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Expo Line Extension to Santa Monica
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June 8, 2018
Travel the path of the Expo Line predecessor that ran from 1908 to 1953
The Pacific Electric Air Line, aka the Red Cars, blazed a trail the Expo Line picked up.
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May 26, 2016
12,000 People Rode the Expo Line Extension Monday
Metro has revealed ridership numbers for the newly extended Expo Line's first full business day. More than 12,000 riders swiped their TAP cards at the seven new stations, suggesting plenty of Westside commuters are giving the train a shot.
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May 24, 2016
Expo Line to the Beach Has a Rocky First Monday
Metro's newly extended line to Santa Monica started the work week with some unfortunate delays. First a car ended up on the tracks, then a train broke down and held up others behind it. Will new riders overlook these early issues?
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May 21, 2016
Inside the Art at the New Expo Line Stations
Metro's just-opened Expo Line Extension features unique art installations at every stop along the way. Station artists created pieces that pay tribute to the surrounding communities, as well as Los Angeles's growing transit culture.
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May 20, 2016
Insane Lines For LA's First Train to the Beach
What's at the end of this line, a new iPhone? These folks are all clustered around the brand new downtown Santa Monica Expo Line station, either getting on or off the light rail line blocks from the beach, where no train has gone for decades.
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May 20, 2016
First Look at LA's Just-Opened Expo Line to the Beach
Today's the big day—a train to downtown Santa Monica is officially open, opening to the public at noon. The new train will connect Downtown Los Angeles to downtown Santa Monica, giving passengers a ride from DTLA to Santa Monica in under an hour.
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May 19, 2016
Map: What to Do Near New Santa Monica Expo Stations
You've gotten to Santa Monica on the Expo Line (opening Friday). Now what? Three new maps show over a dozen attractions within five minutes of stations, via bike, bus, or on foot to help riders break out of their SaMo rut and explore some new places.
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May 9, 2016
Take Your First Ride on the Expo Line to the Beach
A new video from Metro offers an inside-the-train trip from Culver City to Santa Monica, passing through all the new stations set to open May 20. Aside from a couple of red lights, it looks like a pretty smooth trip.
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May 5, 2016
New Expo Line Schedule to Santa Monica Out Now
The Metro Expo Line extension to downtown Santa Monica is coming soon, so soon that the official schedule announcing train times for the new light rail line is now out. A train from downtown SaMo station to DTLA will get you there in 50 minutes.
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April 25, 2016
Metro to Let Surfboards on Expo Line to the Beach
With the Expo Line extension set to become the first LA train to hit the beach in decades, Metro has a potential new crop of riders: surfers. The agency has ruled that it'll allow surfboards on the train, with some restrictions.
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April 20, 2016
A Super Exciting Video of the Expo Line to the Beach
The video showcases the possibilities of a Westside train, showing Expo cruising effortlessly westward across the tracks all the way to the new end of the line in downtown Santa Monica, just a short walk away from the beach and the Santa Monica Pier.
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March 18, 2016
Rents Already Soaring Along LA's Unopened Expo Line
Prices close to the light rail stations that will open in May have risen as much as 45 percent in the past year. One interesting exception to this trend: downtown Santa Monica. Rents along other new lines are shooting up too.
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February 25, 2016
LA's First Light Rail to the Sea Opens May 20
The Expo Line extension to downtown Santa Monica has got its opening date.