Getty Center Tram
{{Short description|People mover system in Los Angeles, USA}}
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The Getty Center Tram is a {{convert|0.75|mi|adj=on}} people mover system that serves the Getty Center in Los Angeles. It runs two cable-driven hovertrains each consisting of three Otis Hovair vehicles.
History
The tram line, already planned in 1988,{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-14-we-8936-story.html |title=Tram System Proposed for J. Paul Getty Center |last=Krueger |first=Christopher |date=July 14, 1988 |website=Los Angeles Times}} was opened at the end of 1997, following the inauguration of the Getty Center.
Route
The line, located north of Brentwood, in the Westside Region of Los Angeles, links a freeway-level parking garage to the Getty Center, which includes the J. Paul Getty Museum. The duration of a ride is about 3 to 4 minutes.
The lower station ({{coord|34|05|15.8|N|118|28|32.8|W}}), at the bottom of the hill, lies beside Sepulveda Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway and features a refuge siding. The upper station ({{coord|34|04|42.1|N|118|28|29.9|W}}), at the top of the hill, is located in the arrival plaza of the Getty Center and is part of the structure.{{OSM|w|24563086|Getty Center Tram}} The line follows Getty Center Drive and has a passing loop in the middle, although the two trains can operate independently.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-11-me-33992-story.html|title=The Art of Getting to the Getty Will Have Visitors Floating on Air|last=Simon|first=Richard|date=August 11, 1995|work=Los Angeles Times}}
Gallery
Getty Center Monorail station.jpg|View of the upper station
Getty Center Tram, lower station (January 2008).jpg|Platform of the lower station
Getty Center Monorail wagon.jpg|Train departing from the lower station
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category|Getty Center Tram}}
- {{YouTube|id=zMpFUZcA3Aw|title=Sepulveda–Getty Center cab ride}}
- {{YouTube|id=SUpwDkdKDUs|title=Getty Center–Sepulveda cab ride}}
{{LA Mass Transit}}
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{{Getty Trust}}
{{Los Angeles Westside}}
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Category:Public transportation in Los Angeles
Category:People mover systems in the United States