US EditionAfter Five Years and $1.5 Billion, LA Metro Opens Extension of A Line to Pomona
The $1.5 billion extension adds four stations, restoring rail service to San Gabriel Valley cities after 72 years and supporting transit access for the 2028 Olympic Cricket venue.
- LA Metro opened a 9.1-mile extension of its A Line on September 19, 2025, adding four new stations from Azusa to Pomona, California.
- This extension followed nearly a decade of delays due to escalating costs and lack of local control, with Montclair officials expressing economic concerns after a defunding vote.
- The expansion restores rail service to San Gabriel Valley communities after 74 years and is part of Metro's Twenty-Eight by '28 plan to improve transit ahead of the 2028 Olympics.
- Trains will run every eight minutes during peak times, connecting to 12 colleges and major destinations, and officials hailed it as unlocking access and boosting mobility.
- The extension's opening celebrated with a ribbon-cutting, mariachi band, and officials, marking a new chapter in sustainable transit that enhances regional connectivity and community access.
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After five years and $1.5 billion, LA Metro opens extension of A Line to Pomona
With a blast of confetti, the A Line light-rail train smashed through the banner at the new Pomona station, dropping off its first passengers from an inaugural ride on the train’s 9.1-mile extension that opened to the public on Friday, Sept. 19. The extension of the LA Metro A Line, formerly known as the Gold Line, stretched the already hefty-sized line another 9.1 miles along the leafy, San Gabriel Valley foothill communities, bringing the tota…
Metro Celebrates A Line Expansion, Begins Rail Service to Pomona
Metro celebrated the grand opening of its A (Gold) Line Extension Project Friday, bringing new local rail service to the San Gabriel Valley cities of Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona. Metro hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring an inaugural A Line train breaking through a commemorative banner as confetti cannons exploded overhead at the new Pomona North Station, located at 241 Santa Fe St. Following the ceremony, Metro provided an o…
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San Bernardino SunExtension of LA Metro A Line train to Pomona may attract Inland Empire commuters
The A Line (formerly called Gold Line) from Azusa to Pomona, with Metrolink there, could help commuters in Inland Empire.
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