Update: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 03:34 PM
CONTACT: Gayle Anderson/Marc Littman
MTA MEDIA RELATIONS
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Update:
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 03:34 PM
CONTACT: Gayle Anderson/Marc Littman
MTA MEDIA RELATIONS
(213) 922-2702/922-2700
www.metro.net/press/pressroom
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Current route options: 1-800-COMMUTE (1-800-266-6883)
Starts Monday! Florence Avenue Shuttle: LAX<>Huntington Park
Metro Rapid Bus Line 754 emulator / Vermont Ave. 120th St. to Sunset Blvd./ makes all Metro Rapid Line 754 stops
Ventura Fwy shuttle adds stop; new Harbor Fwy/ Metro Blue Line shuttle
News Release: MTA Announces Plans to Place 60 Additional Buses into Service in November
MTA October Monthly
Transit Passes, Tokens, Honored in November
'Lifeline' Transit Service
Operating in Los Angeles County
| MTA updates the following information about "lifeline" transit services available in Los Angeles County on a daily basis, or as changes occur. | |
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LADOT/DASH - LADOT/DASH Route, schedules, information: www.ladottransit.com Telephone: (213, 310, 323 or 818) 808-2273. All LADOT Commuter Express and DASH buses accepting MTA and Metrolink passes/fare during the transit strike.
Torrance Transit (310) 618-6266 - is running Route 1 into downtown Los Angeles on weekdays. Change in service allows patrons to board and depart at the Gateway Transit Center at Union Station. Torrance Transit also runs Route 1 weekend shuttle service from the Artesia Transit Center to Gateway Transit Center at Union Station on the weekends, with regular stops along the way. Routes and timetables.
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
is adding more buses to ease overcrowding to Line 10 (Santa Monica-LA Fwy. Express)
Foothill Transit has
added more buses to Lines 486 (Cal Poly Pomona-Baldwin Park-LA Fwy. Express)
and 492 (Montclair-Arcadia-LA Fwy. Express)
Long Beach Transit has
added more buses to Line 5 on Long Beach Boulevard
Gardena Transit will run
Line 1 Express (Gardena-LA Fwy. Express) as local service and add 3 buses
Montebello Transit has
added more buses on Line 10 (Whittier Blvd.) and Line 40 (Beverly Blvd.)
Montebello is increasing
service on Line 50 between Washington Blvd. and downtown Los Angeles
Red Line Special: Metrolink is
operating service along the route of the Metro Red Line in downtown Los
Angeles on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to approx. 8:30 p.m.
Route A: Gateway
Transit Plaza to Wilshire/Vermont Station.
Route B: Gateway Transit Plaza to 7th Street Metro Center Station via
5th & Flower.
Redondo Beach
now operates service between
Marine Green Line Station and the Redondo Beach Pier area
Shuttle: New shuttle service offers point-to-point service from Warner Center, Artesia Transit Center at Artesia Blvd. and Harbor Fwy and two routes to East Los Angeles (stops at County-USC Medical Center) to Gateway Transit Center in downtown Los Angeles.
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Shuttle |
Route |
Timetable |
Connections |
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Florence Avenue
Shuttle
Starts Monday! LAX<>Huntington Park |
Emulates Metro Rapid 711 - Makes all Metro Rapid stops along Florence Avenue from Pacific to LAX. |
Weekdays: 25-passenger vans operated by Prime Time depart every 8-10 minutes from 6 a..m to 8 p.m. |
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New! Stops at Universal City Metro Red Line Station Park 'n Ride lot. |
Point-to-point service via the 101 Fwy > Warner Center at Owensmouth/Oxnard to Universal City Station Park 'n Ride lot to Union Station at Cesar Chavez/ Vignes. |
7-passenger vans operated by Prime Time depart every 15-20 minutes from approx. 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Weekdays. |
Connects to LADOT/Dash and other buses operating in the downtown area. |
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New! |
Metro Blue Line Artesia Station to Union Station via 91 Fwy and 110 Fwy. |
7-passenger vans operated by Prime Time depart every 15-20 minutes from approx. 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Weekdays. |
Connects to LADOT/Dash and other buses operating in the downtown area. |
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Non-stop service- Artesia Transit Center at Artesia Blvd. and Harbor 110 Fwy. Station to Gateway Transit Center along the 110 Freeway |
7-passenger vans operated by Prime Time depart every 5-10 minutes from approx. 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Weekdays. |
Connects to LADOT/Dash and other buses operating in the downtown area. |
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Non-stop service- Metro Green Line Norwalk Station to Aviation Station |
Departs every 15-20 minutes from approx. 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Weekdays. |
El Segundo Employment Center |
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East Los Angeles Union Station Express |
Non-stop service between East Los Angeles Civic Center at 3rd/La Verne and Gateway Transit Center at Union Station. |
Departs every 30 minutes on the hour and half-hour from both points; Mon-Fri 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sat. 9 am-5 pm |
Connects to El Sol Shuttle and Montebello Bus Lines in East LA |
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El
Monte Station to Union Station Local Now on weekends; 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Makes all MTA stops along the route between El Monte Bus Terminal and Union Station via Garvey and USC Medical Center |
Daily. Various charter and school buses run every 20 minutes between 6 a.m. - 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. and on weekends from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
Connects to Montebello and Monterey Park in East LA, Foothill at County/USC |
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Pico Boulevard Shuttle Now
operates |
Weekday shuttle operates between the Pico/Rimpau Transit Center and Union Station, serving all stops along the way. |
Departs every 15 minutes: 6 a.m.- 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. |
Does not enter Gateway Transit Center; ends at Cesar Chavez/Vignes. |
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Red Line Special (Buses are operated by Metrolink) |
Route A: Gateway Transit Plaza to Wilshire/Vermont Station Route B: Gateway Transit Plaza to 7th Street Metro Center Station. |
Weekdays from 6 a.m. to approx. 8:30 p.m. |
Connects to LADOT/Dash and other buses operating in the downtown area. |
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Vermont Ave.
