The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) continues to advance work to deliver the nation’s first high-speed rail system.
The Los Angeles to Anaheim (LA-A) Project Section is approaching a new milestone moving closer to connecting Los Angeles and Anaheim, to the Central Valley and San Francisco with a one-seat high-speed train ride.
The approximately 30-mile corridor connects Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) to the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) using the existing passenger and freight rail corridor, traveling through:
- Los Angeles
- Vernon
- Commerce
- Bell
- Montebello
- Pico Rivera
- Norwalk
- Santa Fe Springs
- Portions of unincorporated LA County
- La Mirada
- Buena Park
- Fullerton
- Anaheim
In May 2024, the Authority’s Board of Directors adopted a new Preferred Alternative, the Shared Passenger Track Alternative A, with a Light Maintenance Facility (LMF) at 26th Street in Vernon. The Authority is also studying an additional build alternative, the Shared Passenger Track Alternative B with a Light Maintenance Facility at 15th Street in Los Angeles. No intermediate stations are being recommended as part of either Build Alternative, but will be studied as part of the environmental document. The Authority is working to complete technical studies and analysis and plans to release the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement in 2025.
The LA-A proposed new alternatives that are under study are shown in Figure 1.
The statewide high-speed rail program and its LA-A Project Section contribute to economic development, a cleaner environment, and job creation; all while investing in regional and local rail lines to meet the State’s 21st century transportation needs.
Figure 1: LA-A Proposed New Alternative Under Study
