What is B Line (Los Angeles Metro)?
{{Infobox rail line | name = B Line | color = E3131B | logo = File:LACMTA_Circle_B_Line.svg | image = Breda A650.jpg | end = Union Station | start = North Hollywood | stations = 14 | daily_ridership = 72,200 (Weekday, Q3 2022) {{decrease}} | ridership2 = {{formatnum:25899711}} (2023) {{increase}} {{#expr: ((25899711-25767716) / 25767716)*100 round 1}}% | trainnumber = 802 | caption = B Line train at Union Station | type = [[Rapid transit]] | yearcommenced = 1993 | yearcompleted = 2000 | owner = Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | stock = Breda A650 }} The '''B Line''', named the Red Line from 1993–2020, is a [[rapid transit]] line in the [[Los Angeles Metro Rail]] system. It opened on January 30, 1993, and was fully completed on June 24, 2000. It stops at 14 [[Train station|stations]] in the [[San Fernando Valley]], [[Central Los Angeles]], and [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. The B Line is completely [[underground]]. The line is one of the two rapid transit lines (along with the D Line) in [[Los Angeles]]. The two lines share [[Railway track|tracks]] between Downtown Los Angeles and [[Koreatown, Los Angeles|Koreatown]] and run for about 20 hours every day. Around 25 million people used the B and D Lines in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Metro Interactive Estimated Ridership Stats|url=https://opa.metro.net/MetroRidership/|access-date=April 21, 2024|website=|publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}</ref> == History == === Planning === The B Line ([[wikt:former|formerly]] the Red Line) was part of a plan to connect Downtown Los Angeles with a rapid transit line to central and western parts of Los A