Metro Pomona A Line Extension is Open

Today Metro opened four new A Line stations on the agency’s growing light rail system: Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne, and Pomona. The A Line now runs 57.6 miles from Pomona to Long Beach. Since Metro combined the former Blue and Gold Lines in 2023, the A Line was already the world’s longest light rail line; today’s addition of nine new miles brings the length to 57.6 miles.

Getting the A Line this far has not been easy. When construction costs came in higher than anticipated, the current project was split into two phases, delaying planned stations in Claremont and Montclair. That future Montclair Station was dealt a further blow this month when San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) leadership decided against their part of the project.

For Glendora to Pomona, ground was broken in 2019. Construction, managed by the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, weathered the pandemic and wrapped up at the start of this year.

Today Metro and San Gabriel Valley leaders gathered in Pomona to celebrate the new extension. They praised the completed project, and reiterated their commitment to building the next phase to Montclair. Speakers touted the rail line’s benefits in providing sustainable transportation, creating jobs, and connecting communities – including serving more than a dozen colleges and universities.

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