Getty Center Monorail

Getty Center Monorail
(Getty Center Tram)

A train at the Getty Center station
Overview
Type Otis Hovair hovertrain
Locale United States Los Angeles (California, USA)
Termini Sepulveda Blvd (lower station)
Getty Center (upper station)
Stations 2
Operation
Opened 1997
Rolling stock 6 cars
Technical
Line length 1.21 km (0.75 mi)[1]
Number of tracks 1 (Monorail)

The Getty Center Monorail, also known as Getty Center Tram, is an Otis Hovair monorail of the U.S. city of Los Angeles serving the Getty Center. It is an electric, cable-driven hovertrain, with a fleet of 6 people movers divided in 2 convoys of 3 cars each.[1]

History

The railway line, already planned in 1988,[2] was opened at the end of 1997, following the inauguration of "The Getty".

Route

The line, located north of Brentwood, in the Westside Region of Los Angeles, links a freeway-level parking garage to the Getty Center, a campus of the Getty Museum, that is 1.21 km (0.75 mi) far. The duration of a ride is about 3/4 minutes.[1]

The lower station (34°05′15.8″N 118°28′32.8″W / 34.087722°N 118.475778°W / 34.087722; -118.475778), at the bottom of the hill, lies beside Sepulveda Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway. The upper station (34°04′42.1″N 118°28′29.9″W / 34.078361°N 118.474972°W / 34.078361; -118.474972), at the top of the hill, is located in the arrival plaza of "The Getty" and is part of the structure.[3] The line, that follows the "Getty Center Drive", has a passing siding in the middle.

View of the upper station 
The platform of the lower station 
A train departing from the lower station 

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Getty Center Tram on waymarking.com
  2. ↑ "Tram System Proposed for J. Paul Getty Center". Los Angeles Times, July 14, 1988
  3. ↑ 24563086 Getty Center Tram on OpenStreetMap
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Coordinates: 34°04′42.1″N 118°28′29.9″W / 34.078361°N 118.474972°W / 34.078361; -118.474972

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