Montebello Bus Lines

Montebello Bus Lines is a municipal bus operator in Montebello, USA, mainly serving East Los Angeles, Commerce, and Montebello.

History of Montebello Bus Lines

Montebello Bus Lines began on July 28, 1931, with a small lot on the corner of Greenwood Ave. and Olympic Blvd, where the four buses the agency operated were housed. The conception of Montebello Bus Lines came after several other transit services had served the area.

Two years after the City of Montebello was incorporated in 1920, the City launched its first attempt at operating a municipal bus line. But the City then decided to sell its bus operation to the Motor Transit Company in 1928.

Three years later, in 1931, the City purchased the line back from the Motor Transit Company, and Montebello Bus Lines was born. In the agency’s early days, passengers paid a nickel to ride the bus and bus operators earned $120 per month.

Montebello Bus Lines has grown to be the third largest municipal transit agency in Los Angeles County, operating seven local routes, three express routes and a Dial-a-Ride service. Montebello Bus Lines serves 14 communities, providing transportation to 9.5 million passengers on an annual basis.

Montebello Bus Lines plans to purchase 42 more hybrid buses in the near future. Its peak period fleet of 67 buses was recently enhanced with the addition of five hybrid gasoline-electric buses. Montebello Bus Lines plans to purchase 25 more hybrid buses in the next three years, replacing 15 of its diesel fuel buses

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has recognized Montebello Bus Line’s service. Montebello Bus Lines is the recipient of APTA's Outstanding Transit System Award in 1999; and has also been recognized for safety practices with APTA's top Silver Safety Award in 1999 and Achievement Award in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2002.^{[citation needed]}

LINK, which offers a curb-to-curb shuttle to and from the Montebello/Commerce Metrolink station.

The City of Montebello also operates Montebello Dial-a-Taxi, a program which offers transportation for senior residents and qualified disabled persons of any age and their attendants. 15,000 residents utilize this service.

Routes

Montebello Bus Lines consists of 10 lines in the Central & West San Gabriel Valley. Montebello Bus Lines fixed route services can broadly be divided into three types: Major Local Services, Minor Local Services, and Peak Express Service. Lines 10, 20, and 40 are the major service lines. Lines 30, 50, 60, and 70 are the minor service lines. Lines 341, 342, and 343 are the express lines.

Local Routes

Route	Terminals		via	Notes
10	East Los Angeles College	Pico Rivera Whittier Boulevard and Passons Boulevard	Whittier Boulevard	Operates daily
		Whittwood Town Center
20	Montebello Gage Avenue and Telegraph Road	Rosemead San Gabriel Boulevard and Garvey Avenue	San Gabriel Boulevard, Montebello Boulevard, Greenwood Avenue	Operates daily
		San Gabriel San Gabriel Boulevard and Las Tunas Drive (weekdays)
30	Alhambra Garfield Avenue and Huntington Drive	South Gate Firestone Boulevard and Garfield Avenue	Garfield Avenue	Operates daily
40	Downtown LA Beaudry Avenue and 5th Street	Montebello Beverly Hospital	3rd and 4th Streets, Beverly Boulevard	Operates daily
		Whittier Beverly Boulevard and Norwalk Boulevard
50	Downtown LA Beaudry Avenue and 5th Street	La Mirada Adelfa Drive and Santa Gertrudes Avenue	Washington Boulevard	Operates weekdays and Saturdays only
60	Pico Rivera San Gabriel River Parkway and Beverly Boulevard	Pico Rivera Telegraph Road and Serapis Avenue	Passons Boulevard	Operates weekdays and Saturdays only
70	The Shops at Montebello	Montebello Mines Avenue and Greenwood Avenue	Via Campo, Wilcox Avenue, Mines Avenue	Operates weekdays only

Express Routes

341 - Taylor Ranch Express

Departs Taylor Ranch to Downtown LA at 8:30 AM and 9:00 AM and every 30 minutes from 3:07 PM – 5:07 PM. Departs Downtown LA every 30 minutes from 6:50 AM – 8:50 AM and at 2:50 PM – 4:20 PM.

342 - Norwalk Boulevard Express

Departs Norwalk Boulevard to Downtown LA at 5:53 AM. Departs from Downtown LA to Norwalk at 4:25 PM and 4:50 PM.

Former Routes

343 Telegraph Road Express

Former Route. Departs Gage Avenue and Telegraph Road to Downtown LA at 6:20 AM and 6:50 AM. Departs from Downtown LA to Gage Avenue and Telegraph Road at 5:20 PM and 5:50 PM.

Fares

Fare Type	General	Student K-12	Senior/Disabled/Medicare
One-way	$1.10	$0.75	$0.50
Interagency Transfer	$0.25		$0.10
Express Upgrade	$0.20
Day Pass	$3.00	$2.00	$1.50
Monthly Pass	n/a	$30.00	n/a

Active Bus Fleet

Make/ Model	Picture	Year	Numbers (Quantity Ordered)	length	Engine/ Transmission	Fuel Propulsion	Notes
Gillig Advantage	[1]	1999	9900-?	40ft	Cummins C8.3 Allion B400R	Diesel
Gillig Advantage	[2]	2000	2001–2006 (7 buses)	40ft	Cummins C8.3 Allison B400R	Diesel
Gillig Advantage	[3]	2000–2001	2100–2119? (? buses)	40ft	Cummins ISC Allison B400R	Diesel
New Flyer GE40LF	[4]	2005	2501–2505 (5 buses)	40ft	Ford Triton V10 ISE ThunderVolt	Hybrid
New Flyer GE40LFR	[5]	2008	2801-2815? (15? buses)	40ft	Ford Triton V10 ISE ThunderVolt	Hybrid
New Flyer GE35LFR	[6]	2009–2010	2901–2910 (10 buses)	35ft	Ford Triton V10 ISE ThunderVolt	Hybrid
New Flyer GE40LFR	[7]	2009–2010	2911–2923 (13 buses)	40ft	Ford Triton V10 ISE ThunderVolt	Hybrid
New Flyer C40LFR	[8]	2010	21001-21004 (4 buses)	40ft	Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R	CNG	Delivered January 2011
New Flyer C40LFR	[9]	2011	21101-21104 (4 buses)	40ft	Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R	CNG

External links

1 http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_11222459

• City of Montebello - Bus Lines