Torrance Transit
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| Founded | 1940 |
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| Service area | South Bay |
| Service type | bus service |
| Routes | 8 |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Gasoline |
| Chief executive | Kim Turner |
| Website | Transit |
Torrance Transit is a transit agency serving mainly the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.
Routes
| No. | Destinations | Description | Operates† |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Del Amo Fashion Center - Union Station via Artesia Transit Center | Route 1 runs on Torrance Boulevard to Normandie Avenue then makes its way to Carson Street to serve Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and connect with line 3, it then proceeds to Artesia Transit Center via Vermont Avenue and eventually enters the Harbor Transitway after traveling along Figueroa Street to meet up with Line 2 at the Harbor Freeway Station. Route 1 terminates at Union Station on Alameda Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue during peak hours on weekdays only, otherwise it terminates at Harbor Freeway Station. | 7 days a week |
| 2 | Del Amo Fashion Center - Union Station via South Bay Galleria | Route 2 starts at the Del Amo Fashion Center and runs on Torrance Boulevard, Anza Avenue, Inglewood Avenue, Artesia Boulevard, and Crenshaw Boulevard. It makes a stop at the Harbor Freeway Station and enters the Harbor Transitway. Route 2 terminates on Alameda Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue. | weekdays, Saturdays |
| 3 | Redondo Beach - Long Beach Transit Mall | Route 3 runs from the Redondo Beach pier turnaround at Torrance Boulevard and ends at the Long Beach Transit Mall. It runs on Torrance Boulevard until it meets with Hawthorne Boulevard to serve Del Amo Fashion Center as well Carson Street. There will eventually be a Rapid version of this route, but the launch date is currently unknown. | 7 days a week |
| 5 | Torrance Airport - El Camino College via Crenshaw Boulevard, Narbonne Avenue, Arlington Avenue and Van Ness Avenue | Route 5 is a loop route, running on Crenshaw Boulevard, Narbonne Avenue, Arlington Avenue, and Van Ness Avenue. Line 5 is unusual because it does not operate with equal headways in both directions; the clockwise version runs south on Van Ness Avenue, Arlington Avenue and Narbonne Avenue and north on Crenshaw Boulevard between Manhattan Beach Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway and vice versa for counterclockwise. | weekdays, Saturdays |
| 6 | Del Amo Fashion Center - Artesia Station via 190th Street | Route 6 runs on Madrona Avenue, Prairie Avenue, and 190th Street, with a stop at the Artesia Transit Center and ending at the Artesia Station. | weekdays |
| 7 | Redondo Beach - Wilmington/Kaiser Hospital via Sepulveda Boulevard | Route 7 runs mainly on Sepulveda Boulevard, starting at the Redondo Beach turnaround on Torrance Boulevard. It then goes south on Vermont Avenue and stops in Wilmington and the Kaiser Permanente hospital at Pacific Coast Highway. | weekdays, Saturdays |
| 8 | LAX - Torrance via Hawthorne Boulevard | Route 8 travels from Pacific Coast Highway at Hawthorne Boulevard to LAX City Bus Center, via Hawthorne Boulevard, Artesia Boulevard, Aviation Boulevard, eventually making it back to Pacific Coast Highway and over to 96th Street where LAX City Bus Center is located. Line 8 also serves the South Bay Galleria, a major transfer point in the South Bay as well as the Metro Green Line Mariposa Station, and El Segundo Station. Limited stops on Hawthorne Boulevard are served by Metro Local line 344. | 7 days a week |
| 9 | Del Amo Fashion Center - Lomita via Lomita Boulevard | Route 9 runs on Lomita Boulevard, terminating at Vermont Avenue in Harbor City. | weekdays, Saturdays |
†Torrance Transit doesn't operate on Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's Day. Service on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day operates on Sunday schedule.
Fares
Base: $1.00 (add $1.00 if going to Downtown LA)
Senior, Disabled, Medicare: $0.25 (add $0.50 if going to Downtown LA)
Students: $0.50 (add $0.50 if going to Downtown LA)
Transfers: $0.40
Monthly Pass (regular): $35.00
Monthly Pass (express): $65.00
Monthly Pass (students): $30.00
Fleet
Torrance Transit fleet is made of Gillig Phantoms and Gillig Advantages. Each bus is numbered 4--. Fleet is maintained at the facilities department on Madrona Avenue. Starting in 2010 Torrance Transit will begin replacing its entire fleet with GE40LFR's from New Flyer Industries. The new buses will also have a new paint scheme which will mark the start of a rebranding [1] effort from the agency. (For complete fleert roster see Torrance Transit at CPTDB Wiki)
References
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