Sawtelle (Pacific Electric)

Sawtelle was a suburban line operated by the Pacific Electric Railway from 1911 to 1940. This line was one of four lines connecting Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica that did not run through Hollywood. This was the shortest route to Santa Monica, and as such had the highest ridership of any line in the system, with an all-time high of 2,644,512 in 1929.

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Overview
Type	Light rail
System	Pacific Electric
Locale	Los Angeles
Termini	Pacific Electric Building Santa Monica, California
Stations	17
Daily ridership	2,286,461 (last count)
Operation
Opened	1911
Closed	1940
Owner	Southern Pacific Railroad
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
Technical
Line length	10.19
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead 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  Venice Short Line Rosemary Genesee terminus after 1940 Big Barn Sherman Junction Alpers Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Country Club Buenos Ayres High Bridge Wolfskill Santa Monica and Sepulveda Sawtelle Westgate 30th Street Cambridge Durham Westgate Santa Monica Air Line & Venice Short Line Santa Monica

Sources

• Electric Railway Heritage Association