among commuter rail operators
to offer universal fares good for
service on its trains
and on local transit
lines.
is at the vanguard of
mobile ticketing and
has a robust social
media following
that it taps to keep
riders informed about
service impacts in
real time.
innovator and catalyst
advancing safety and
other technology for
commuter rail and
freight operators
across America, Metrolink is rarely
recognized for its role as the regional
transit operator.
Southern California extending into six
counties and is an integral part of the
public transportation fabric. It's not
the Lone Ranger by any means, rather
Metrolink complements other carriers
like Metro in Los Angeles County and
the Orange County Transportation
Authority and vice versa, as well as
other bus companies and Amtrak.
commuters pass through Los Angeles
Union Station during weekday rush
hours, transferring to the subway,
light rail, Metro bus lines, shuttles,
taxis and Uber and Lyft. An argument
could be made that Metrolink
galvanized the fledgling Metro Rail
system in the 1990s by feeding it
muster public support for future Los
Angeles County transit sales taxes.
Metrolink commuters
cross county lines
on their commute,
and they travel long
distances 36
miles is the average
one-way trip, more
than double that of
other commuter rail
networks and about
nine times the trip
length of an average
bus rider in Southern
California.
82 percent of the
cars but opt for the train. If Metrolink
did not exist, one or two additional
freeway lanes in each direction would
during the peak commute hour on
parallel freeways.
freeways would be if Metrolink didn't
act as a relief valve. It's conservatively
estimated there would be more than
15,000 cars on Southland freeways.
the freeway," says Metrolink CEO
Leahy. "There is no cheaper or more
effective way to do that and give relief
to our crowded, decaying freeways.
That was true 25 years ago. It's true
today. But we're really talking about
people. Fewer cars mean people can
get where they need to go faster and
without the stress."
has removed 164 million car trips
from the region's freeways for a total
reduction of 5.9 billion vehicle miles
traveled.