I did this same route on the Friday the Regional Connector opened, but I got off at each of the new stations to check them out. They all looked great and they're well placed in DTLA. I proceeded to take the train to Santa Monica and spent some time at the pier and beach. After I grabbed a bite to eat on the pier, I headed back to East LA without stopping. This was at 5:30pm on a Friday. It took me about an hour to get back to the Indiana station. It would have taken me 1.5 hours had I driven the same distance along the 10 and 5 fwys. I hadn't been to the pier in 20 years before my adventure on Friday. However, I plan to go to the beach much more often this Summer. It's just so much faster and convenient to make the trip now that the regional connector is open. One seat ride, no transfers needed. HELL YES!!!
So instead of actually building a subway.... you got a modern day trolley? I suppose it works... but shouldn't this thing have been grade separated? ESPECIALLY between Pico and USC?
The Santa Monica Metro E Line provides a quick and easy way to get around Santa Monica and the surrounding Los Angeles areas. The E line does stop at the Expo/USC Station for college students who are going to school or for visitors who are planning to visit the museums for educational purposes or visiting the botanical garden for pleasure. The E line ends in Downtown Santa Monica where the train drops off the passengers access the street from the shopping mall, where passengers can eat and dine out or go shopping or visit the pier for both business and leisure time. It was much cheaper building a rail line than building a subway which could have cost more to be built.
@@AlohaRobertTravelShow I love this line, but I wouldn't call it quick. It takes over an hour as your video shows. If it were a grade separated rapid transit line like the B/D lines (or BART), that route could potentially be done in 45 mins and could actually rival driving between East LA and Santa Monica. BART ranges from35-80mph, the E line averages at 19mph. Yes, it would have been more expensive, but would have been WAY more worth it in the long run if we actually want ppl out of their cars (considering how sprawling LA is). And LA Metro/Caltrans never considers price when it comes to adding a lane to a freeway or reconstructing the 10. High quality driving, but not trains
I also feel bad for the silver light rail trains that serviced the old gold line. I also wish we had some of those trains on the new gold line traveling from East LA to Santa Monica.
Well I take the A line regularly, and there were not that many problems on the Foothill section. Problems started at the 7th Street Metro Center station when random people came on and started fighting.
I did this same route on the Friday the Regional Connector opened, but I got off at each of the new stations to check them out. They all looked great and they're well placed in DTLA. I proceeded to take the train to Santa Monica and spent some time at the pier and beach. After I grabbed a bite to eat on the pier, I headed back to East LA without stopping. This was at 5:30pm on a Friday. It took me about an hour to get back to the Indiana station. It would have taken me 1.5 hours had I driven the same distance along the 10 and 5 fwys.
I hadn't been to the pier in 20 years before my adventure on Friday. However, I plan to go to the beach much more often this Summer. It's just so much faster and convenient to make the trip now that the regional connector is open. One seat ride, no transfers needed. HELL YES!!!
Thanks for sharing the ride with us, I'm so excited about the Regional Connector finally being open!
A few years ago I worked on the Gold Line. We would call the Maravilla station the King Taco station.
RIP to the gold line, safest of them all
The A line blue is still safe when it reaches the foothills/San Gabriel Valley. Is still quiet and mellow 😊😊
This is what we want
The metro e line gold in the east la section got busy once again when the regional connector was born. Before it was a ghost town.👻👻👻
Dude how didn't your arm tire from holding the phone like that for 70 minutes. Kudos.
Of course, my arm grew tired from holding the phone to long.
So instead of actually building a subway.... you got a modern day trolley? I suppose it works... but shouldn't this thing have been grade separated? ESPECIALLY between Pico and USC?
The Santa Monica Metro E Line provides a quick and easy way to get around Santa Monica and the surrounding Los Angeles areas. The E line does stop at the Expo/USC Station for college students who are going to school or for visitors who are planning to visit the museums for educational purposes or visiting the botanical garden for pleasure. The E line ends in Downtown Santa Monica where the train drops off the passengers access the street from the shopping mall, where passengers can eat and dine out or go shopping or visit the pier for both business and leisure time. It was much cheaper building a rail line than building a subway which could have cost more to be built.
@@AlohaRobertTravelShow I love this line, but I wouldn't call it quick. It takes over an hour as your video shows. If it were a grade separated rapid transit line like the B/D lines (or BART), that route could potentially be done in 45 mins and could actually rival driving between East LA and Santa Monica. BART ranges from35-80mph, the E line averages at 19mph. Yes, it would have been more expensive, but would have been WAY more worth it in the long run if we actually want ppl out of their cars (considering how sprawling LA is). And LA Metro/Caltrans never considers price when it comes to adding a lane to a freeway or reconstructing the 10. High quality driving, but not trains
@@lucaspadilla4815It's not a super quick ride, but it is a pleasant ride and a good value. And you don't have to worry about beach parking.
A subway would be hideously expensive, and take much longer to complete.
How far is the last stop in Santa Monica from the Santa Monica Pier??
About 0.4 mile.
About three blocks. You can actually see the Pier entrance when you get off the station.
Does that mean that this is the longest route in LACMTA'S network?
From Azusa to Long Beach on the A line is more than 40 miles, I think.
The A line is the longest light rail line in the world.
No
imagine if the new K line opened 😂
This train will have less crazy people compared to the other one that goes to Long Beach. Feel bad for the people in Azusa.
Absolutely.
I also feel bad for the silver light rail trains that serviced the old gold line. I also wish we had some of those trains on the new gold line traveling from East LA to Santa Monica.
Dude there’s homeless everywhere
@@nintenmetroThey would’ve been better if they were on the blue line a decade ago
Well I take the A line regularly, and there were not that many problems on the Foothill section. Problems started at the 7th Street Metro Center station when random people came on and started fighting.