Redondo Beach Transit Center

Redondo Beach Transit Center
General information
Location	1521 Kingsdale Av Redondo Beach, California
Coordinates	33°52′06″N118°21′24″W / 33.8682°N 118.3567°W / 33.8682; -118.3567
Operated by	Beach Cities Transit
Line(s)	See Services section
Platforms	1 island platform
Bus stands	11
Construction
Parking	320 spaces [1]
Bicycle facilities	Lockers
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 6, 1987;37 years ago (1987-11-06)
Rebuilt	January 29, 2023;2 years ago (2023-01-29)
Previous names	South Bay Galleria Transit Center
Future services Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Redondo Beach toward Expo/Crenshaw K Line (2030–2033) Torrance Transit Center Terminus
Location

The Redondo Beach Transit Center is a bus station in Redondo Beach, California. The station consists of one large island platform with 11 bus bays and a 320-space park and ride parking lot located next to the transit center. The transit center opened in early 2023, ^[2] replacing a nearby bus terminal at the South Bay Galleria dating to 1987. ^[3]

Bus services at the Redondo Beach Transit Center are operated by Beach Cities Transit, GTrans Lawndale Beat, Los Angeles Metro Bus, and Torrance Transit. ^[2]

Future plans for the transit center include light rail service. ^[4] The transit center is located adjacent to the Harbor Subdivision, a freight rail line which is proposed as the route of the C Line Extension. The C Line Extension is expected to be completed by 2033, and its completion may be accelerated to 2028 under the Twenty-eight by '28 infrastructure program. ^{[5] [6]}

History

Plans for a new transit center dated back to early 2000. City Council and the Planning Commission approved the project's planning, design, and preliminary funding in 2009. ^[7]

After a decade of inactivity on the project, groundbreaking and construction began in 2020. The transit center reopened on January 29, 2023, with Metro and GTrans being the first to serve the station. Torrance Transit began serving the station on January 30, 2023. ^[8] Beach Cities Transit started serving the station on February 13, 2023. Lawndale Beat resumed service on May 15, 2023. ^[9]

Layout

The newer facility has 11 bus bays, 320 parking spaces collectively on both the upper and lower levels, bike lockers, public restrooms, and a staff lounge.

Services

The Redondo Beach Transit Center serves 8 routes. Most services are to South Bay destinations, with additional service to Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood. ^{[2] [10]}

Services from Redondo Beach Transit Center

Operator	Route	Bay(s)	Destination
Beach Cities Transit	102	2	Redondo Beach Station (northbound)
			Redondo Beach Pier (southbound)
GTrans	3	7 & 8	Compton Station
Lawndale Beat	Residential Route	1	Redondo Beach Station
	Express Route
Los Angeles Metro Bus	40	10 & 11	Union Station
	210	3-5	Hollywood/Vine Station
	211	6	Downtown Inglewood Station
Torrance Transit	2	9	El Camino College (northbound)
			Del Amo Fashion Center (southbound)

References

1. "Redondo Beach Transit Center". City of Redondo Beach. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
2. Hixon, Michael (February 8, 2023). "$12 million Redondo Beach transit center opens, connects 5 systems". Daily Breeze. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
3. Stein, George (November 12, 1987). "Galleria in Redondo Beach : 'High-Tech' Bus Depot Opens at Mall". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
4. @numble (May 23, 2024). "LA Metro board approved staff's recommendation of the Hybrid ROW for K Line to Torrance extension. Inglewood Mayor Butts, who is Metro director representing South Bay, introduced motion for staff to respond to public comments and continue developing estimates and funding plan" (Tweet). Retrieved May 23, 2024– via Twitter.
5. Myles, Maya. "Recent Poll Show Community Support for C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance Project". The Source. Metro . Retrieved September 12, 2023.
6. Sharp, Steven (January 30, 2023). "Draft EIR released for C Line extension to Torrance". Urbanize LA. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
7. Mazza, Sandy (September 3, 2009). "Redondo Beach approves plans for new transit center". Daily Breeze. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
8. "Line 2 Service Changes". Torrance Transit. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
9. "LAWNDALE BEAT INFORMATION & SCHEDULE". City of Lawndale. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
10. "Ribbon cutting tomorrow on the new Redondo Beach Transit Center!". The Source. Metro. February 6, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.