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Pasadena Short Line

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Pasadena Short Line
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleSouthern California
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemPacific Electric
Rolling stockPE 5050 Class PCC cars (last used)
Daily ridership7,693 (last counting)
History
Opened1902
Closed1951
Technical
Line length11.6 mi (22 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

Pasadena
reroute 1940 Arroyo Seco
Raymond Hill
South Pasadena
Oneonta Park
La Cresta
Sierra Vista
Newton
Titus
Happy Valley
Soto Street Viaduct
El Sereno
Lincoln Park
Valley Junction
Echandia
 P 
6th & Main
loop terminus
1942–1947
6th/Main Terminal
 F 
ground floor until 1942
elevated terminal after 1947
Southern Division

The Pasadena Short Line was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway, running from 1902 until 1951, between Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown Pasadena, California.

List of Major Stations

Station Major Connections Date Opened Date Closed City
Pasadena Short Line
Pasadena East California, East Orange Grove, East Washington, Lamanda Park, Lincoln, Mount Lowe, North Fair Oaks, North Lake, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, South Pasadena Local, West California, West Colorado and Orange Grove 1902 1951 Pasadena
South Pasadena Mount Lowe Railway, South Pasadena Local 1902 1951 South Pasadena
Oneonta Park Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Shorb, Sierra Madre 1901 1951
Sierra Vista Alhambra-San Gabriel, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Shorb, Sierra Madre 1901 1951 Alhambra
Covina Junction Alhambra-San Gabriel, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Riverside-Rialto, Sierra Madre, Upland-San Bernardino 1901 1951 Los Angeles
Echandia Junction Alhambra-San Gabriel, Annandale, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Riverside-Rialto, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena Local, Upland-San Bernardino 1895 1951
Pacific Electric Building Alhambra-San Gabriel, Annandale, Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne-El Segundo, La Habra-Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Riverside-Rialto, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre, Soldiers' Home, South Pasadena Local, Whittier 1905 1961