GTrans

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GTrans
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Parent City of Gardena
FoundedJanuary 15, 1940;84 years ago (1940-01-15)
(as Gardena Municipal Bus Lines) [1]
Headquarters1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California
Locale Gardena, California
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes8
Fleet78 buses
Daily ridership8,200 (weekdays, Q1 2024) [2]
Annual ridership2,131,500 (2023) [3]
Fuel type CNG, battery electric
Website ridegtrans.com

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.

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Routes

Local routes

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]

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
2 Harbor City

PCH & Normandie Av

Western Av, Normandie Av
Harbor City

Normandie Av & PCH

3 Redondo Beach

Redondo Beach Transit Center

Compton

Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center

Redondo Beach Bl, Alondra Bl
5 Los Angeles

Aviation/LAX Station

Willowbrook

Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station

El Segundo Bl

Express routes

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
1XRedondo Beach

Redondo Beach Station

South LA

Harbor Freeway Station

Marine Av, Vermont Av
  • Route was shortened to Harbor Freeway Station in 2020 due to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Route shortening will also be permanent effective January 2025.
7X Inglewood

SoFi Stadium

Gardena

Harbor Gateway Transit Center

I-105, I-110
  • When the SoFi Stadium Transit Facility is closed, Southbound passengers will access Line 7X at Prairie Av & Arbor Vitae St
  • Line 7X runs on Sundays only every 30 minutes
  • Serves Hawthorne/Lennox Station

School Tripper routes

Services operate school days only.

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
3 Torrance

Bishop Montgomery High School

Gardena

Vermont Av & Gardena Ave

Hawthorne Bl, Redondo Beach Bl
  • One westbound morning peak trip
  • One eastbound afternoon peak trip
4Gardena

Gardena High School

Gardena

Manhattan Beach & Crenshaw Blvd

Normandie Av, Van Ness Av
  • One eastbound morning peak trip
  • One westbound afternoon peak trip

Seasonal route

Services operate Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. [6]

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
Line G Manhattan Beach

Highland Av & 14th Pl

Gardena

Gardena City Hall

Manhattan Beach Bl, Western Av
  • Free service

Bus fleet

Active fleet

Make/ModelFleet NumbersThumbnailYearEngineTransmissionNotes
New Flyer GE40LF 705-7222005Ford Triton V10ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG

hybrid system

New Flyer GE40LF 723-7362009Ford Triton V10ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG

hybrid system

New Flyer GE40LF 737-739,

760-768,

771-779

GTrans 764.jpg 2010Ford Triton V10ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG

hybrid system

BYD K9 15012015
ENC Axess BRT 40' CNG 2001-2018 GTrans 2005.jpg 2021Cummins Westport L9NVoith D864.6
New Flyer GE40LF 2915-29182009Ford Triton V10ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG

hybrid system

ENC Axess BRT 40' CNG 2301-23182023Cummins Westport L9NVoith D864.6
Gillig Low Floor EV 40' 2401-24072024

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References

  1. 1 2 About Us, GTrans, retrieved 22 July 2015
  2. "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. jack (2015-02-04). "Gardena Municipal Bus Lines Changes Name to GTrans and Debuts New Electric Bus". SUSTAINABLE RACE. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  5. "Routes & Schedules". GTrans. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  6. "Line G to Manhattan Beach Summer Service" . Retrieved 2024-06-17.