E Line (Los Angeles Metro)
The E Line (formerly the Expo Line from 2012–2019) is a 22-mile (35 km)[2] light rail line in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the six lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The E Line runs east-west and serves 29 stations between East Los Angeles and Santa Monica. It interlines and shares five stations with the A Line in Downtown Los Angeles. Service operates for approximately 19 hours with headways of up to 8 minutes during peak hours. The E Line, the second-busiest light rail line in the system, saw an average of 41,902 passengers on weekdays in October 2023.
E Line
Expo Line (2012–2019)
Gold Line/L Line (east of Little Tokyo/Arts District)
804 (formerly 806)
29
Division 14 (Santa Monica)
Division 21 (Elysian Park)
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41,902 (weekday, October 2023) 
[1]
11,586,541 (2023) 23.5%
22 mi (35 km)[2]
2
Mostly at-grade in private right-of-way, with some underground, street-running, elevated, and trench sections
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
55 mph (89 km/h) (max.)
19 mph (31 km/h) (avg.)
The majority of the E Line’s western section from Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica follows the original right-of-way of the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad steam railroad, built in 1875. Regular service on those railroad tracks ended in 1988 and was bought by Metro in the 1990s. Formal studies to convert the old line into light rail began in 2000, and construction on its first phase from Downtown Los Angeles to Culver City opened in 2012 as the Expo Line. The segment to Santa Monica opened later in 2016. The line was named the Expo Line since most of it follows or runs in the median of Exposition Boulevard.[3][4] It was renamed the E Line in late 2019 while retaining the aqua-colored line and icons used to designate it on maps.
After the Regional Connector opened in June 2023, the E Line underwent significant expansion. The E Line was extended to East Los Angeles using a portion of the L Line light rail line. The project connected the existing E Line tracks in Downtown Los Angeles to the L Line tracks via a new tunnel underneath Downtown Los Angeles. With this change, the L Line service ended and was replaced with the E Line. The line's color designation changed to gold to reflect its expanded route and integration with the L Line tracks.
Service description[edit]
Hours and frequency[edit]
E Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday through Friday. During weekday midday and weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trains run every 10 minutes. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[5]