Venice Short Line

Venice Short Line was a suburban line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway in California, USA. It 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 E. Huntington’s Pacific Electric Railway.

Venice Short Line
Overview
TypeLight rail
System Pacific Electric
LocaleLos Angeles
TerminiSubway Terminal Building
Santa Monica, California
Stations19
Operation
Closed1950
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
Operator(s) Pacific Electric
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

Hill Street Station
Subway Terminal
to Echo Park Avenue
 J   R   S 
 N 
 W 
 P   9 
 J   9 
 W 
 V 
Vineyard
 P 
to Beverly Hills
via Sherman Junction
Roberto
Hauser
Arnaz
Barnhart
National Boulevard
Culver City
First Street
Palms
Bayero Grove
Palm Place
Ocean Park Heights
Mar Vista
Pacific Coast Highway
Venice
Pier Avenue
Ocean Park
Santa Monica

The Venice Short Line traveled from downtown Los Angeles to Venice also to Ocean Park, and Santa Monica via Venice Boulevard.

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