Watts Line

Watts
The quadruple-tracked line south of Downtown Los Angeles
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleLos Angeles, California
Termini
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemPacific Electric
Operator(s)Pacific Electric (1904–1958)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority (1958–1959)
Daily ridership37,436 (peak, 1946)
4,325 (close, 1958)
History
Opened1904
ClosedNovember 2, 1959 (1959-11-02)
Technical
Line length7.45 mi (11.99 km)
Number of tracks2–4
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 600 V DC
Route map

Northern District
Pacific Electric Building
 B   F   O 
7th & Main
 H   J   R   S 
San Pedro & 7th
 J   R   S 
San Pedro & Agatha
8th & Main
San Pedro & 8th
9th & Main
9th & Los Angeles
9th & Maple
 H 
9th & San Pedro Street
 S 
9th & Stanford
9th & Central Avenue
 U 
9th & Hooper/Naomi
Long Beach Blvd.
begin four
tracks
14th Street
16th Street
Washington Blvd
20th Street
24th Street (Amoco Junction)
Adams Boulevard
Santa Barbara Avenue
41st Street
Vernon Avenue
 V 
48th Place
52nd Street
55th Street
Slauson Avenue (Slauson Junction)
60th Street
Gage Avenue
68th Street
Florence Avenue
76th Street
Nadeau
82nd Place
Graham
Kent (88th)
Latin (92nd)
97th Street
Watts
multiple lines

The Watts Line was a local line of the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between the Pacific Electric Building in Downtown Los Angeles and the Watts Station at 103rd Street in Watts. It was the primary local service for the Southern District, which also included the Long Beach, San Pedro, Santa Ana and Whittier interurban lines. The route operated along the Southern Division's Four Tracks route, with the Watts Line using the outer tracks and the Long Beach line and other limited stop lines using the inner tracks.