Red-Gold line transfer problem solved!

[Mac]

As many people have posted before, the Gold line trains never match up with the red line trains. In other words, whenever a Gold line train arrives, a Red line train leaves. I think they now solved this problem with a new Gold line schedule: metro.net/news_info/press/metro_210.htm

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L.A. Metro to Improve Gold Line Service Starting Dec. 16

* Metro Gold Line Service Update: Trains to run more often, serving all station stops during peak periods

Beginning Sunday, Dec. 16, The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will change its operating schedule for the Metro Gold Line to improve train service for all Metro Gold Line patrons.

Trains will now operate every 7-8 minutes during the peak morning and afternoon rush hours, down from the current average of 10 minutes for local trains.

These service improvements are made possible in part by discontinuing Express Service, which made only six stops in 13 during peak morning and afternoon periods. Trains will now stop at all stations between downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena throughout the day.

Mid-day trains will now run every 12 minutes, offering one additional trip per hour from the previous 15-minute schedule. Likewise, weekend trains will run every 12 minutes from mid-morning until early evening, offering one additional trip per hour from the previous timetable.

The new schedule will facilitate access to all Gold Line Stations all day, where a growing number of large transit and business-oriented developments are now located. The change to 12-minute service during mid-day will now match Metro Red, Blue and Purple Line mid-day schedules, reducing overall trip times for patrons transferring to and from the Metro Gold and Metro Red Lines at Union Station.

Metro Gold Line service changes are part of Metro’s biannual service change schedule. Metro has made ongoing service improvements, reducing end-to-end travel times from 35 minutes to 30 minutes since the Metro Gold Line opened in 2003.

For a new timetable of Metro Gold Line service, visit metro.net or call 1-800-COMMUTE.

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[bluelineshawn]

If true that's great unless you take the purple line.

[tonyw79sfv]

7 - 8 minutes peak hour still doesn't match up with the 10 minute Red Line or Purple Line peak headways.

[bluelineshawn]

I assumed that he was referring to the 12 minute off-peak schedules that they will now both have.

[bluelineshawn]

The weekend schedules do seem to be in sync for the midday when both the gold and red line run every 12 minutes. The red line train departing union station syncs up with the arriving SB gold line train. For the return the arriving purple line train is in sync with the departing NB gold line train.

[kingsfan]

Now if they could just sync the Red Line to match up with the end or Kings games. Seems like I wait for ever once 10 pm rolls around, and even then the first train to show is never the NoHo train.

[nickv]

Now if they could just sync the Red Line to match up with the end or Kings games. Seems like I wait for ever once 10 pm rolls around, and even then the first train to show is never the NoHo train.

The Red Line has 20 minute headways after 8 PM on all days.
www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/800_899/802.pdf

Because of the less frequent evening runs, I suggest having a Red Line timetable handy for your return trips. That will take the guesswork out of when the next train will come.

[skater]

One of the biggest problems I can find with this is that the transit view screens that you see as you are exiting the subway show you red/purple departure times, when they should obviously show you gold line times, or maybe bus departure times. I'll post more on that later. I've mapped out the screens, and what they should show.