Jump to content

GTrans: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Fleet
(13 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 13: Line 13:
| service_type = [[bus service]], [[paratransit]]
| service_type = [[bus service]], [[paratransit]]
| alliance =
| alliance =
| routes = 6
| routes = 8
| destinations =
| destinations =
| stops =
| stops =
Line 19: Line 19:
| stations =
| stations =
| lounge =
| lounge =
| fleet =
| fleet =78 buses
| ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Gardena total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}
| ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Gardena total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}
| annual ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Gardena total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}
| annual ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Gardena total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}
| website = {{URL|ridegtrans.com}}
| website = {{URL|ridegtrans.com}}
|fuel_type=[[CNG]], [[Battery electric bus|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sustainablerace.com/gardena-municipal-bus-lines-changes-name-gtrans-debuts-new-electric-bus/|title=Gardena Municipal Bus Lines Changes Name to GTrans and Debuts New Electric Bus|last=jack|date=2015-02-04|website=SUSTAINABLE RACE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref> The bus lines complement the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]'s crosstown routes through the city.<ref name="about" /> In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|CA Gardena total annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|CA Gardena total daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}.
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sustainablerace.com/gardena-municipal-bus-lines-changes-name-gtrans-debuts-new-electric-bus/|title=Gardena Municipal Bus Lines Changes Name to GTrans and Debuts New Electric Bus|last=jack|date=2015-02-04|website=SUSTAINABLE RACE|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-12|archive-date=2019-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112074540/https://sustainablerace.com/gardena-municipal-bus-lines-changes-name-gtrans-debuts-new-electric-bus/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The bus lines complement the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]'s crosstown routes through the city.<ref name="about" /> In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|CA Gardena total annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|CA Gardena total daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}.


== Routes ==
== {{Anchor|1X|1|2|3|4|5|6|7X|7}} Routes ==

As of September 2023, GTrans operates 3 daily routes, 2 school tripper routes, 1 weekday route, and 1 event route. Weekend service is provided on [[New Year's Day]], [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Day]], [[Memorial Day]], [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]], [[Labor Day]], [[Thanksgiving Day]], and [[Christmas Day]].<ref>{{citation|title=Routes & Schedules|url=http://ridegtrans.com/routes-schedules/|publisher=GTrans|access-date=September 13, 2021}}</ref>
=== 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|Martin Luther King, Jr. Day]], [[Memorial Day]], [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]], [[Labor Day]], [[Thanksgiving|Thanksgiving Day]], and [[Christmas|Christmas Day]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Routes & Schedules |url=https://ridegtrans.com/routes-schedules/ |access-date=February 26, 2024 |publisher=GTrans}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Route
!rowspan="2" |Line
!rowspan="2" |Direction
! colspan="2" |Terminals
!Via
!colspan="2" |Terminals
!Notes
!rowspan="2" |via
!rowspan="2" |Days of Operation
!rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |2
!Westbound / Northbound
! colspan="2" |'''[[Harbor City, Los Angeles|Harbor City]]'''
!Eastbound / Southbound
[[California State Route 1|PCH]] & Normandie Av
| rowspan="2" |Western Av, Normandie Av
| rowspan="2" |
* Serves [[Los Angeles Southwest College]], [[Vermont/Athens station|Vermont/Athens Station]] and [[Harbor Gateway Transit Center]]
* Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |'''Harbor City'''
|align="center"|<div id=1X>'''1X'''</div>
Normandie Av & PCH
|North-South
|'''[[South Los Angeles|South LA]]'''<br />[[Harbor Freeway station]]
|'''[[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]]'''<br />[[Redondo Beach station]]
|Vermont Av, Gardena Bl, Marine Av
|Daily
|Serves [[Harbor Freeway station]] on the freeway level. Route was shortened to Harbor Freeway Station in 2020 due to changes related to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
|-
|-
!3
|align="center"|<div id=2>'''2'''</div>
|'''[[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]]'''
|Clockwise / Counterclockwise
[[Redondo Beach Transit Center]]
|colspan=2|'''[[Harbor City, Los Angeles|Harbor City]]'''<br />Normandie Av & Pacific Coast Highway
|'''[[Compton, California|Compton]]'''
|Western Av, Normandie Av, Vermont Av
[[Compton station|Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center]]
|Daily
|Redondo Beach Bl, Alondra Bl
|Serves the [[Harbor Gateway Transit Center]] on the Normandie/Vermont route
|-
|rowspan=2 align="center"|<div id=3>'''3'''</div>
|rowspan=2|West-East
|'''Redondo Beach'''<br />[[Redondo Beach Transit Center]]
|'''[[Compton, California|Compton]]'''<br />[[Compton station]]
|rowspan=2|Alondra Bl, Gardena Bl, Redondo Beach Bl
|Daily
|
|
* Serves [[El Camino College]]
|-
|-
!5
|'''[[Torrance, California|Torrance]]'''<br />[[Bishop Montgomery High School]]
|'''[[Los Angeles]]'''
|'''[[Gardena, California|Gardena]]'''<br />163rd St & Vermont Av
[[Aviation/LAX station|Aviation/LAX Station]]
|School days
|'''[[Willowbrook, California|Willowbrook]]'''
|Two westbound morning peak & two eastbound afternoon peak trips on school days only
[[Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station|Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station]]
|-
|align="center"|<div id=4>'''4'''</div>
|West-East
|'''Torrance'''<br />[[El Camino College]]
|'''Gardena'''<br />[[Gardena High School]]
|Van Ness Av, 135th St, Normandie Av
|School days
|Two eastbound morning peak & one westbound afternoon peak trips on school days only
|-
|align="center"|<div id=5>'''5'''</div>
|West-East
|'''[[Westchester, Los Angeles|Westchester]]'''<br />[[Aviation/LAX station]]
|'''[[Willowbrook, California|Willowbrook]]'''<br />[[Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station]]
|El Segundo Bl
|El Segundo Bl
|Weekdays
|
|
|-
|align="center"|<div id=7X>'''7X'''</div>
|North-South
|'''[[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]'''<br />[[SoFi Stadium]]
|'''Gardena'''<br />Harbor Gateway Transit Center
|I-110, I-105, Crenshaw Bl, Imperial Highway, Hawthorne Bl, East Arbor Vitae St
|Sundays only
|Line 7X runs on Sundays only every fifteen minutes between 9:30 a.m. & 8:30 p.m., with later hours for evening football games. There is only one stop in between at [[Hawthorne/Lennox station]].
|}
|}


