5 (Los Angeles Railway)
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| Overview |
| Type |
Light rail |
| System |
Los Angeles Railway, Los Angeles MTA |
| Locale |
Los Angeles, Inglewood, Lennox, and Hawthorne |
| Termini |
Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Street
Hawthorne Boulevard and Broadway (Hawthorne) |
| Stations |
50 |
| Operation |
| Opened |
1931 |
| Closed |
1963 |
| Owner |
Los Angeles MTA |
| Technical |
| Line length |
21.9 miles |
| Track gauge |
narrow gauge |
| Electrification |
Overhead lines |
| Route map |
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Colorado and Townsend |
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Colorado and Eagle Rock |
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Eagle Rock and Yosemite |
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Eagle Rock and Avenue 45 |
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Eagle Rock and York |
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Eagle Rock and El Paso |
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Eagle Rock and Verdugo |
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Eagle Rock and Cypress |
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Avenue 28 and Figueroa |
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Figueroa and Avenue 26 |
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Figueroa and San Fernando |
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State Route 110 |
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Arroyo Seco |
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ATSF |
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San Fernando and Pasadena |
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Pasadena and Broadway |
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SP RR |
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Los Angeles River |
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ATSF |
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Broadway and Solano |
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Broadway and Alpine |
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Broadway and Sunset |
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U.S. 101 |
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Broadway and Temple |
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Broadway and 1st P |
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Broadway and 6th |
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Broadway and 7th R |
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Broadway and 9th P |
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Main and 11th |
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Main and Pico |
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Main and Venice |
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Interstate 10 |
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Main and Washington |
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Main and Adams |
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Main and Jefferson |
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Grand and Jefferson |
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Interstate 110 |
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Santa Barbara and Figueroa |
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Santa Barbara and Hoover |
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Santa Barbara and Vermont V |
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Santa Barbara and Normandie |
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Santa Barbara and Dalton |
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Santa Barbara and Western |
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Santa Barbara and Arlington |
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Leimert and Sutro |
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Leimert and Vernon |
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Crenshaw and 48th |
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Crenshaw and 54th |
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Crenshaw and Slauson |
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Crenshaw and Gage |
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Crenshaw and 67th |
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Florence and West |
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Florence and Centinela |
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Market and Manchester |
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La Brea and Arbor Vitae |
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Hawthorne and Century |
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Hawthorne and Imperial Highway |
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Hawthorne |
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5 was a line operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1931 to 1958, and by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority from 1958 to 1963. It ran from Colorado Boulevard and Townsend Street to Hawthorne Boulevard and Broadway in Hawthorne, by way of Colorado Boulevard, Eagle Rock Boulevard, Cypress Avenue, Avenue 28, Figueroa Street, San Fernando Road, Pasadena Avenue, Broadway, Broadway Place, Main Street, Jefferson Boulevard, Santa Barbara Avenue, Leimert Boulevard, Crenshaw Boulevard, a privare right-of-way, Florence Avenue, Market Street, La Brea Avenue, and Hawthorne Boulevard. It was by far the longest route in the system, and reached further north, south, and west than any other line.
Sources
Electric Rail Heritage Association
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| Original 1920 routes |
A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P • R • S • T • U • V • W |
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| Additional routes 1921-1950 |
A (1930) • E (1939) • M (1939) • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 |
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| LATL routes |
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| LAMTA routes |
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