Beverly Hills Line

The Beverly Hills Line 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.

Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills station, c. 1915-1920
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleLos Angeles
TerminiSubway Terminal Building
Beverly Hills
Stations10
Service
TypeLight rail
System Pacific Electric
Operator(s) Pacific Electric
Rolling stockSteel 600 Class (last used)
Daily ridership4,776,982 (last count)
History
Opened1909
Closed1954
Technical
Line length11.7 mi (18.8 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

 Beverly Hills
 Lewis
 West Hollywood
Sherman
 Quint
 Crescent
Owensmouth / San Fernando
 Gardner Junction
 Hollywood
 Normandie Avenue
Sherman &
Owensmouth
 Sunset Junction
Glendale–Burbank
US 101
1st Street
Toluca Substation and Yard
Hollywood Subway
US 101 (Harbor Freeway)
 Subway Terminal

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
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Coldwater Canyon, Sawtelle, Venice via Hollywood, Westgate 1902 1954 Beverly Hills
Sherman Sherman, Venice via Hollywood 1902 1955 West Hollywood
Crescent Sherman, Venice via Hollywood 1902 1955 Los Angeles
Gardner Junction[1] Laurel Canyon 1902 1955
Hollywood Western and Franklin Avenue 1902 1955
Sunset Junction Owensmouth, San Fernando, Sherman, Venice via Hollywood, Western and Franklin Avenue 1902 1955
Subway Terminal Building Echo Park Avenue, Glendale–Burbank, Owensmouth, Redondo Beach via Playa del Rey, San Fernando, Sawtelle, Sherman, Venice Short Line, Venice via Hollywood, Western and Franklin Avenue, Westgate 1925 1955

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.

See also

References
  1. 1451 N Gardner St, West Hollywood, CA 90046 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Gardner+Junction/@34.1007969,-118.3617229,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2bedc10477be1:0x97c62b281862f15a!8m2!3d34.0977496!4d-118.3529789


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