Los Angeles Metro Bus Explained

Los Angeles Metro Bus
Parent:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Service Type:Transit bus
Routes:117 (excluding Metro Busway)
Fleet:2,320 buses
Ridership:
Annual Ridership:
Fuel Type:CNG, battery electric
Operator:Metro, MV Transportation, Southland Transit, Transdev

Los Angeles Metro Bus is the transit bus service in Los Angeles County, California operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). In, the system had a ridership of, or about per weekday as of .

, there are 117 routes in the system (excluding Metro Busway routes). The Los Angeles Metro bus has the third largest fleet in North America, with 2,320 buses .[1] The majority of Metro Bus lines are operated by Metro directly, with select services operated by private contractors.[2]

History

See main article: History of Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway. The Metro Bus brand dates back to the 1993 founding of Metro, but many of the routes in the system are little changed from the bus routes of the prior Southern California Rapid Transit District (RTD) or the streetcar routes operated by the Pacific Electric Red Cars or the Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars.

Starting in 2003, Metro operated its bus network under three different brands: orange Metro Local buses for traditional routes, red Metro Rapid buses for limited stop routes, and blue Metro Express buses for minimal stop services along the region's extensive freeway network. The separate brands were retired in 2020 as part of Metro's NextGen Bus Plan, a major restructuring of the agencies routes, with most of the Metro Rapid routes retired in favor of more frequent service on the former Metro Local routes, which will now make fewer stops.

Routes

Metro buses are given line numbers that indicate the type of service offered. This method was devised originally by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro's predecessor.

1-99 (Local routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles)

Local bus service to/from Downtown Los Angeles and other areas. The line numbering begins at line 2 (Sunset Bl, a line leading west from USC) and proceeds counterclockwise around Downtown Los Angeles, ending at line 96 (Riverside Dr.)

100s (Local east/west routes in other areas)

East/west service, not necessarily serving Downtown Los Angeles.

200s (Local north/south routes in other areas)

North/south service, not serving in Downtown Los Angeles.

400s (Freeway express routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles)

500s (Freeway express routes in other areas)

600s (Shuttles/circulators)

Shuttles, special routes and local service within one or two adjacent neighborhoods.

700s (Rapid limited-stop routes)

See also: Metro Rapid.

900s (Metro Busway)

See also: Los Angeles Metro Busway.