=== Express routes ===
===Decommissioned Routes===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Route
!rowspan="2" |Line
!rowspan="2" |Direction
! colspan="2" |Terminals
!Via
!colspan="2" |Terminals
!Notes
!rowspan="2" |via
!rowspan="2" |Days of Operation
!rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
|-
!1X
!Westbound / Northbound
|'''Redondo Beach'''
!Eastbound / Southbound
[[Redondo Beach station|Redondo Beach Station]]
|'''[[South Los Angeles|South LA]]'''
[[Harbor Freeway station|Harbor Freeway Station]]
|Marine Av, Vermont Av
|
* Route was shortened to Harbor Freeway Station in 2020 due to changes related to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
|-
|-
!7X
|align="center"|<div id=1X>'''1X'''</div>
|'''[[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]'''
|North-South
[[SoFi Stadium]]
|'''Downtown LA'''<br />1st St & Main St
|'''[[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]]'''<br />[[Redondo Beach station]]
|'''[[Gardena, California|Gardena]]'''
[[Harbor Gateway Transit Center]]
|'''In Downtown LA:''' Main St<br />'''Express Portion:''' [[Harbor Transitway]]
|[[Interstate 105 (California)|I-105]], [[Interstate 110 and State Route 110 (California)|I-110]]
|Weekdays
|
|Serves [[Harbor Freeway station]] on the freeway level. Service to Downtown LA was discontinued as of April 4, 2020 as part of service changes related to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
* 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
|align="center"|<div id=4>'''4'''</div>
* Serves [[Hawthorne/Lennox station|Hawthorne/Lennox Station]]
|West-East
|'''Lawndale'''<br />147th St & Hawthorne Bl
|'''Gardena'''<br />[[Harbor Gateway Transit Center]]
|Marine Av, Van Ness Av, 135th St, Normandie Av
|Weekdays
|Regular route suspended as of April 4, 2020 as part of service changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its schedule has also been removed from the GTrans website, although it is still identified on the site's homepage.
|-
|align="center"|<div id=G>'''G'''</div><ref>https://ridegtrans.com/lineg-pilot/</ref>
|West-East
|'''[[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]]'''<br />Highland Av at 14th Pl
|'''Gardena'''<br />Gardena City Hall
|Manhattan Beach Bl, Van Ness Av, El Segundo Bl, 135th St, Western Av, 162nd St, 158th St
|Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays during the Summer.
|Line G is a pilot trolley service between the City of Manhattan Beach and Gardena City Hall. Only three stops are serviced as of today: Manhattan Beach, Rowley Park, and Gardena City Hall. Route runs only in the summer.
|}
|}


== Bus fleet ==
=== School Tripper routes ===
Services operate school days only.

