LOS ANGELES — Commuter rail operator Metrolink is expanding service on its San Bernardino Line in response to the closure of a portion of Interstate 10, a major route into downtown Los Angeles traveled by some 300,000 cars per day.
Metrolink will add three additional round trips between L.A. Union Station and its Covina station — with three trains during the morning rush-hour period and three in the afternoon — and is added additional cars to other San Bernardino Line trains to increase capacity. Schedules for that line are available here.
LA Metro, meanwhile, is outlining light rail and bus alternatives for those wishing to avoid the traffic resulting from the problems on I-10. The light rail E Line and J bus line most closely parallel the route, but there are other alternatives.
I-10 has been closed since a massive fire at two storage yards under the freeway on Saturday; engineers are still assessing the extent of the damage and how long the freeway will be closed, but Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a Monday news conference that the fire was arson, the Los Angeles Times reports. Newsom said it is possible the fire damage will require the entire overpass to be torn down.
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