What is Los Angeles Metro Rail?
{{Infobox public transit|name=Los Angeles Metro Rail|image=Lametro.svg|transit_type={{ubl|[[Light rail]]|[[Rapid transit]]}}|lines=6|stations=101|owner=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|chief_executive=Stephanie Wiggins|began_operation=July 14, 1990|map=[[File:Los Angeles Metro System Map.png|275px]]|website={{url|metro.net}}|system_length=109 mi (172 km)|ridership=184,400 (weekdays, Q4 2023)}} The '''Los Angeles Metro Rail''' is an [[Rail transport|urban transit system]] in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], [[California]]. It is operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The system has a total of six lines and 101 stations. Four lines are [[light rail]] (A, C, [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro Rail)|E]], K), and two are [[rapid transit]] ([[B Line (Los Angeles Metro Rail)|B]] and D). The Los Angeles Metro Rail system also connects to the [[Los Angeles Metro Busway|Metro Busway]] (G & J), [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]], [[Amtrak]], and other [[Public transport|transit]] services. The A Line is the oldest in the system. It opened on July 14, 1990. Since then, the system continued to expand to more places. More [[wikt:expansion|expansions]] are currently under [[construction]] such as the D Line Extension to [[West Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wiekel|first1=Dan|date=November 7, 2014|title=L.A.'s not-quite 'subway to the sea' finally breaks ground|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-westside-subway-20141108-story.html|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, the Los Angeles Metro Rail light rail system is the busiest in the United States. The rapid transit lines are the ninth busiest.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 4, 2024|title=Public Transportation Ridership Report {{!}} Fourth Quarter 2023|url=https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023-Q4-Ridership-APTA.pdf|access-date=May 17, 2024|publisher=American Public Transportation Association|archive-date=March 23, 2024|archive-url=https