=== Active fleet ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Route
!Make/Model
! colspan="2" |Terminals
!Fleet Numbers
!Via
!Thumbnail
!Year
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
!3
|[[New Flyer Low Floor|'''New Flyer GE40LF''']]
|'''[[Torrance, California|Torrance]]'''
|705-722
[[Bishop Montgomery High School]]
|
|'''Gardena'''
|2005
Vermont Av & Gardena Ave
|Ford Triton V10
|Hawthorne Bl, Redondo Beach Bl
|ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG
hybrid system
|
|
* One westbound morning peak trip
* One eastbound afternoon peak trip
|-
|-
!4
|[[New Flyer Low Floor|'''New Flyer GE40LF''']]
|'''Gardena'''
|723-736
[[Gardena High School]]
|'''Gardena'''
Manhattan Beach & Crenshaw Blvd
|Normandie Av, Van Ness Av
|
|
* One eastbound morning peak trip
|2009
* One westbound afternoon peak trip
|Ford Triton V10
|}
|ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG
hybrid system
|
|-
|[[New Flyer Low Floor|'''New Flyer GE40LF''']]
|737-739,
760-768,


=== Seasonal route ===
771-779
Services operate Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Line G to Manhattan Beach Summer Service |url=http://ridegtrans.com/lineg/,%20https://ridegtrans.com/lineg/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |language=en}}</ref>
|
{| class="wikitable"
|2010
!Route
|Ford Triton V10
! colspan="2" |Terminals
|ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG
!Via
hybrid system
!Notes
|
|-
|-
!Line G
|'''[[BYD K series|BYD K9]]'''
|'''[[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]]'''
|1501
Highland Av & 14th Pl
|
|'''Gardena'''
|2015
Gardena City Hall
|
|Manhattan Beach Bl, Western Av
|
|
|-
|'''[[ENC Axess|ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG]]'''
|2001-2018
|
|2021
|Cummins Westport L9N
|Voith D864.6
|
|-
|[[New Flyer Low Floor|'''New Flyer GE40LF''']]
|2915-2918
|
|2009
|Ford Triton V10
|ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG
hybrid system
|
|
* Free service
|}
|}


Revision as of 23:37, 17 June 2024

Not to be confused with G Line (Los Angeles Metro).
GTrans
ParentCity of Gardena
FoundedJanuary 15, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-01-15)
(as Gardena Municipal Bus Lines)[1]
Headquarters1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California
LocaleGardena, California
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes8
Fleet78 buses
Daily ridership8,200 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[2]
Annual ridership2,131,500 (2023)[3]
Fuel typeCNG, battery electric
Websiteridegtrans.com

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.[4] The bus lines complement the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's crosstown routes through the city.[1] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,131,500, or about 8,200 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024.

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.[5]

Route Terminals Via Notes
2 Harbor City

PCH & Normandie Av

Western Av, Normandie Av
Harbor City

Normandie Av & PCH

3 Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach Transit Center

Compton

Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center

Redondo Beach Bl, Alondra Bl
5 Los Angeles

Aviation/LAX Station

Willowbrook

Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station

El Segundo Bl

Express routes

Route Terminals Via Notes
1X Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach Station

South LA

Harbor Freeway Station

Marine Av, Vermont Av
  • Route was shortened to Harbor Freeway Station in 2020 due to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic
7X Inglewood

SoFi Stadium

Gardena

Harbor Gateway Transit Center

I-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.

Route Terminals Via Notes
3 Torrance

Bishop Montgomery High School

Gardena

Vermont Av & Gardena Ave

Hawthorne Bl, Redondo Beach Bl
  • One westbound morning peak trip
  • One eastbound afternoon peak trip
4 Gardena

Gardena High School

Gardena

Manhattan Beach & Crenshaw Blvd

Normandie Av, Van Ness Av
  • One eastbound morning peak trip
  • One westbound afternoon peak trip

Seasonal route

Services operate Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.[6]

Route Terminals Via Notes
Line G Manhattan Beach

Highland Av & 14th Pl

Gardena

Gardena City Hall

Manhattan Beach Bl, Western Av
  • Free service

References

  1. ^ a b About Us, GTrans, retrieved 22 July 2015
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ jack (2015-02-04). "Gardena Municipal Bus Lines Changes Name to GTrans and Debuts New Electric Bus". SUSTAINABLE RACE. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  5. ^ "Routes & Schedules". GTrans. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Line G to Manhattan Beach Summer Service". Retrieved 2024-06-17.
Stub icon

This article about transportation in California is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article related to bus transportation in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GTrans&oldid=1229647772"