROW, Ballona Street | Inglewood | |||
| W | Venice–Playa del Rey | Venice | Pacific Avenue | Playa del Rey | |||
| W | Westgate | Hill Street, Venice Boulevard, San Vicente Boulevard, Burton Way, Santa Monica Boulevard, private ROW, San Vicente Boulevard, Ocean Avenue | Santa Monica | Big Blue Bus Line 4 | |||
| W | Santa Monica Air Line | Long Beach Avenue, private ROW, Exposition Boulevard, private ROW | Santa Monica | Expo Line in 2016-5-20 | |||
| W | Beverly Hills | Glendale Boulevard or Hill Street, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard, Marshfield Way, private ROW, Santa Monica Boulevard | Beverly Hills | MTA Line 217 | |||
| W | Venice via Hollywood | Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard, Marshfield Way, private ROW, Santa Monica Boulevard, Ocean Avenue, Neilson Way, Pacific Avenue | Venice | ||||
| W | Laurel Canyon | Hill Street, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard, Marshfield Way, private ROW, Sunset Boulevard | Laurel Canyon | ||||
| W | Soldiers' Home | Sawtelle | Private ROW | Soldiers' Home | |||
| W | Coldwater Canyon | Beverly Hills | Rodeo Drive | Coldwater Canyon | |||
| W | South Hollywood–Sherman | Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard | Sherman | MTA Line 4 | |||
| W | Western and Franklin Avenue | Hill Street, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Western Avenue, Franklin Avenue | Hollywood | MTA Line 26 | |||
| W | Brush Canyon | Hollywood | Bronson Avenue, Canyon Drive | Brush Canyon | |||
| W | Lankershim–Van Nuys | Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Hollywood Freeway, Vineland Avenue, Chandler Boulevard, Van Nuys Boulevard | Van Nuys | MTA Line 237 | |||
| W | Owensmouth | Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Hollywood Freeway, Vineland Avenue, Chandler Boulevard, Van Nuys Boulevard, Sherman Way | Canoga Park | MTA Line 162 | |||
| W | San Fernando | Glendale Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Hollywood Freeway, Vineland Avenue, Chandler Boulevard, Van Nuys Boulevard, Parthenia Street, Sepulveda Boulevard, Brand Boulevard | San Fernando | MTA Line 234 | |||
| W | Echo Park Avenue | Hill Street, Sunset Boulevard, Echo Park Avenue | Elysian Heights | Downtown Area Short Hop Pico Union/Echo Park | |||
| W | Edendale Local | Glendale Boulevard | Edendale | MTA Line 92 | |||
| W | Glendale | Glendale Boulevard, Brand Boulevard | North Glendale | MTA Line 92 | |||
| W | Burbank | Glendale Boulevard, Brand Boulevard, Glenoaks Boulevard | Burbank | MTA Line 92 | |||
| W | East Broadway | Glendale Boulevard, Brand Boulevard, Broadway | Glendale | MTA Lines 180, 217 |
Local lines
The Los Angeles Railway operated most local lines in central Los Angeles, but the Pacific Electric had local systems in a number of other areas:;East Washington
;Long Beach
;Pasadena
;Pomona
;Redlands
;Riverside
;San Bernardino
;San Pedro
;Santa Monica