Fleet

See main article: Los Angeles Metro bus fleet., Metro operates 2,320 buses in revenue service, the third-largest fleet in North America behind New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (5,825) and New Jersey's NJ Transit (3,003).[111] Metro operates the nation's largest fleet of compressed natural gas powered buses.[112]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Roman. Alex. September 17, 2019. Top 100 Bus Fleets Survey. Metro Magazine. November 17, 2021.
  2. Web site: June 2023 . Metro Facts at a Glance . 2024-05-24 . Metro.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516214521/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/002-302.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Line 4 Time Schedule . June 16, 2022.
  5. Web site: Line 10 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  6. Web site: Line 14 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  7. https://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/016-017-316.pdf
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701013411/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/018.pdf . dead .
  9. Web site: Line 20 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516213628/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/028.pdf . dead .
  11. Web site: Line 30 Time Schedule . June 16, 2022.
  12. Web site: Line 33 Time Schedule . June 16, 2022.
  13. Web site: Line 35 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  14. Web site: Line 37 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  15. Web site: Line 38 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  16. Web site: Line 40 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  17. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701013426/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/045.pdf . dead .
  18. Web site: Line 48 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  19. Web site: Archived copy . 2021-06-17 . 2021-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200649/https://mybus.metro.net/files/schedules/051_TT_06-27-21.pdf . dead .
  20. Web site: Line 53 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  21. Web site: Line 55 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  22. Web site: Line 60 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  23. Web site: Line 62 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  24. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516221728/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/066.pdf . dead .
  25. Web site: Line 70 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  26. Web site: Line 76 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  27. Web site: Line 78 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  28. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516222909/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/081.pdf . dead .
  29. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701233904/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/090-091.pdf . dead .
  30. Web site: Line 92 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  31. Web site: Line 94 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  32. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701013331/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/096.pdf . dead .
  33. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701233909/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/102.pdf . dead .
  34. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701013442/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/105.pdf . dead .
  35. Web site: Line 106 Time Schedule . June 17, 2022.
  36. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516221028/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/108-358.pdf . dead .
  37. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516225400/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/110.pdf . dead .
  38. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2012-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601180425/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/111.pdf . dead .
  39. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701233914/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/115.pdf . dead .
  40. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516230213/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/117.pdf . dead .
  41. https://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_/overview/images/120.pdf{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  42. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701233921/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/125.pdf . dead .
  43. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-03-14 . 2013-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130625211929/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/127.pdf . dead .
  44. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516203153/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/128.pdf . dead .
  45. Web site: Line 534 Map & Schedule (Effective February 20, 2022).
  46. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701013336/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/150-240.pdf . dead .
  47. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701013448/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/152-353.pdf . dead .
  48. Web site: Line 154 Time Schedule . June 16, 2022.
  49. https://www.metro.net/riding/metro/bus_overview/images/155.pdf{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  50. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701233937/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/158.pdf . dead .
  51. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516212318/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/161.pdf . dead .
  52. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701234556/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/162-163.pdf . dead .
  53. Web site: Line 164 Time Schedule . June 16, 2022.
  54. Web site: Line 165 Time Schedule . June 16, 2022.
  55. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701013340/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/166-364.pdf . dead .
  56. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516201401/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/167.pdf . dead .
  57. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-06-13 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701234612/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/169.pdf . dead .
  58. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516210244/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/180-181.pdf . dead .
  59. https://media.metro.net/documents/6c54ea16-ff36-47d5-a178-55309ff78d08.pdf
  60. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130626015945/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/204.pdf . dead .
  61. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130625154208/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/205.pdf . dead .
  62. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130625211937/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/206.pdf . dead .
  63. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701013452/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/207.pdf . dead .
  64. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-07-05 . 2013-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130525030028/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/209.pdf . dead .
  65. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516213543/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/210.pdf . dead .
  66. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-07-30 . 2013-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130120013304/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/211-215.pdf . dead .
  67. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2012-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109075727/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/212-312.pdf . dead .
  68. https://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/2011-06/217.pdf{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  69. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2012-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108122613/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/218.pdf . dead .
  70. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516215218/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/222.pdf . dead .
  71. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516230001/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/224.pdf . dead .
  72. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701234630/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/230.pdf . dead .
  73. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516223556/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/232.pdf . dead .
  74. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516213622/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/233.pdf . dead .
  75. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516212847/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/234.pdf . dead .
  76. https://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/236.pdf
  77. https://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/237-656.pdf
  78. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516225320/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/242-243.pdf . dead .
  79. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516224145/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/244-245.pdf . dead .
  80. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516225335/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/246.pdf . dead .
  81. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516194632/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/251-252.pdf . dead .
  82. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2012-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109075835/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/256.pdf . dead .
  83. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701234640/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/260.pdf . 2013-07-01 . dead .
  84. http://media.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/260-762.pdf
  85. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516225438/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/265.pdf . dead .
  86. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130625211941/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/266.pdf . dead .
  87. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2012-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614054135/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/264-267.pdf . dead .
  88. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516200621/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/268.pdf . dead .
  89. https://media.metro.net/documents/line-schedules/line-el-monte-station-arcadia-station-via-santa-anita-av_1624051467.pdf
  90. https://media.metro.net/documents/line-schedules/line-294_1624051652.pdf
  91. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-10-21 . 2013-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516224647/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/344.pdf . dead .
  92. Web site: Line 460 Map & Schedule (Effective June 26, 2022).
  93. Web site: Lines 487/489 Map & Schedule (Effective June 26, 2022).
  94. Web site: Line 501 Map & Schedule (Effective June 26, 2022).
  95. Web site: Line 550 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  96. Web site: Line 577 Map & Schedule (Effective June 26, 2022).
  97. Web site: Line 601 Map & Schedule (Effective October 23, 2022).
  98. Web site: Line 602 Map & Schedule (Effective December 10, 2023).
  99. Web site: Line 603 Map & Schedule (Effective December 10, 2023).
  100. Web site: Line 605 Map & Schedule (Effective December 11, 2022).
  101. Web site: Line 611 Map & Schedule (Effective August 6, 2023).
  102. Web site: Line 617 Map & Schedule (Effective December 10, 2023).
  103. Web site: Line 660 Map & Schedule (Effective September 17, 2023).
  104. Web site: Line 662 Map & Schedule (Effective December 10, 2023).
  105. Web site: Line 665 Map & Schedule (Effective June 25, 2023).
  106. Web site: Line 690 Map & Schedule (Effective October 23, 2022).
  107. Web site: Route Map : 720. 2016-01-23. Metro.net.
  108. Web site: Route Map : 754. 2016-01-23. Metro.net.
  109. Web site: June 26, 2022 . G Line (Orange) Timetable . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  110. Web site: June 26, 2022 . J Line (Silver) 910/950 Timetable . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
  111. News: Roman. Alex. September 17, 2019. Top 100 Bus Fleets Survey. Metro Magazine. July 28, 2020.
  112. Web site: Next Stop: Fresh Air. 2020-07-28. www.metro.net. en-US.