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Now 26 Metro Rapid lines serve LA County with the opening of 6 new Rapid lines.
View: Manchester Bl 715 Timetable & Map/ San Fernando-Lankershim 724 Timetable & Map / Pico Bl 730 Timetable & Map / Central Av. 753 Timetable & Map / Atlantic Av, 762 Timetable & Map / San Fernando-Brand 794 Timetable & Map

Manchester B. 715 operates between LAX and South Gate via Manchester & Florence boulevards
San Fernando-Lankershim 724 operates between San Fernando & North Hollywood via San Fernando Rd. & Lankershim
Pico 730 operates between downtown Los Angeles and Pico Rimpau via Pico Bl.
Central 753 operates between downtown Los Angeles and the Imperial Green/Blue Line Station via Central Av.
Atlantic 762 operates between Pasadena and the Artesia Blue Line Station via Fair Oaks & Atlantic.
San Fernando-Brand 794 operates between downtown Los Angeles and the Burbank Metrolink Station via San Fernando Rd. & Brand Bl.

The Metro Rapid program debuted on Wilshire-Whittier (Metro Rapid 720) and Ventura Boulevards (Metro Rapid 750) in June 2000.

Additional lines were added as follows:

Vermont Avenue and South Broadway (Vermont Metro Rapid Line 754 and South Broadway Metro Rapid Line 745, December 2002)
Florence Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard (Florence Metro Rapid Line 711 and Van Nuys Metro Rapid Line 761, June 2003)
Crenshaw Boulevard (Crenshaw Metro Rapid Line 710, February 2004)
Vernon-La Cienega and Soto Street (Vernon-La Cienega Metro Rapid Line 705 and Soto Metro Rapid Line 751, June 2004)
Hollywood-Pasadena, Fairfax, (Hollywood-Pasadena Metro Rapid Line 780, Fairfax Metro Rapid Line 717) and Hawthorne Boulevard (Hawthorne Metro Rapid Line 740, December 2004)

Metro later combined Metro Rapid lines 780 (Hollywood/Glendale/ Pasadena) and 717 (Fairfax Rapid) from the West Los Angeles Transit Center to Pasadena. The line has been renumbered to Metro Rapid 780

Beverly and Lincoln Boulevards (Beverly Metro Rapid Line 714 and Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Rapid 3 Line, June 2005)
Western Avenue (Metro Rapid Line 757, December, 2005)
Sepulveda Boulevard (Metro Rapid Line 734, June 2006)
Reseda Boulevard (Metro Rapid Line 741, December, 2006)
Santa Monica Boulevard (Metro Rapid Line 704) and Long Beach Boulevard (Metro Rapid Line 760), June, 2007
Metro Rapid Express service also rolled out in June, 2007 with the 920 serving Wilshire Boulevard. Rapid Express operates during rush hours only, getting you there faster with fewer stops.
West Olympic (Metro Rapid 728) and Garvey-Chavez (Metro Rapid 770), December, 2007

For more information on Metro Rapid and Rapid Express call 1-800-COMMUTE or, to download a timetable, click on Timetables.
Metro Rapid can speed you to your destination up to 25% faster than local bus service because:

Metro Rapid gets priority.
Each bus has special sensors that keep traffic lights green when Metro Rapid is coming. Less time waiting at red lights means fewer delays.
Metro Rapid is frequent.
Buses come as often as every 5-15 minutes during peak hours.
Metro Rapid makes limited stops.
They’re at most major intersection connecting with other transit services. Fewer stops mean shorter travel times.
Best of all, there’s no extra cost! Metro Rapid has the same fare as all other Metro bus lines. It accepts your passes and tokens, and you can transfer easily.