GTrans explained

GTrans should not be confused with G Line (Los Angeles Metro).

GTrans
Parent:City of Gardena
Founded:
(as Gardena Municipal Bus Lines)
Headquarters:1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California
Locale:Gardena, California
Service Type:bus service, paratransit
Routes:8
Fleet:78 buses
Ridership:
Annual Ridership:
Fuel Type:CNG, battery electric

GTrans is a municipal transit agency that serves Gardena, California and surrounding Los Angeles County neighbourhoods. It was founded on January 15, 1940, as Gardena Municipal Bus Lines. On the agency's 75th anniversary, the agency was renamed as GTrans.[1] The bus lines complement the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's crosstown routes through the city. In, the system had a ridership of, or about per weekday as of .

Routes

Local routes

As of June 2024, GTrans operates 3 local routes, 2 express routes, 2 school tripper routes and 1 seasonal route. Weekend service is provided on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.[2]

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
2Harbor CityPCH & Normandie AvWestern Av, Normandie Av
Harbor CityNormandie Av & PCH
3Redondo BeachRedondo Beach Transit CenterComptonMartin Luther King Jr. Transit CenterRedondo Beach Bl, Alondra Bl
5Los AngelesAviation/LAX StationWillowbrookWillowbrook/Rosa Parks StationEl Segundo Bl

Express routes

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
1XRedondo BeachRedondo Beach StationSouth LAHarbor Freeway StationMarine Av, Vermont Av
  • Route was shortened to Harbor Freeway Station in 2020 due to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Route shortening will also be permanent effective January 2025.
7XInglewoodSoFi StadiumGardenaHarbor Gateway Transit CenterI-105, I-110
  • When the SoFi Stadium Transit Facility is closed, Southbound passengers will access Line 7X at Prairie Av & Arbor Vitae St
  • Line 7X runs on Sundays only every 30 minutes
  • Serves Hawthorne/Lennox Station

School Tripper routes

Services operate school days only.

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
3TorranceBishop Montgomery High SchoolGardenaVermont Av & Gardena AveHawthorne Bl, Redondo Beach Bl
  • One westbound morning peak trip
  • One eastbound afternoon peak trip
4GardenaGardena High SchoolGardena Manhattan Beach & Crenshaw BlvdNormandie Av, Van Ness Av
  • One eastbound morning peak trip
  • One westbound afternoon peak trip

Seasonal route

Services operate Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gardena Municipal Bus Lines Changes Name to GTrans and Debuts New Electric Bus. jack. 2015-02-04. SUSTAINABLE RACE. en-US. 2019-11-12. 2019-11-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20191112074540/https://sustainablerace.com/gardena-municipal-bus-lines-changes-name-gtrans-debuts-new-electric-bus/. dead.
  2. Web site: Routes & Schedules . February 26, 2024 . GTrans.
  3. Web site: Line G to Manhattan Beach Summer Service . 2024-06-17 . en.