We get calls and emails about the light rail schedules and travel times quite often. I believe the timing varies slightly depending on driver, passenger loads and even time of day. My last travel time update was pretty consistent with my most recent one. Today, I traveled the entire route, from the Sycamore and Main Street station to 19th Avenue and Montebello in approximately 1 hour and 8 minutes. To me, this time is within a reasonable give / take from earlier estimates from Metro. Below are some of the *approximate* times I left each station after boarding and leaving Sycamore at approximately 1:06 p.m.
Leave Sycamore / Main Station 1:06 p.m.
Leave McClintock / Apache Station 1:12 p.m.
Leave Mill Ave / 3rd St Station 1:22 p.m.
Leave Priest / Washington Station 1:27 p.m.
Leave 44th / Washington Station 1:31 p.m.
Leave 3rd St / Washington Station 1:45 p.m.
Leave Roosevelt / Central Station 1:51 p.m.
Leave Thomas / Central Station 1:56 p.m
Leave Campbell / Central Station 2:02 p.m.
Leave Central / Camelback Station 2:04 p.m.
Leave 19th Ave / Camelback Station 2:10
Arrive at Montebello / 19th Ave Station 2:14
Please note: These travel times are approximate and not official numbers from Metro. I simply looked at the time on my cell phone as I left each light rail station. Obviously, they can vary and can be off slightly. This is intended as an approximate guide only.
I hope you find this useful.. We’ll update different light rail stops and times in the future because we know… “Your Life Is On The Line!”
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Great experiment, Nick. I’ve found that the time points on METRO’s unofficial schedule seem to be pretty accurate. For instance, SB/EB trains depart Encanto/Central on the 7′s during peak travel times, which is what the schedule says.
I wonder if at some point, someone should live-Tweet their journey along the line…
Thanks Ed… It appears Metro is doing a pretty good job with most things.
The “live tweeting” sounds kind of fun. maybe a few of us should get together and start at opposite ends, really confuse people. :-)
I was just thinking about Light Rail travel times – un-official numbers and you’ve really helped out. Thanks!