Metro Gold Line Balances Track Repairs with Special Holiday Schedule

Crews will continue repair work on the Metro Gold Line in Pasadena Thursday through Friday, and will be running enhanced service this Fourth of July, Saturday, to facilitate safe, easy travel to and from holiday events.

That means on Thursday and Friday, trains will leave the Sierra Madre Villa station for Downtown Los Angeles at 9:03 a.m. and every 15 minutes thereafter, while Pasadena-bound trains will depart from Atlantic Station at approximately 8:40 a.m.

From Union Station, trains bound for Pasadena will leave at 9:04 a.m.

On Saturday, the Fourth of July, downtown LA-bound trains leave Sierra Madre Villa at about 4:36 a.m., and Pasadena-bound trains leave Atlantic at 4:21 a.m. Metro will be posting “enhanced service” details on its website as soon as available.

On Sunday morning, July 5th, from open to 10:30 a.m., the Gold Line will again run every 20 minutes between Union Station and Pasadena, as crews continue with more tree-trimming.

Metro says crews are continuing repair work on the Gold Line’s overhead power supply system, requiring trains to share one track between South Pasadena and Fillmore stations.

Repairs on the damaged overhead wires started in April, after trip delays prompted a comprehensive inspection of the entire line’s power supply system. Crews found part of the tension cable prematurely frayed and determined this to be the root of the problem. Other segments of the Gold Line were noted to be at similar risk and needed to be replaced.

Metro announced earlier that maintenance will continue on weekdays during off-peak hours, when it is easiest for trains to bypass works zones. The utility aims to have the work done by the end of July.