Los Angeles Metro Rail rolling stock

Los Angeles Metro operates six rail lines as part of its Metro Rail system. This system includes four light rail lines and two rapid transit lines. The agency owns, operates, and maintains a fleet of 439 rail vehicles.

Rail vehicles

Current fleet

Metro operates two main types of rail vehicles: light rail and rapid transit. Metro's light rail vehicles, used on the A, C, E, and K lines, are 87-foot (26.52 m) articulated double-ended vehicles, powered by overhead lines, which typically run in two or three vehicle consists. Metro's rapid transit vehicles, used on the B and D lines, are 75-foot (22.86 m) electric multiple unit, married-pair cars, powered by electrified third rail, that typically run in four or six-car consists.

Manufacturer	Model	Built	In service	Qty.	Fleet numbers	Line	Division	Notes

Light rail fleet
Siemens	P2000	1996–1999	2001–present	52	201–250, 301–302		11, 24	Fleet has been refurbished by Alstom since 2019
AnsaldoBreda	P2550	2005–2011	2008–present	50	701–750		11, 24	Fleet being refurbished by Kinki Sharyo since 2023
Kinki Sharyo	P3010	2014–2020	2016–present	235	1001–1235	‍‍‍	11, 14, 16, 21, 22, 24
Subway fleet
Breda	A650	1988–1993	1993–present	30	501–530	‍	20	DC motors 14 may be converted into unpowered trailers ("belly cars"), the rest to be retired
Breda	A650	1995–1997	1996–present	74	531–604	‍	20	AC motors Talgo contracted to refurbish entire fleet in 2016, contract was cancelled for poor performance after 10 cars partially refurbished. Four cars left significantly disassembled. Woojin Industrial Systems contracted to refurbish entire fleet in 2024.
CRRC	HR4000	2021–present	2024–present	64	4001–4064	‍	20	After construction delays and issues relating to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act of 2021, Metro chose not to continue its contract with CRRC for option cars.

Future fleet

Manufacturer	Model	Quantity Purchased	Notes
Light rail fleet
TBD	P3030	33 (142 options)	33 for East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Option for 52 to replace the Siemens P2000 Option for 90 for Southeast Gateway Line and extensions of A and E lines
Subway fleet
Hyundai Rotem	HR5000	182 (50 options)	74 to replace the second batch of A650 108 for D Line extension phase 2 & 3 Option for 50 to support future subway lines

Retired fleet

Manufacturer	Model	Year built	Years in service	Quantity	Fleet numbers	Notes
Light rail fleet
Nippon Sharyo	P865	1989–1990	1990–2018	54	100–153	All were christened after cities in Los Angeles County. 100, christened Long Beach, repainted in its original LACTC paint scheme following retirement, to be put on static display in Long Beach. 108 was modified for chemical defence training at Fort Leonard Wood. 144, christened South Gate, preserved at the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California.
Nippon Sharyo	P2020	1994–1995	1995–2021	15	154–168	Equipped with automated controls for Green Line service, but never used. 164 preserved at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, California

Rail facilities

Current rail facilities

Metro refers to its rail and bus operations facilities as "divisions." Rail vehicles are maintained at several divisions across Los Angeles County:

Division	Line	Location
11		Long Beach, between Del Amo and Wardlow stations
14		Santa Monica, east of 26th Street/Bergamot station
16	‍	Westchester, adjacent to the LAX/Metro Transit Center
20	‍	Arts District, south of Union Station
21		Elysian Park, between Chinatown and Lincoln/Cypress stations
22		Hawthorne, northwest of Redondo Beach station
24		Monrovia, east of Monrovia station

Planned rail facilities

Metro plans to build three new rail facilities over the next few years.

A new facility will be built in the San Fernando Valley west of Van Nuys Boulevard south of the Metrolink tracks as part of the planned East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project.
A new facility is being studied for either Bellflower or Paramount to support operations on the Southeast Gateway Line.
A new facility will be built in Montebello, bound by Flotilla Street to the north, Yates Avenue to the west, South Vail Avenue to the east, and Washington Boulevard to the south to serve the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project, which extends the E Line to the intersection between Washington Boulevard and South Greenwood Avenue.