Balboa (Pacific Electric)

Balboa was the southernmost route of the Pacific Electric Railway, running between Downtown Los Angeles and the Balboa Peninsula in Orange County by way of North Long Beach, though the route was later cut back to the Newport Dock. The route ran "flyer" service between Downtown Los Angeles and Willowville (a route also served by the Long Beach Line), making flag stops only at Vernon, Slauson, Watts, Compton and Dominguez Junction. Though ridership early on was very high, it slowly dwindled to 55,390 in 1948. Today, the beach route between Long Beach and Balboa is heavily trafficked, and plans to revive rail service along this corridor have been proposed sporadically.

Balboa
Overview
TypeLight rail
System Pacific Electric
LocaleSouthern California
TerminiPacific Electric Building
Balboa
Stations50
Daily ridership55,390 (last used)
Operation
Opened1908
Closed1950
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
Operator(s) Pacific Electric
Technical
Line length39.66 miles
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

 Pacific Electric Building
to Northern Division
 J   R   S 
 J   S 
to
Sierra Vista-Watts &
South Pasadena Local
 Amoco
 Vernon Avenue
 V 
 Slauson Junction
 Fleming
 Florencito Park
 Florence
 Nadeau
 Graham
 Latin
 Watts
end of
local service
 Abila
 Springdale
 Willowbrook
 Sativa
 Winona
 Compton
 Dominguez
 Dominguez Junction
 Del Amo
 Cota
Los Angeles River
 Los Cerritos
 Vista del Mar
 Willow
to Long Beach
 Burnett
 Searby
 Signal Hill
 Temple Avenue
 East Long Beach
 Termino
 Lobrico
 Las Altas
 Alamitos Heights
Alamitos Bay
 Naples
Alamitos Bay
San Gabriel River
 Seal Beach
 Anaheim Landing
Anaheim Bay
 East Side
 16th Street Sunset Beach
 Sunset Beach
 Los Patos
Bolsa Chica
 Rocamp
 Huntington Beach
 Gamewell
 Surf Club
 Pacific Gun Club
 Santiago
Santa Ana River
 El Moro
 Melrose
 Newport Beach
terminus
after 1940
 East Newport
 Balboa

List of Major Stations
Station Major Connections Date Opened Date Closed City
Pacific Electric Building Alhambra-San Gabriel, Annandale, Fullerton, Hawthorne-El Segundo, La Habra-Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Redlands, Redondo via Gardena, Riverside-Rialto, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre, Soldiers' Home, South Pasadena Local, Upland-San Bernardino, Whittier, LAR Routes B, H, J, R, 7, and 8 1905 1961 Los Angeles
Amoco Fullerton, Hawthorne-El Segundo, La Habra-Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Redondo via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Soldiers' Home, Whittier 1902 1961
Slauson Junction Fullerton, Hawthorne-El Segundo, La Habra-Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Redondo via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana, Whittier 1902 1961
Watts Hawthorne-El Segundo, Long Beach, Redondo via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, San Pedro via Gardena, Santa Ana 1902 1961
Compton Long Beach, San Pedro via Dominguez 1902 1961 Compton
Dominguez Junction Long Beach, San Pedro via Dominguez 1902 1961 Rancho Dominguez
Willowville Long Beach 1902 1961 Long Beach
Zaferia 1904 1950
Alamitos Heights Alamitos Heights 1904 1950
Naples 1904 1950
Seal Beach Alamitos Bay 1904 1950 Seal Beach
Sunset Beach 1904 1950 Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach Huntington Beach-La Bolsa, Santa Ana-Huntington Beach 1904 1950
Newport Beach 1905 1950 Newport Beach
Balboa 1906 1940

Sources
    • "Pacific Electric: Newport-Balboa Line". Electric Rail Heritage Association.


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