Metro Rail service to East LA is celebrating its 15th birthday this month — so we had a quinceañera this morning with roving mariachi bands on the E Line between Atlantic and Little Tokyo/Arts District stations!
Thanks to all the bands who joined us this morning — Mariachi Cielito Lindo and Mariachi Las Catrinas.
The six-mile Eastside Extension opened as part of the former Gold Line in November 2009 with eight new stations between Union Station, Boyle Heights and East LA. At the time, rail transit had been absent from the Eastside for 46 years.
When the Regional Connector opened in downtown L.A. in 2023, the Eastside Extension became part of the E Line. That gave Eastside riders a direct rail trip to/from the heart of DTLA along with three new underground stations.
And more rail is coming! The Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project will extend the E Line for nine miles to Commerce, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier and the communities of East LA and West Whittier-Los Nietos. Construction of the first phase of the project to Montebello is scheduled to begin in 2029. Learn more here.
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Happy 15th birthday to Metro Rail service to East LA! 🎉 It’s incredible to see how far the E Line has come, connecting communities and providing reliable transit for so many. The quinceañera celebration with mariachi bands is such a fun and meaningful way to honor this milestone! Excited for the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project and the future connections it will bring. Great job, Metro!