Shuttle
New! Metro Rapid Bus Line 754 emulator along Vermont Ave. |
Full-size buses depart every 10 minutes serving all Metro Rapid stops along Vermont Ave. between 120th St. and Sunset Blvd. |
Weekdays - every 10 minutes from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Connects to Red Line Special at Wilshire/Vermont Metro Red Line Station. Hollywood and hospital facilities at Vermont/Sunset Metro Red Line Station. |
Route and service information:
Patrons
can plan their trips on all these rail and bus lines by accessing the Metro Trip
Planner on MTA’s Internet web site at www.mta.net.
Riders
also can find carpools and vanpools near their homes or workplaces by clicking
on the “Ridesharing” link on MTA’s Internet home page or by going directly
to www.ridematch.info.
In addition, transit riders
may dial 1-800-COMMUTE (800-266-6883) for information on transit services,
ridesharing, Metrolink or bike commuting.
Transit passes, tokens and fare media
While
MTA mechanics remain on strike, all municipal bus operators and Metrolink
commuter rail have agreed to accept MTA October passes as valid fare payment
until further notice.
Agreements are in place
with 15 municipal transit operations to accept October passes, including MTA
tokens, through the
month of November. These include: Access Services
Inc., Arcadia Transit, Claremont Dial-a-Ride, Commerce, Culver City, Long
Beach Transit, Foothill Transit, Gardena, La Mirada, LADOT/DASH, Montebello,
Norwalk, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica and Torrance. MTA passes
are also honored on all Metrolink trains.
MTA passengers who
purchased monthly, semi-monthly or weekly passes for October should retain
these passes until the strike has ended. MTA will announce at a later date a
plan to credit passholders for the days on which Metro Bus and Metro Rail
service was not available.
List
and links to Municipal
Transit Operators and
Additional
SoCal Transit Resources
Local transit operators in Los Angeles County continue to provide service, along with Metrolink and AMTRAK.
Contractors continue to operate 12 MTA routes throughout the county.
There are approximately
50 other public transit providers operating today in Los Angeles County
These providers operate
over 300 bus routes (fixed-route and shuttle routes) throughout the county
There are another 15 communities that operate Dial-a-Ride services within their communities
Contracted MTA Routes in Service
MTA
contractors continue to operate the following bus lines:
Line
58 (Union Station – Alameda Street – Washington
Boulevard – Metro Blue Line Station)
Line 96 (LA-Burbank-Sherman
Oaks)
Line
125 (Rosecrans Avenue)
Line 128
(Compton - Norwalk - La Mirada)
Line 130
(Redondo Beach - Artesia Transit Center - Compton - Fullerton)
Line 167 (Plummer Street-Coldwater Canyon Avenue)
Line
177 (Glendale – La Canada – Pasadena – Monrovia – Duarte)
Line 205
(Willowbrook – Harbor City – San Pedro)
Line 214
(Artesia Station to Harbor Fwy Transit Center)
Line 218 (West Hollywood – Studio City via Laurel Canyon
Boulevard
Line
225 (Aviation Boulevard – Palos Verdes Peninsula)
Line
226 ( Palos Verdes Drive West)
Line 232
(Pacific Coast Highway)
Line 254
(Willowbrook – Huntington Park – Lorena Street)
Line 256
(Eastern Avenue – Avenue 64 – North Hill Avenue)
Line 266
(Lakewood – Rosemead Boulevards)
Line 270
(Monrovia – El Monte – Norwalk)
Line 603 (Rampart – Hoover – Colorado Boulevard Shuttle)
Line 605 (Grande Vista Street – USC Hospital Shuttle)
Line 608
(Crenshaw connection - Sycamore/Coliseum St-Normandie Ave/48th St)
Line 625 (Aviation Metro Green Line Station Shuttle)
Line 626 (Mariposa – Metro Green Line Shuttle)
Line 646 (Late night shuttle service in the South Bay area
)
Red
Line Special (Buses are operated by Metrolink)
Weekdays from 6 a.m. to approx. 8:30
p.m.
Route A: Gateway Transit Plaza to Wilshire/Vermont
Station
Route B: Gateway Transit Plaza to 7th Street Metro Center Station via 5th
& Flower.
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