Parent | City of Gardena |
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Founded | January 15, 1940 (as Gardena Municipal Bus Lines) [1] |
Headquarters | 1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California |
Locale | Gardena, California |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 8 |
Fleet | 78 buses |
Daily ridership | 8,200 (weekdays, Q1 2024) [2] |
Annual ridership | 2,131,500 (2023) [3] |
Fuel type | CNG, battery electric |
Website | ridegtrans |
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.
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 | |
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2 | Harbor City PCH & Normandie Av | Western Av, Normandie Av |
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Harbor City Normandie Av & PCH | ||||
3 | Redondo Beach | Compton | Redondo Beach Bl, Alondra Bl |
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5 | Los Angeles | Willowbrook | El Segundo Bl |
Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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1X | Redondo Beach | South LA | Marine Av, Vermont Av |
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7X | Inglewood | Gardena | I-105, I-110 |
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Services operate school days only.
Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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3 | Torrance | Gardena Vermont Av & Gardena Ave | Hawthorne Bl, Redondo Beach Bl |
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4 | Gardena | Gardena Manhattan Beach & Crenshaw Blvd | Normandie Av, Van Ness Av |
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Services operate Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. [6]
Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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Line G | Manhattan Beach Highland Av & 14th Pl | Gardena Gardena City Hall | Manhattan Beach Bl, Western Av |
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Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Thumbnail | Year | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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New Flyer GE40LF | 705-722 | 2005 | Ford Triton V10 | ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG hybrid system | ||
New Flyer GE40LF | 723-736 | 2009 | Ford Triton V10 | ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG hybrid system | ||
New Flyer GE40LF | 737-739, 760-768, 771-779 | 2010 | Ford Triton V10 | ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG hybrid system | ||
BYD K9 | 1501 | 2015 | ||||
ENC Axess BRT 40' CNG | 2001-2018 | 2021 | Cummins Westport L9N | Voith D864.6 | ||
New Flyer GE40LF | 2915-2918 | 2009 | Ford Triton V10 | ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG hybrid system | ||
ENC Axess BRT 40' CNG | 2301-2318 | 2023 | Cummins Westport L9N | Voith D864.6 | ||
Gillig Low Floor EV 40' | 2401-2407 | 2024 |
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