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Is there an Angels Flight in Los Angeles?

Affectionately nicknamed “the world's shortest railway,” Angels Flight in the Bunker Hill neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles is a well-known, century-old funicular that over the last 118 years has become somewhat of a celebrity (in true Angeleno fashion).



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How much does Angels Flight cost? A ride on the Angels Flight costs $1 one way, but if you have a Metro TAP Card, you'll get a discount of $0.50 (you can find out all about the Metro and taking public transit in our LA transportation guide).

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Angels Flight® was closed in 2013 after one of the cars derailed, leaving passengers stranded. Several improvements have been made since the incident. Actors Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling rode in one of the railroad cars in a scene in the 2016 movie “La La Land.”

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Since it opened on December 31, 1901, Angels Flight® has had intermittent operations. The railway closed down in the 1960s and spent 27 years in storage. It reopened and relocated a half-block south in 1996, but shut down again in 2001 after a fatal accident.

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Fare. The fare is $1.00 each way, and you can purchase a souvenir round-trip ticket for $2.00 to take a piece of history home with you. A $0.50 Metro fare discount is available for TAP Card users with Stored Value for a one-way trip.

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Angel Flight Central Pilots donate their time, fuel expense and an airplane to provide this unique service. They receive no monetary compensation whatsoever for their generosity.

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The railway became officially known as Angel's Flight in 1912 after Eddy sold the railway to the Funding Company of California. The words “Angel's Flight” had always been painted atop the Hill Street Arch, and the new owners renamed it accordingly.

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Built in 1901 by Colonel J. W. Eddy, lawyer, engineer and friend of President Abraham Lincoln, Angels Flight is said to be the world's shortest incorporated railway. The counterbalanced cars, controlled by cables, travel a 33 percent grade for 315 feet.

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