Metro Express

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Metro Express
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Metro Express bus.
Locale Los Angeles County, California
Service type bus service, bus rapid transit
Operator Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
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Metro Express is a form of express bus service in Los Angeles County, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Buses are usually express for a portion of the route, then run either local or limited stop in other areas. Buses are identified by numbers in the 400's going to and from downtown and 500's for suburb-to-suburb trips.

There are two routes with an "X" at the end of their route schedule, the 450X and 577X. These two are the only routes that use Metro's blue painted buses (referred to by Metro as "Business Blue") and the only routes with blue timetables. Note that the "X" suffix does not appear on the buses' headsigns. This service concept is planned to be expanded in the future. There are also at least 13 routes traveling by their respective transitways (Harbor Transitway and El Monte Busway).

Metro charges two zones maximum for their express services. Each zone is $0.60 added to the base fare of $1.25. Students with K-12 and College/Vocational passes, seniors, and the disabled with monthly passes are not required to pay the zone fees, but those with a Day, Weekly, or Monthly pass without a zone sticker are required to pay the zone fees.

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[edit] Routes

[edit] X Lines- Premium Express Routes

"X-lines" are Metro's premium express routes; they operate with very minimal stops. Metro labels these X-lines as Metro Express in the timetables.


Route Terminals via Notes
450
[1]		 Downtown LA
Figueroa-Flower Streets and Fifth Street		 Gardena
Artesia Transit Center		 In Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
Express Portion: Harbor Transitway
  • Operates weekday rush hours only (M-F: 6:00a-8:30a; 4:00p-6:00p)
  • Operated by SB-18
577
[2]		 El Monte
El Monte Transit Center		 Long Beach Transit Mall
First Street and Long Beach Boulevard		 Express Portion: San Gabriel River Freeway
In Long Beach: Seventh Street
  • All day service on weekdays only (M-F: 5a-9:30p)
  • Operated by Southland Transit

[edit] Local/Express Routes

Metro considers the non "x-lines" to be Metro Local services and they operate in much the same way as the 300-series (3xx) lines. The main difference between the limited stop 300-series (3xx) and the express 400 (4xx) and 500-series (5xx) is that the express buses operate on freeways or a transitway on a portion of their trip. Most routes use buses painted in the poppy-orange Metro Local livery, in some cases, buses in the Metro Rapid livery find their way into service on these routes. Those buses are equipped with special transponders that cause traffic signals to favor the bus, which adds to the express nature of the buses.

[edit] Harbor Transitway Routes

Note: In addition to these routes, Gardena Municipal Bus Lines, OCTA and Torrance Transit operate express bus lines via the Harbor Transitway. These routes are not considered part of the Metro Express network.

Route Terminals via Notes
442
[3]		 Downtown LA
Union Station		 Hawthorne
Hawthorne Green Line station		 In Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
Express Portion: Harbor Transitway
In South LA: Manchester Boulevard, La Brea Avenue
  • Operates weekday rush hours only (M-F: 6a-8:30a; 4p-6p), in the peak direction
  • Operates in local service in Downtown LA and limited-stop service in South LA
  • Operated by SB-18
444
[4]		 Downtown LA
Union Station		 Rancho Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Drive South and Seacove Drive		 In Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
Express Portion: Harbor Transitway
In South LA: Artesia Boulevard, Hawthorne Boulevard
  • Daily service (M-F: 5:30a-8:30p; Sa/Su: 6a-8:30p)
  • Operates in local service in Downtown LA, limited-stop service in South LA and local south of Pacific Coast Highway
  • Operated by SB-18
446
[5]		 Downtown LA
Union Station (except middays)		 San Pedro
Korean Bell Site		 In Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
Express Portion: Harbor Transitway
In South LA: Avalon Boulevard, Pacific Avenue
  • Daily service (M-F: 5:30a-1a; Sa/Su: 5a-12:30a)
  • Operates in local service in Downtown LA and south of the Artesia Transit Center
  • Operated by SB-18 and WSC-10
Gardena
Artesia Transit Center (middays)
447
[6]		 Downtown LA
Union Station (excpet middays)		 San Pedro
Seventh Street and Patton Avenue		 In Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
Express Portion: Harbor Transitway
In South LA: Avalon Boulevard, Pacific Avenue
In San Pedro: Harbor Boulevard
  • Daily service (M-F: 5:30a-8p; Sa/Su: 5a-8p)
  • Operates in local service in Downtown LA and south of the Artesia Transit Center
  • Operated by SB-18
Gardena
Artesia Transit Center (middays)
460
[7]		 Downtown LA
Los Angeles Street and Fifth-Sixth Streets		 Anaheim
Disneyland		 In Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
Express Portion: Harbor Transitway, Century Freeway
In South LA: Rosecrans Avenue, Alondra Boulevard
  • Daily service (M-F: 5:30a-12a; Sa/Su: 5:30a-12a)
  • Operates in local service in Downtown LA, and east of the Norwalk Green Line station
  • Operated by GC-1
550
[8]		 West Hollywood
West Hollywood Public Library		 San Pedro
Seventh Street and Patton Avenue		 In Midtown LA: San Vicente Boulevard, Western Avenue
Express Portion: Harbor Transitway
In South LA: Vermont Avenue, Normandie Avenue
  • Daily service (M-F: 5:30a-11:30p; Sa: 6a-10:30p; Su: 7a-10:30p)
  • Operates in local service north of Pico Boulevard and south of Pacific Coast Highway, limited-stop service in other areas except on the Harbor Transitway
  • Operated by SB-18

[edit] El Monte Busway Routes

Note: In addition to these routes, Foothill Transit operates a number of express bus lines (including the Silver Streak) via the El Monte Busway. These lines are not considered part of the Metro Express network.


