GTrans
Introduction '''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. The bus lines complement the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's crosstown routes through the city. In , the system had a ridership of , or about  per weekday as of .
Routes As of September 2023, GTrans operates 3 daily routes, 2 school tripper routes, 1 weekday route, and 1 event 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.=== Local & Express Routes ===RouteTerminalsViaNotes1X'''South LA''' Harbor Freeway C Line Station'''Redondo Beach''' Redondo Beach C Line StationVermont Av, Gardena Bl, Marine Av* Route was shortened to Harbor Freeway Station in 2020 due to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic2'''Harbor City''' Normandie Av & PCH (Clockwise)Western Av, Vermont Av, Normandie Av* Serves Harbor Gateway Transit Center and Vermont/Athens C Line Station'''Harbor City''' PCH & Normandie Av (Counter-Clockwise)3'''Redondo Beach''' Redondo Beach Transit Center'''Compton''' Compton A Line StationAlondra Bl, Gardena Bl, Redondo Beach Bl* Serves El Camino College'''Torrance''' Bishop Montgomery High School'''Gardena''' Vermont Av & Gardena Ave* One westbound morning peak & one eastbound afternoon peak trips on school days only4'''Torrance''' El Camino College'''Gardena''' Gardena High SchoolVan Ness Av, 135th St, Normandie Av* Two eastbound morning peak & one westbound afternoon peak trips on school days only5'''Los Angeles''' Aviation/LAX C Line Station'''Willowbrook''' Willowbrook/Rosa Parks A Line StationEl Segundo Bl7X'''Inglewood''' SoFi Stadium'''Gardena''' Harbor Gateway Transit CenterI-110, I-105, Crenshaw Bl, Imperial Highway, Hawthorne Bl, East Arbor Vitae St* When the SoFi Stadium Transit Facility is closed, Southbound passengers will access Line 7X at Prairie Ave & Arbor Vitae St* Line 7X runs on Sundays only every fifteen minutes * Serves Hawthorne/Lennox C Line Station===Decommissioned Routes===LineDirectionTerminalsviaDays of OperationNotesWestbound / NorthboundEastbound / Southbound'''1X'''North-South'''Downtown LA'''1st St & Main St'''Redondo Beach'''Redondo Beach station'''In Downtown LA:''' Main St'''Express Portion:''' Harbor TransitwayWeekdaysServes Harbor Freeway station on the freeway level. Service to Downtown LA was discontinued as of April 4, 2020 as part of service changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. '''4'''West-East'''Lawndale'''147th St & Hawthorne Bl'''Gardena'''Harbor Gateway Transit CenterMarine Av, Van Ness Av, 135th St, Normandie AvWeekdaysRegular route suspended as of April 4, 2020 as part of service changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its schedule has also been removed from the GTrans website, although it is still identified on the site's homepage. '''G'''West-East'''Manhattan Beach'''Highland Av at 14th Pl'''Gardena'''Gardena City HallManhattan Beach Bl, Van Ness Av, El Segundo Bl, 135th St, Western Av, 162nd St, 158th StTuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays during the Summer.Line G is a pilot trolley service between the City of Manhattan Beach and Gardena City Hall. Only three stops are serviced as of today: Manhattan Beach, Rowley Park, and Gardena City Hall. Route runs only in the summer.
Bus fleet === Active fleet ===Make/ModelFleet NumbersThumbnailYearEngineTransmissionNotes'''New Flyer GE40LF'''705-7222005Ford Triton V10ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HGhybrid systemSome units converted to battery-electric'''New Flyer GE40LF'''723-7362009Ford Triton V10ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HGhybrid systemSome units converted to battery-electric'''New Flyer GE40LF'''737-739,760-768,771-779130x130px2010Ford Triton V10ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HGhybrid system'''BYD K9'''15012015'''ElDorado National Axess BRT 40' CNG'''2001-20182021Cummins Westport L9NVoith D864.6'''New Flyer GE40LF'''2915-29182009Ford Triton V10ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HGhybrid system
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