Redondo Beach via Gardena Line

Redondo via Gardena was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. One of two routes to Redondo Beach, this one was faster than Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey as a result of its routing along the Watts 4-track main line.

Redondo via Gardena
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleLos Angeles, and the South Bay
TerminiDowntown Los Angeles
Torrance, California
Stations40
Service
TypeLight rail
System Pacific Electric
Operator(s) Pacific Electric
Rolling stockPE 1000 Class (last used)
Daily ridership319,602 (last count)
History
Opened1911
Closed1940
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

Pacific Electric Building
to Northern Division
 J   R   S 
 J   S 
to
Sierra Vista–Watts &
South Pasadena Local
Amoco
Vernon Avenue
 V 
Slauson Junction
Fleming
Florencito Park
Florence
Nadeau
Graham
Latin
Watts
multiple
lines
Centralia
South Park Avenue
Main Street
South Los Angeles
(Forest)
 7 
Athens
Delphi
143rd Street
Strawberry Park
Gardena
Hermosillo
Broadacres
Moneta
Bridgedale
La Fresa
Perry
Hickman
Selby
Hawthorne–El Nido
El Nido
Monterey Park
Maddex
Coyote Avenue
Redondo Beach
Clifton

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.

List of major stations

Station Major Connections Date Opened Date Closed City
Redondo via Gardena
Pacific Electric Building Alhambra–San Gabriel, Annandale, Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne–El Segundo, La Habra–Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Monrovia–Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Redlands, Riverside–Rialto, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre, Soldiers' Home, South Pasadena Local, Upland–San Bernardino, Whittier
Los Angeles Railway B, H, J, R, 7, and 8
1905 1961 Los Angeles
Amoco Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne–El Segundo, La Habra–Yorba Linda, Long Beach, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Soldiers' Home, Whittier 1902 1961
Slauson Junction Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne–El Segundo, La Habra–Yorba Linda, Long Beach, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Whittier 1902 1961
Watts Balboa, Hawthorne–El Segundo, Long Beach, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana 1902 1961
Forest Hawthorne–El Segundo, San Pedro via Gardena
Los Angeles Railway 7
1911 1940
Gardena San Pedro via Gardena 1911 1940 Gardena
Belvidere Hawthorne–El Nido 1911 1940 Lawndale
Redondo Beach Hawthorne–El Nido, Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey 1911 1940 Redondo Beach
Clifton Hawthorne–El Nido, Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey 1911 1940 Torrance

See also

References


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