At today’s Metro Board meeting, agency CEO Art Leahy announced that pre-revenue testing for the Expo Line will begin this coming Monday.The testing is intended to simulate actual service with trains running on a regular schedule, but with no customers on board. Trains will be operating between the Expo Line terminus at 7th/Metro Center and the La Cienega/Jefferson station while work continues on the final station in Culver City.
Although train testing has been ongoing since last spring, there will be a greater frequency of trains running on the Expo tracks at many hours of the day. It is important for pedestrians, motorists and cyclists to remain vigilant around Expo Line tracks and obey all warning signs and traffic signals. Safety is everybody’s job, people.
No opening date for the Expo Line has been announced. I know many of you are eager for the line to open — so are we — and we’ll let you know as soon as there is something to report.
Uplifting to hear good news about the project, keep it coming!
@Steve White: From the La Cienega Station area you can take a Culver City Bus Line 1 or 4 into Culver City and Venice.
Can’t wait for it to open! it will make my life much easier and will get to work quicker. Been waiting a long time for this line to open. Hope it will be soon.
I’m glad to hear some good news about the opening of the Expo Line it was about time. So the train will start from La Cienega/Jefferson Station right?
I hope Metro Bus Routes like Lines 38, 217, 105 and 705 will stop at La Cienega/Jefferson Station but what about the route changes like 30, 330, 217, 550, 102, 176, 68 and other routes?
Line 42 suposed to renumbered as Line 102 from Huntington Park to LAX City Bus Center along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd to Stocker St/La Tijera Blvd to Sepulveda Blvd in Westchester.
Line 287 also suposed to renumbered as Line 176 extend from Highland Park to The Shops at Montebello.
Line 30 and Line 330 suposed to extend from Indiana Gold Line Station in East LA to West Hollywood.
Line 102 suposed to discontinued west of Western Ave and will go from Martin Luther King Jr Blvd to LAX City Bus Center.
Line 730 suposed to discontinued the route and renumbered as Line 330
Line 42 also suposed to discontinued the route and renumbered as Line 102
Line 217 suposed to extend from Hollywood/Vine Red Line Station to Culver City Transit Center and discontinued Line 439.
Line 217 suposed to have a stop on La Cienega/Jefferson Station and the terminal
Line 439 suposed to discountinued the route and renumbered as 217 from Hollywood to Culver City Transit Center.
About the Route Changes and Schedule Changes when are they go to open Metro Expo Line Station is it in February or March of this year do you know?
How many routed are going to Venice/Robertson Culver City Stations do you know?
I think Lines 37, 38, 107, 220, 534, 780, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Lines 5, 12 and Rapid and Culver City Bus Lines 2, 4 and 7 are going to extend to Venice/Robertson Culver City Station I hope these buses will serve to Venice/Robertson Culver City Station
The should discontinued 358 and renumbered as Line 107.
Line 107 will serve Slauson Ave along with Line 108 but Line 107 will go from Pico Rivera to Venice/Robertson Culver City Station
Line 105 suposed to extend from West Hollywood to Cudahy on Atlantic Blvd and Cecilia St.
Line 105 will also suposed to have a Shortline end to La Cienega/Jefferson Station every 10 minutes.
The New Line 22 will go from Santa Monica to Downtown LA Union Station along Wilshire Blvd to Alvarado St to Sunset Blvd in Echo Park to Cesar E. Chavez to Vinges St in Downtown LA Union Station. because Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Line 2 comes every 20 minutes Monday-Friday and Saturdays and Sundays come every 30 minutes and it never comes on time. I hope they could start the new Line 22 sometime in the summer along Wilshire Blvd.
Maybe they should extend Line 439 from Downtown LA/Union Station to UCLA Transit Center in Westwood, CA along Santa Monica Freeway exit Overland Ave to Pico Blvd to Westwood Blvd and ends at UCLA Transit Center
Line 363 suposed to renumber as Line 162 along with Line 163 on Sherman Way.
I hope Expo Line opens in February or March of this year so please tell us the date. Thank You and I hope to hear it from you soon.
But I’m glad to hear some good news keep it
When will timetables be released?
All of these articles about the Expo Line is building the suspense.
The Gold Line Eastside Extension had exactly 6 weeks between the start of pre-revenue service (Oct 4, 2009) and its grand opening (Nov 15, 2009)… just for comparison.
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So exciting!!!!
When will Phase 1 open up please get back to me!
Hi Curt;
No opening date has been announced yet. We’ll let everyone know as soon as a date is set. Testing is ongoing.
Steve Hymon
Editor, The Source