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Metro to Start New Express Bus Service from Long Beach to El Monte; Add New Metro Rapid Line on Western Avenue and Begin Four New Limited Stop Lines as Part of Service Modifications Effective Dec. 18 Guide to service enhancements (PDF) Effective
Sunday, Dec. 18, Metro will implement several service enhancements that
will include a new Metro Express Bus Line from Long Beach to El Monte, a
new Metro Rapid Bus Line along Western Avenue and start up new limited
stop service on four bus lines in an effort to improve bus service in
the region. New
Metro Express Bus Line 577X will begin weekday operation on Monday, Dec.
19, with service from El Monte to Long Beach via the 605 Freeway. There
will only be four stops at the El
Monte Bus Station, the Metro Green Line Norwalk Station, California
State University, Long Beach and the VA Medical Center in Long Beach. In
addition, Metro will begin a new 13-mile Metro Rapid Bus Line (Line 757)
along Western Avenue from the Western/Hollywood Metro Red Line Station
to the Crenshaw Station of the Metro Green Line. The new Western Metro
Rapid Line will operate seven days a week beginning on Sunday, Dec. 18. Metro
also plans to implement new limited stop bus service to four existing
bus lines during weekdays only. Those lines include Line 330 ((W. Pico
Bl/East 1st St./Floral Dr. Dozier/Rowan), Line 368 (W.
Washington Bl/Cesar Chavez Ave. and Cesar Chavez/Roman), Line 442
((Hawthorne Station-LA/Union Station Express), and Line 444 (Rancho
Palos Verdes/Torrance-LA/Union Station Express). Additionally,
Metro will begin operating Saturday service on the Crenshaw Metro Rapid
(Line 710) and will deploy new 60-foot articulated buses on both the
Vermont Metro Rapid Bus Line 754 and the newly implemented Western Metro
Rapid Bus Line 757. Metro
will add additional service on eight Metro Bus Lines in both the morning
and afternoon peak periods to improve service on the following bus
lines: Lines 62, 108, 266, 16-316, 445, 450X, 717 & 720. The
following is a listing of the various service modifications and
improvements being implemented effective on either Sunday, Dec. 18 or
Monday, Dec. 19 depending on weekend/weekday service offered. Metro
South Bay Sector Line
108/358 (Slauson Ave.) Add more morning service on Saturdays. Line
110 (Gage Ave./Centinela/Fox Hills Mall) New west terminal at Playa
Vista on Saturday. Line
207/357 (Western Ave.) Line 357 limited stop service replaced by new
Metro Line
210 (Crenshaw Blvd.) Additional Saturday service on Line 710 and adjust
schedules Line
442 (Hawthorne Station-LA/Union Station Express) New limited stop
service on Hawthorne Blvd. New south terminal at Hawthorne Metro Green
Line Station. Route change at 39th Street to serve Slauson
Harbor Transitway Station. Line
444 (Rancho Palos Verdes/Torrance/LA/Union Station Express) New limited
stop service on Hawthorne Blvd. Line
445 (San Pedro Park/Ride Express) Add more service. Line
446/447 (San Pedro Express) Mid-day and weekend service ends at the
Artesia Line
450X (Artesia Transit Center/7th/Metro Express) Add more
service. Line
710 (Metro Rapid Crenshaw) Start new Saturday service. Line
754 (Metro Rapid Vermont) Add new 60-foot high capacity buses. Line
757 (Metro Rapid Western) Begin new rapid service using 60-foot high
capacity buses. Lines
117, 119-126, 120-121, 127, 439, 711, 740; Provide fewer trips during
off-peak hours. Metro
San Gabriel Valley Sector Line
78-79-378 (LA/Alhambra/S.Arcadia/Arcadia) Modify line 79 to service new
transit center inside Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. Line
170 (El Monte/Montebello) New south terminal at Montebello Towne Center. Line
175 (Fountain Ave./Talmadge St./Hyperion Ave.) Discontinue mid-day
service. Line
177 (JPL/Pasadena) New east terminal at the Sierra Madre Villa Metro
