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B Line (Los Angeles Metro)
rapid transit (subway) line in Los Angeles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The B Line, named the Red Line from 1993–2020, is a rapid transit line part of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It opened on January 30, 1993, and was fully completed on June 24, 2000, with 14 stations. The B Line is completely underground, and it has stations in the San Fernando Valley, Central Los Angeles, and Downtown Los Angeles.
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B Line | |
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![]() B Line train at Union Station | |
Overview | |
Owner | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Termini | North Hollywood Union Station |
Stations | 14 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
Train number(s) | 802 |
Rolling stock | Breda A650 |
Daily ridership | 72,200 (Weekday, Q3 2022) ![]() |
Ridership | 25,899,711 (2023) ![]() |
History | |
Commenced | 1993 |
Completed | 2000 |
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The line is one of the two rapid transit lines (along with the D Line) in Los Angeles. The two lines share tracks between Downtown Los Angeles and Koreatown and run for about 20 hours every day. Around 25 million people used the B and D Lines in 2023.[1]