The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension is extending the existing Gold Line east from Pasadena. The first phase will travel more than 11 miles from Sierra Madre Villa Station to Azusa.
Phase 1 includes new stations at:
- Arcadia
- Monrovia
- Duarte/City of Hope
- Irwindale
- Azusa Downtown
- APU/Citrus College
The Foothill Extension Construction Authority has completed construction between Pasadena and Azusa in September 2015. Metro is began safety testing in November 2015.
The Metro Gold Line Extension to Azusa opened March 5th, 2016. Please see the Gold Line operational information.
The second phase will continue the line for 12 miles east from Azusa to Montclair. Funding is currently being sought for this segment. The Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Azusa to Montclair section was certified in March 2013 and preliminary engineering began in Summer 2014.
Phase 2 includes new stations at:
- Glendora
- San Dimas
- La Verne
- Pomona
- Claremont
- Montclair
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Posted by Steve Hymon on September 19, 2016 2:07 pm
Rams are in first place!: I’ll be posting the ridership estimates for the Rams game on Sunday over at this post, where we have plenty of pics already. Looks like it was pretty busy day out ...
Posted by Steve Hymon on September 16, 2016 5:20 pm
The new video comes from the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, the agency charged with planning and building the rail extension between Azusa and Montclair. The line, as ...
Posted by Steve Hymon on August 26, 2016 10:38 am
Citrus Avenue update: The extension of Citrus Avenue that will make it far easier to reach the Gold Line’s APU/Citrus College Station is almost complete — a September opening may be ...
Posted by Steve Hymon on August 15, 2016 5:12 pm
On the off chance that you haven’t yet encountered the above video on social media. Too bad he didn’t get the chance to be the next Batman and/or Robin.
Art of Transit:
My first ...
Posted by Steve Hymon on July 20, 2016 3:58 pm
Metro Bike Share news:
More than 1,600 people have bought passes for LA County's week-old bike share program https://t.co/7rcqkWPjX6 pic.twitter.com/OmtV2ywTX7
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Posted by Steve Hymon on July 11, 2016 12:08 pm
Good morning, Source readers. I’ve been out of town but am now ensconced back at Source World Headquarters in DTLA. When I moved to the L.A. area back in days of yore (1994), DTLA was mostly a ...
Posted by Steve Hymon on June 24, 2016 3:40 pm
Metro Board Members Mark Ridley Thomas, Eric Garcetti and James T. Butts listen to Metro CEO Phil Washington during Thursday’s meeting. Photo by Peter Watkinson/Metro.
The Metro Board voted ...
Posted by Steve Hymon on June 24, 2016 12:15 pm
All Gold Line trains will run from Azusa to East Los Angeles beginning Sunday with frequencies of every seven minutes during peak hours starting on Monday.
To put it lightly, Foothill Extension ...
Posted by Steve Hymon on June 21, 2016 12:37 pm
The service changes go into effect this Sunday, June 26. The changes were approved by Metro’s Service Councils and overseen by the Metro Board of Directors. Among the changes:
•All Gold Line ...
Posted by Steve Hymon on June 20, 2016 4:12 pm
It’s a scorcher. As a result, Metro is taking some precautions to keep trains running. Among those:
•There will be some speed restrictions on sections of the Gold Line, Expo Line and Green ...
