Photos: Metro Gold Line opens

A family enjoys a ride on the Metro Gold Line train on the opening day of service on the $1-billion, 11.5-mile extension through the Foothills. The line will transform the lives and commutes of San Gabriel Valley residents, officials say.

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March 5, 2016 4:15 PM PT

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Thousands of Angelenos flocked to the San Gabriel Valley to celebrate the opening of the Gold Line extension, the first stretch of rail to carry passengers through the Foothills in more than 50 years.

Noni Villanueva leans to check for the arrival of the Metro Gold Line train at Duarte Station. The extension is L.A. County’s first new section of rail in nearly four years.

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Chris Gentry, from left, and Susan and Steven Bishop look at the routing map while riding the Metro Gold Line train from APU/Citrus College Station in Azusa to Union Station.

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A mariachi band plays at the arrival of the first Metro Gold Line train in Azusa.

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Guests of the grand opening ceremony ride the Metro Gold Line train from Duarte/City of Hope Station. The $1-billion, 11.5-mile extension of the Gold Line stretches east from Pasadena through the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa.

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Azusa Pacific University’s Brick and Black Basketball Band plays during the grand opening ceremony of Metro Gold Line at Duarte/City of Hope Station.

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Hilda Solis, chairwoman of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, rides the Metro Gold Line after the opening ceremony held at Duarte/City of Hope Station.

(Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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