K (Los Angeles Railway)

This article is about a historical rail line in Los Angeles. For the modern light rail line, see K Line (Los Angeles Metro).

K was a streetcar line in Los Angeles, California. It was operated by the Los Angeles Railway from 1913 to 1941.

K
Overview
Owner	Los Angeles Railway
Locale	Los Angeles
Termini	Ascot Avenue and East 38th Street South Vermont Avenue and Florence Avenue
Service
Type	Streetcar
System	Los Angeles Railway
History
Opened	February 1, 1913
Closed	October 5, 1941 (1941-10-05)
Technical
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification	Overhead line, 600 V DC
Route map Legend 1933–1941 Vermont and Florence  F  Vermont and Slauson Vermont and 54th  8  Vermont and 48th  9  Vermont and Vernon  V  Vermont and Santa Barbara  5  Vermont and 39th Pacific Electric Vermont and Exposition  U  Vermont and Jefferson  J   V  Jefferson and McClintock  U  Jefferson and Hoover Jefferson and Figueroa Jefferson and Flower Jefferson and Grand  F   J   5   9  Jefferson and Hill Jefferson and Broadway Jefferson and Main  F   O   5   7   8  Pacific Electric Jefferson and Maple  H  Jefferson and San Pedro  S  Jefferson and Griffith  G  Jefferson and McKinley  G  Jefferson and Central  U  Central and 38th  U  38th and Ascot  B  Los Angeles Railway lines Pacific Electric lines This diagram: view talk edit

History

The East Jefferson and 38th Street line opened on February 1, 1913.^[1] It ran from Main Street and Jefferson Avenue to East 38th Street and Ascot Avenue via Jefferson, Central Avenue, and East 38th Street. Service was extended to USC in 1918.^[2] The route was given the letter designation K in 1921.^[3][4]

Between 1932 and 1933, the line saw numerous reroutes. On September 11, 1933 the line began its ultimate routing,^[2] running from Ascot Avenue and East 38th Street to South Vermont Avenue and Florence Avenue.^[5] (38th Street was renamed to 41st Street in 1937.) The line was discontinued on October 5, 1941 and service from Jefferson and Vermont Avenues to USC was thereafter provided by the U line.^[2] The abandoned section became the basis for the company's bus route 18.^[6]