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The Sheriff's Department provides transit policing services to Metrolink,
Southern California's heavy rail commuter train
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CONTRACT TRANSIT POLICING SERVICES
The Sheriffs Department's Transit Services Bureau provides
exclusive contract police services to the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (MTA) that operates the public transit system serving
Los Angeles County, one of the country's largest, most populous
counties. Deputies provide police services for both the light
rail and bus transportation systems throughout 1,433 square
miles.
Transit policing presents unique challenges and requires
unique policing strategies. With more than 2,300 vehicles
in the fleet, there are 185 bus routes with 18,500 bus stops.
MTA buses have an annual boarding in excess of 377 million
riders.
The Metro Rail system consists of the Blue, Green, Red and
Gold Line light rail commuter trains with a total of 73 miles
of rail. With 250 commuter rail cars and 65 stations, the Metro
Rail has 69 million riders annually.
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Transit policing services are provided to the MTA's light rail and bus systems
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The Sheriffs Department also serves as the contract transit
police agency for the Southern California Regional Rail Authority.
Known as Metrolink, this heavy rail commuter transportation
system serves six Southern California counties. With 138
trains traveling 512 miles, along 7 routes, and stopping
at 53 stations daily, Metrolink carries more than 8 million
passengers annually.
The Metrolink policing responsibility extends west to the
City of Oxnard (Ventura County), east to the cities of San
Bernardino (San Bernardino County) and Riverside (Riverside
County), north to the City of Lancaster (Los Angeles County),
and south to the cities of San Clemente (Orange County) and
Oceanside (San Diego County).
The Transit Services Bureau is the second largest transit policing
agency in the nation.
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