Monrovia–Glendora Line

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Monrovia-Glendora
Overview
OwnerPacific Electric
LocaleSouthern California
Termini
Stations39
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric
Rolling stockvaried
Daily ridershipunknown
History
Opened1902
Closed1951
Technical
Number of tracksvaried
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

Glendora
La Fetra
Citrus Avenue
end of double track
Azusa
Puente Largo
Rivas
Las Lomas
Mount Olive
East Duarte
Duarte
Glenney
Greenwood
Lexington Creek
Monrovia
Arcadia
Arcadia Wash
Santa Aninta Park
Golden West Avenue
Sunnyslope
Michillinda
La Presa
Sunnyslope
Rose Avenue
Rubio Wash
San Marino
Las Rosas
El Molino
San Pasqual Wash
Pasqualito
Fletcher Avenue
Oneonta Park
La Cresta
Sierra Vista
Newton
Titus
Happy Valley
Soto Street Viaduct
El Sereno
Lincoln Park
Charlotte Street
Marengo Street
Valley Junction
State Street
Echandia
Macy Carhouse
Brooklyn Avenue  B 
 P 
Southern Division
6th/Main Terminal
 F 

Monrovia-Glendora was a route on the Pacific Electric Railway until 1951, serving the San Gabriel Valley.

It ran from 1902 to 1951, supporting real estate development in the valley.

Route

The Monrovia-Glendora route ran from the 6th & Main Terminal in Downtown Los Angeles — through:


A long section of the route was along present-day Huntington Drive. The Arcadia train station was the route's San Gabriel Valley transfer point for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway passenger trains.