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Just used my Citibank Mastercard to go through the turnstile at Expo/Sepulveda and confirmed TAP PLUS is live here. Immediately shows up online as Metro Paygo

Edit For u/metrolosangeles as a field test report (TAP PLUS soft launch testing phase? 5/19/2026):

Expo/Sepulveda to Expo/Crenshaw (E Line eastbound) - read credit card properly, deducted $1.75

Expo/Crenshaw to LAX/MTC (K Line southbound) - read credit card, Metro-to-Metro transfer worked properly, and did not deduct additional fare for transfer

LAX/MTC to Expo/Sepulveda (Culver City Bus 6 northbound) - read credit card, Metro-to-Muni transfer worked properly, and deducted $0.40 transfer fare

Expo/Sepulveda to DTSM (E Line westbound) - read credit card properly, deducted $1.75, TAP at Expo/Sepulveda. Used north exit at DTSM, did TAP to Exit at a green light LCD turnstile, read card and unlocked turnstile. Waited 7-8 minutes for return trip to avoid passback (don't know if that's built in or not)

DTSM to Expo/Sepulveda (E Line eastbound) - used north entrance, right side turnstile was blocked, middle turnstile was showing error message on entrance side (this is the same turnstile used for exiting; exit side was working properly but with green LCD), used the open fan-style ADA gate which was blue LCD, but didn't seem to read credit card. Ended up just going through the gates regardless as fan style ADA was open.

Comments/suggestions: Overall seems to be working at all gates and TAP readers that are blue LCD, the green LCD at DTSM seems to have worked on exit side as TAP to Exit, entry side didn't work at the ADA gate even though it was blue LCD. Showed up on my credit card account online pretty much immediately, faster than TAP transactions showing up on the TAP app which could take about 10-15 mins to show up. OTOH, online credit card transaction just shows LA METRO- PAYGO Los Angeles USA which isn't much helpful in knowing where you got on, which is a feature that I like on TAP card's history which shows which Metro station you entered or which transit agency you used for buses. Would be great it showed more detailed info like that.

Passing tracks/layout is based on 2026 CAHSR Business Plan. This allows 1 express and 1 local every hour. In this scenario I made assumptions that led to a 4h16m travel time SF-LA express, but this could be shortened to <4h10m by delaying local CalTrain services. I wasn’t prepared to do this because I really like the current CalTrain schedule, which this largely preserves.

Full video can be seen on YouTube

it looks like the vermont brt line is supposedly opening earlier than expected since the federal transit administration allocated $149.9 million for the brt line

also if you look at the photo, there’s a possibility that the vermont brt line might be called the “R Line” and the color might be a lavender color

since the vermont brt line might be called the “R Line,” then that means maybe the noho - pasadena brt line might use the “L Line” with the expo blue color and the east san fernando lrt line might use the “Q Line” since M, N, O, and P aren’t allowed to be used

there’s a good chance that after the metro d line subway extension to westwood is complete, the vermont brt line and noho - pasadena brt line might open before the olympics cause there supposedly going to open in 2028

here are links about the vermont brt line in case anyone is interested

instagram.com/p/DYgKt8xO1gv

la.urbanize.city/post/metro-plans-bus-lanes-vermont-avenue-2025

metro.net/projects/vermont-corridor

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https://metrolinktrains.com/globalassets/schedules/timetables/2026/ml-timetable-current.pdf

every time there’s a new la metro station or line, metrolink needs to keep up to date with la metro’s map cause there map is so outdated

is there a way on how we can get ahold of metrolink’s customer support cause they never respond back to me

for example on metrolink’s map it shows up as this

a line - apu/citrus college station ~ downtown long beach station when it should be pomona north station ~ downtown long beach station

c line - norwalk station ~ redondo beach station when it should be norwalk station ~ lax/metro transit center

d line - wilshire/western station ~ union station when it should be wilshire/la cienega station ~ union station

k line - expo/crenshaw station ~ westchester/veterans station when it should be expo/crenshaw station ~ redondo beach station

EDIT - i want to give a huge shoutout to u/anothercar cause i didn’t know metrolink keeps up to date with la metro on updating their map

i’m glad that it’s included on the metrolink schedule brochure but not on their website

someone here needs to ahold of metrolink customer support and tell them to update their map on the website

Assessment of each candidate:
https://www.streetsforall.org/blog/streets-for-all-endorses-tom-steyer

All other 2026 endorsements for LA:
https://www.streetsforall.org/2026

i saw this screen at the hallway in union station and noticed that it looks outdated

is there a way on how i can get ahold of someone at union station?

if you look at the metro rail screen, the metro a line shows up as “metro gold line”, the metro b line shows up as “metro red line”, and metro d line shows up as “metro purple line”

the metro rail screen should show up as “metro a line”, “metro b line”, and “metro d line”

another thing is that if you look at the metro rail & busway screen, the metro d line’s end of station is wilshire / western station when it should be updated to wilshire / la cienega station

when i was at pomona north station and san dimas station earlier, i noticed this

the tall fare gates on the eastern end of pomona north station are open but the tall fare gates on the western end of pomona north station are closed. the san dimas station tall fare gates are open too

did la metro forget to close the tall fare gates on the eastern end of pomona north station and the tall fare gates at san dimas station now that the la metro d line subway extension phase 1 celebration is over?