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Starting Today, Metro B And D Subway Lines Will Run More Often
LA Metro is increasing the frequency of the B and D lines.
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LA Metro is increasing the frequency of subway lines B and D (aka the Red and Purple lines). Instead of every 15 minutes, the trains will run every 12 minutes for most of the day, starting Sunday, Sept. 10.
The details
- On weekdays, the two trains will run every 12 minutes from about 6 a.m. to 9. pm.
- On weekends, from 8:15 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Between Union Station and Wilshire/Vermont, trains will run every 6 minutes because they share a section of the track.
- All other times, services will be every 20 minutes, and every 10 minutes between Union Station and Wilshire/Vermont.
We're adding more frequent service to the B/D Lines starting today!
— Metro Los Angeles (@metrolosangeles) September 10, 2023
Trains on both lines will run every 12 mins instead of every 15 for most of the day.
Trains every 6 mins btwn Union Station & Wilshire/Vermont.
New sked: https://t.co/l78HrU7fwF pic.twitter.com/SKbknb6nA1
Why now
LA Metro is dialing services back up to pre-pandemic levels. The agency said they were able to hire enough bus drivers by last December to bring services back up to 2019 levels.
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Now, it's the subway system's turn.
"The increase in frequencies is part of our ongoing work to restore service to pre-pandemic levels," according to a story on LA Metro's blog . "As many of you know, the pandemic posed dual challenges — staff attrition and ridership losses due to safer at home orders and telecommuting."
The also reported a 15% year-over-year increase in ridership from July 2022 compared to this July. That puts overall monthly ridership on both bus and rail at 76% of pre-pandemic levels.
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