Los Angeles MTA Metro Rail Metro Link Union Station Rapid Bus

Take a ride on the MTA Rapid Bus 704 to the Union Station and the Gold Line Metro Rail to China Town. Buses, trains, light rail and people from all parts of busy Southern California, all merge at the Union Station in the heart of the City of Los Angeles. This is a major hub for the Metro Link trains that form a transport web to remote areas of the megatropolis. Visit this Website http://www.2givenow.org/Los_Angeles_MTA_Tokens.htm for rates and rules of the rails.

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[Slayerfan84]

The transit system here in Los Angeles is a Joke! I have used transportation systems from other countries like Mexico and Germany, and we are atleast 100 years behind in terms of innovation, and professional service.

[raymuser]

@Slayerfan84 Yes, we have a long way to go, but at least we are moving rapidly in the right direction. More new rail lines every year. I love the new Goldline extension to East Los Angeles!

[dancena2]

@Slayerfan84 are there any rats in the subway like new york?

[raymuser]

@dancena2 I haven't seen any rats. It's all pretty clean.

[jooshiscrazy]

@raymuser LA's subway is only 20 years old. New York's is 110 years old. We won't be getting lots of rats for a while. Also, we don't have as big of a rat problem here in general.

[Universal1Cadete]

@Slayerfan84 Mexico? LMAO. I am from Mexico and beleive me. The transport is cheap, but the service is shit. Actually I am living in California, using MTS.

[alanheath]

@raymuser I have just looked up the price. The most expensive 2nd class ticket was USD30. That is very cheap compared to European prices!

[alanheath]

@raymuser Thank you! I will bear that in mind. It is of course nice that someone comes to pick me up but I do not really expect them to do a 350km round tour when there is a train service nearby!

[raymuser]

@alanheath Currently the best way to get from LAX to Santa Barbara by rail requires an express bus trip to Union Station downtown Los Angeles and take a train from there to Santa Barbara.

[alanheath]

@raymuser There is no rail service to the airport? I am really surprised. It sort of went through my head that the next time I land in Los Angeles, I could take the train to Santa Barbara! Obviously wishful thinking!

[twinlotus617]

I have not taken the Gold Line but love the idea of no traffic on all of the lines.

[lukebccb]

Every metro (with the exception of Miami's) - NOTE: NOT light rail system - that has been built worldwide has become SO entwined in the transport system of locale that for persons who live there it becomes "why didn't we build this sooner"!

D.C.'s Metro and San Francisco's BART system were put in less than 4 decades ago and are now so entwined with the region's transportation systems that any breakdown of them are catastrophic..... L.A. will soon be the same with their rail system.