Beverly Hills (Pacific Electric)

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Type Light rail Locale Los Angeles Daily ridership 4,776,982 (last count) Electrification Overhead line		System Pacific Electric Stations 10 Opened 1909
Owner Southern Pacific Transportation Company Terminis Beverly Hills, Subway Terminal Building

Beverly Hills was a suburban line of the Pacific Electric Railway. It was opened in 1909 by the Pasadena and Pacific Railroad and taken over by the Pacific Electric in 1911. The route terminus switched over to the Subway Terminal Building in 1926.

The line was built and operated by the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad. On March 19, 1906, an agreement was reached to sell all the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad lines for $6 million to Henry Huntington’s Pacific Electric Railway.

Shuttle Routes

Coldwater Canyon ran from Beverly Hills station to the Beverly Hills Hotel by way of Rodeo Drive. It began service under the Los Angeles and Pacific Railway in 1907 and was discontinued in 1923.

Laurel Canyon ran from Gardner Junction to the foot of Laurel Canyon by way of Sunset Boulevard. Originally a steam line of the Cahuenga Valley Railroad, the line was abandoned in 1924.

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Beverly Hills (Pacific Electric) Wikipedia

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