Westgate (Pacific Electric)

Westgate 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. The line is notable for taking a circuitous route towards its end, along San Vicente Boulevard, mainly because it was built to encourage construction of new homes near Pacific Palisades.

Westgate
Overview
Type	Light rail
System	Pacific Electric
Locale	Los Angeles
Termini	Pacific Electric Building Santa Monica, California
Stations	18
Daily ridership	31,410 (last count)
Operation
Opened	1911
Closed	1940
Owner	Southern Pacific Railroad
Operator(s)	Pacific Electric
Technical
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 Big Barn Sherman Junction Alpers Beverly Hills Beverly Hills Country Club Buenos Ayres High Bridge Wolfskill Santa Monica and Sepulveda Westgate Sawtelle Westgate Arcadia Street Brentwood Park 26th Street Santa Monica Palisades Sawtelle Santa Monica Air Line & Venice Short Line Santa Monica

Many riders were veterans and employees of the Soldiers' Home, Sawtelle, stopping at the Streetcar Depot, West Los Angeles

The line was built and operated by the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad,opened in 1906. On March 19, 1906, an agreement was reached to sell all the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad lines for $6 million to Henry Huntington’s Pacific Electric Railway.

See also

• Streetcar suburb
• Streetcars in North America
• List of California railroads
• History of rail transportation in California

References

• Electric Railway Heritage Association
• Electric Railway Heritage Association, Westgate Line