Gold Line Station. Line
180/181 (Hollywood/Glendale/Pasadena) Modify line 181 in the eastbound
direction to use Colorado Blvd., Sierra Madre Villa Ave., and Foothill
Blvd.) Line
201 (Silverlake Blvd./Glendale/E Glenoaks Blvd.) Add more service and
reroute line in Atwater Village and Glendale. Line
255 (Rowan Ave.) New north terminal at LAC/USC Medical Center. Line
258-259 (Eastern Ave./Arizona Ave./Alhambra) Add more service to Line
258. Extend Line 258 south to Alondra Blvd. Cancel line 259. Line
260-361 (Artesia Station/Pasadena/Altadena via Atlantic) Add more
service on route north of Colorado to Woodbury Road. Line
264 (Duarte/Altadena) Add more service. Reroute to serve new transit
center inside Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. Line
268 (El Monte/Baldwin Ave./JPL) Modify line to serve new transit center
inside Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. Line
484 (LA/El Monte/La Puente/Pomona) and Line 490 (LA/El
Monte/Covina/Pomona) Add more service. Metro
Westside/Central Sector Line
16-316 (W. Third St./Century City) Add more service. Line
30-31-330 (W. Pico Blvd./E. First St./Floral Dr.) New Line 330 limited
stop service between Pico/Arlington and 1st/Soto Streets. Line
33-333 (Venice Blvd.) Reroute part of line in Santa Monica. Line
68-368 (W. Washington Blvd./Cesar Chavez Ave.) New Line 368 limited stop
service between Washington Blvd./La Brea Ave. and Cesar Chavez/Rowan. Line
434 (West LA Transit Center/Santa Monica/Malibu/Trancas Express)
Renumber to Line 534. New east terminal for line 534 at West LA Transit
Center. Reroute at West LA Transit Center area to connect with Line 33. Line
717 (Metro Rapid Fairfax) and Line 720 (Metro Rapid Wilshire/Whittier
Blvd.) Add more service. Metro
Gateway Cities Sector Line
26-51-52-352 (7th St./Virgil Ave./Avalon Blvd.) Shorten route
with north terminal for Line 26 at Hollywood and Sunset boulevards. Line
62 (LA/Santa Fe Springs/Norwalk/Hawaiian Gardens) Renumber from Line 362
and add more service. Line
102 (E. Jefferson Blvd./Exposition Blvd./Coliseum St.) Reroute to South
Gate and Huntington Park and add more service. Line
125 (Rosecrans Ave.) Change in route to use Woodruff instead of 605
Freeway. Line
254 (Watts/Huntington Park/Lorena St./City Terrace) Shorten route with
north terminal at Dozier/Rowan and south terminal at 103rd
St. Metro Blue Line Station. Line
258-259 (Eastern Ave./Arizona Ave./Alhambra) Extend Line 258 south to
Alondra Blvd. Add more service to Line 258. Cancel Line 259. Line
265 (Lakewood/Paramount Blvd./Pico Rivera/Montebello) Extend route to
Montebello Towne Center and add more service. Line
275 (Cerritos/Valley View Ave./Greenleaf Ave./Whittier) Shorten northern
route to end at Whittier Depot. Line
362 (LA/Santa Fe Springs/Norwalk/Hawaiian Gardens) Renumber to Line 62
and add more service. Line
577X (Long Beach/Norwalk/El Monte Station Express) Add new express
service. Line
612 (Huntington Park/Bell/Cudahy/South Gate/Lynwood/Watts) Reroute in
Huntington Park, Walnut Park and South Gate to cover portions of
discontinued Line 681. Line
681 (Slauson/Huntington park/Watts Shuttle) Cancel line and reroute Line
612 to cover portions of discontinued line 681. The
major service changes in Metro's San Fernando Valley Sector were
implemented in October, 2005 with the opening of the Metro Orange Line.
Effective Dec. 18, Line 761 (Van Nuys Metro Rapid) will receive
additional northbound evening trips and the frequency of Metro Orange
Line buses on the weekend will improve from 12 minutes to 10 minutes.
Frequency on weekday service during the midday on Line 156 will be
widened from 25 to 30 minutes. For
specific route and schedule information, patrons can call
1-800-C-O-M-M-U-T-E or visit Metro's Trip Planner at www.metro.net. Metro-179 |