Overview
Connecting LA and Orange County...in 20 minutes!
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) includes $8 billion for High-Speed Rail (HSR). Metro is coordinating with the California High-Speed Rail Authority, Federal and State agencies to help secure a portion of this designated funding for this segment.
Once funding is secured, Metro, the Orange County Transportation Authority and the California High-Speed Rail Authority will work together to build this vital Southern California train connection.
High-speed trains will be able to travel between Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles and the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC), Orange County’s transportation hub located in Anaheim adjacent to Angel Stadium, the Honda Center, Disneyland and Downtown Disney in just 20 minutes.
Compare that with driving the same heavily congested freeway corridor; the peak-period trip clocks in at over an hour.
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Metro and High-Speed Rail in Southern California
Because California’s HSR line will serve Los Angeles, Metro will have an active role in developing its stations and facilities and integrating local public transit to create a seamless transportation system within LA County.
Los Angeles and Orange County
Initial plans call for Union Station to serve as the hub linking Los Angeles and Orange County. High-speed trains will travel along the existing Los Angeles to San Diego (LOSSAN) rail corridor providing service from LA Union Station to the future Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC). A potential station is also being considered in either Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs or Fullerton.
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Los Angeles to San Diego (via the Inland Empire)
Existing transportation corridors would be used to link Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley with the Inland Empire and San Diego. An intermodal facility at Ontario Airport provides a key air-rail interface for Southern California. The Inland Empire would be linked to San Diego by an alternative on either the I-15 or I-215 corridor with a potential station at Murrieta/Temecula. The line would then proceed to downtown San Diego with a potential intermodal facility at Lindbergh Field Airport, further strengthening the air-rail connections of this section.
Los Angeles and Palmdale
Direct HSR service would connect Union Station with the Antelope Valley community of Palmdale via multimodal stations in Burbank and San Fernando/Sylmar.
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High-Speed Rail (HSR) is the future
High-Speed trains have operated for many years in countries around the world including Japan, South Korea, China, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. In fact, by 2020, most key cities in Europe will be interconnected by a compatible, HSR network.
Californians want High-Speed Rail
California voters approved Proposition 1A in November 2008, authorizing the State to issue $9.95 billion in bonds to construct a modern rail system that links Northern and Southern California, with trains capable of reaching 220 mph. The U.S. Congress and President Obama have made HSR a key component of our nation’s transportation future by including $8 billion for it in the recently adopted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds.
A California Network
Plans call for HSR routes to link San Francisco and Sacramento through the Central Valley to Los Angeles and San Diego via Riverside and Ontario. Downtown LA will be the major link in the new system by linking Northern and Southern California together by rail for the first time.
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Posted by Steve Hymon on February 7, 2012 4:40 pm
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Posted by Kim Upton on February 2, 2012 11:37 am
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 30, 2012 9:36 am
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Posted by Carter Rubin on January 27, 2012 10:29 am
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Posted by Steve Hymon on January 26, 2012 2:03 pm
- Here are some other actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors at their meeting on Thursday:
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