Route Terminals via Notes
484
[9]		 Downtown LA
Grand Avenue and Venice Boulevard		 Cal Poly Ponoma
Valley Boulevard and Temple Avenue		 In Downtown LA: Grand Avenue & Olive Street
Express Portion: El Monte Busway
In the San Gabriel Valley: Valley Boulevard
  • Daily service (M-F: 4:30a-1a; Sa: 5:30a-1a; Su: 6a-1a)
  • Operates in local service off the El Monte Busway
  • Operated by SGV-9
485
[10]		 Downtown LA
Grand Avenue and Venice Boulevard (weekdays)		 Altadena
Fontanet Way and Altadena Drive		 In Downtown LA: Grand Avenue & Olive Street
Express Portion: El Monte Busway, Long Beach Freeway
In the San Gabriel Valley: Fremont Avenue, Lake Avenue
  • Daily service (M-F: 5:30a-12:30a; Sa: 6:30a-12:30a; Su: 7a-12m)
  • Some late evening and early morning weekend service continues to Venice Boulevard
  • Operates in local service off the El Monte Busway and Long Beach Freeway
  • Operated by SGV-3 and SGV-9
Downtown LA
Olive Street and Olympic Boulevard (weekends)
487
[11]		 Westlake
Westlake/MacArthur Park station		 El Monte
El Monte Bus Station		 In Downtown LA: Wilshire Boulevard, Grand Avenue & Olive Street
Express Portion: El Monte Busway
In the San Gabriel Valley: San Gabriel Boulevard, Sierra Madre Boulevard, Santa Anita Avenue
  • Daily service (M-F: 6a-9p; Sa: 7a-8:30p; Su: 7a-8p)
  • Operates in local service off the El Monte Busway
  • Operated by SGV-9
489
[12]		 Westlake
Westlake/MacArthur Park station		 Temple City
Rosemead Boulevard and Huntington Drive		 In Downtown LA: Wilshire Boulevard, Grand Avenue & Olive Street
Express Portion: El Monte Busway
In the San Gabriel Valley: Valley Boulevard, Rosemead Boulevard
  • Operates weekday rush hours only in the peak direction (M-F: 6a-8a; 4p-7p)
  • Operates in local service off the El Monte Busway
  • Operated by SGV-9
490
[13]		 Downtown LA
Grand Avenue and Venice Boulevard (weekdays)		 Cal Poly Pomona
Temple Avenue and Pomona Boulevard		 In Downtown LA: Grand Avenue & Olive Street
Express Portion: El Monte Busway
In the San Gabriel Valley: Romona Boulevard, San Bernardino Road
  • Daily service (M-F: 5a-12m; Sa/Su: 6a-11:30p)
  • Operates in local service off the El Monte Busway
  • Operated by SGV-9
El Monte
El Monte Transit Center(weekends)

[edit] Routes operating via the Santa Monica Freeway

Note: In addition to these routes, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Freeway Express Line 10 operates between downtown Los Angeles and downtown Santa Monica via the Santa Monica Freeway. This route is not considered part of the Metro Express network.

Route Terminals via Notes
439
[14]		 Downtown LA
Union Station		 Aviation Green Line station In Downtown LA: Figueroa & Flower Streets
Express Portion: Santa Monica Freeway
In South LA: La Cienega Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard
Weekends and Holidays Only: Kennith Hahn State Recreation Area
  • Daily service (M-F: 5a-9:30p; Sa/Su: 7a-9:30p)
  • Operates in local service in Downtown LA and south of the West LA Transit Center
  • Midday service on weekdays terminates at the LAX City Bus Center
  • Operated by SB-18
534
[15]		 West LA Transit Center
Washington Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue		 Malibu
Pacific Coast Highway and Trancas Canyon Road		 Express Portion: Santa Monica Freeway
Outside of Santa Monica: Pacific Coast Highway
  • Daily service (M-F: 5:30a-9:30p; Sa: 7a-9p; Su: 7a-8p)
  • Operates in local service off the Santa Monica Freeway
  • Some trips operate via Point Dume
  • Originally Line 434, which operated to Union Station
  • Operated by WSC-6 and WSC-7

[edit] Proposed Routes

[edit] 910 - El Monte Station - Artesia Transit Center

Line 910 is proposed to connect El Monte Station and Artesia Transit Center through downtown LA, replacing the express and downtown portions of the 444, 446/447, 484 and 490. Service would operate along the El Monte Busway and Harbor Transitway, and may take effect in June 2009 or later. This route was renamed the Silver Line and its to be a part of the Metro Liner system.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/450.pdf Line 450 schedule
  2. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/577.pdf Line 577 schedule
  3. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/442.pdf Line 442 schedule
  4. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/444.pdf Line 444 schedule
  5. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/446-7.pdf Lines 446/447 schedule
  6. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/446-447.pdf Lines 446/447 schedule
  7. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/460.pdf Line 460 schedule
  8. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/550.pdf Line 550 schedule
  9. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/484.pdf Line 484 schedule
  10. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/485.pdf Line 485 schedule
  11. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/487-489.pdf Lines 487/489 schedule
  12. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/487-489.pdf Line 487/489 schedule
  13. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/490.pdf Line 490 schedule
  14. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/439.pdf Line 439 schedule
  15. ^ http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/534.pdf Line 534 schedule


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