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Los Angeles Metro Bus

An ElDorado Axess bus in Los Angeles Metro Bus colors
Parent	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Founded	February 1, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-02-01)
Headquarters	Metro Headquarters Building
Service area	Los Angeles County, California
Service type	Transit bus
Routes	116 (excluding Metro Busway)
Fleet	2,066 buses
Daily ridership	754,700 (weekdays, Q3 2024)
Annual ridership	222,919,700 (2023)
Fuel type	CNG, battery electric
Operator	Metro, MV Transportation, Southland Transit, Transdev
Website	metro.net

Los Angeles Metro Bus is the transit bus service in Los Angeles County, California operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). In 2023, the system had a ridership of 222,919,700, or about 754,700 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

As of December 2024, there are 116 routes in the system (excluding Metro Busway routes). The Los Angeles Metro bus has the third largest fleet in North America, with 2,066 buses as of 2024. The majority of Metro Bus lines are operated by Metro directly, with select services operated by private contractors.

History

The Metro Bus brand dates back to the 1993 founding of Metro, but many of the routes in the system are little changed from the bus routes of the prior Southern California Rapid Transit District (RTD) or the streetcar routes operated by the Pacific Electric Red Cars or the Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars.

Starting in 2003, Metro operated its bus network under three different brands: orange Metro Local buses for traditional routes, red Metro Rapid buses for limited stop routes, and blue Metro Express buses for minimal stop services along the region's extensive freeway network. The separate brands were retired in 2020 as part of Metro's NextGen Bus Plan, a major restructuring of the agencies routes, with most of the Metro Rapid routes retired in favor of more frequent service on the former Metro Local routes, which will now make fewer stops.

Routes

Metro buses are given line numbers that indicate the type of service offered. This method was devised originally by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, Metro's predecessor.

• Line numbers lower than 100 are local routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles, numbered counterclockwise from least to greatest.
• Line numbers in the 100s are local east/west routes in other areas
• Line numbers in the 200s are local north/south routes in other areas
• Line numbers in the 300s are limited-stop routes
• Line numbers in the 400s are freeway express routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles
• Line numbers in the 500s are freeway express routes in other areas
• Line numbers in the 600s are shuttle/circulator routes
• Line numbers in the 700s are limited-stop rapid routes.
• Line numbers in the 800s are used to designate Metro Rail routes as well as supplementary shuttles for suspended rail service.
• Line numbers in the 900s are Metro Busway routes.

1-99 (Local routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles)

Local bus service to/from Downtown Los Angeles and other areas. The line numbering begins at line 2 (Sunset Bl, a line leading west from USC) and proceeds counterclockwise around Downtown Los Angeles, ending at line 94 (Magnolia Bl).

100s (Local east/west routes in other areas)

East/west service, not necessarily serving Downtown Los Angeles.

200s (Local north/south routes in other areas)

North/south service, not serving in Downtown Los Angeles.

300s (Limited-stop routes)

400s (Freeway express routes to/from Downtown Los Angeles)

500s (Freeway express routes in other areas)

600s (Shuttles/circulators)

Shuttles, special routes and local service within one or two adjacent neighborhoods.

700s (Rapid limited-stop routes)

800s (Metro Rail shuttle)

900s (Metro Busway)

Route	Terminals		via	Days of operation	Notes
G Line 901	Chatsworth Chatsworth station	North Hollywood North Hollywood station	G Line Busway	24 hours
J Line 910	El Monte El Monte Station	Harbor Gateway Harbor Gateway Transit Center	El Monte Busway, Harbor Transitway	24 hours
J Line 950		San Pedro Pacific Av/21st St		Daily (6a-8p)

Fleet

As of November 2024, Metro operates 2,066 buses in revenue service, the third-largest fleet in North America behind New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (5,840) and New Jersey's NJ Transit (2,221).

Gallery

• Metro Bus NABI CompoBus laying over on Platt Avenue in West Hills
• Metro Bus ENC Axess arriving at North Hollywood Station
• Stop in Downtown Los Angeles
• Interior of a NABI 45C bus on Metro Local Line 239.

See also

• List of former Metro Local routes
• List of former Metro Rapid routes
• List of former Metro Express routes

Notes

1. ^ Ridership data also includes Metro Busway (G & J Line) operations

References

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v t e Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Services	Metro Rail Light rail  A Line  C Line  E Line  K Line Rapid transit  B Line  D Line Metro Busway  G Line  J Line Metro Bus Metro Bus Metro Rapid Other Metro Bike Share Metro ExpressLanes
Stations	Union Station Patsaouras Transit Plaza, Metro Headquarters Building El Monte Station Harbor Gateway Transit Center List of Metro Rail stations List of Metro Busway stations
Bus lanes	El Monte Busway Harbor Transitway
Capital projects	Under construction  LAX/Metro Transit Center station  D Line Extension  Foothill Extension Rail to Rail Planned Twenty-eight by '28 ‍ Arts District/6th Street station  K Line Northern Extension East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project  Eastside Transit Corridor  C Line Extension Lincoln Boulevard Transit Corridor North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor Sepulveda Transit Corridor Vermont Transit Corridor Southeast Gateway Line G Line LRT Conversion
Fleet	Bus fleet Rolling stock
Other information	History of the LACMTA History of Los Angeles Metro Rail and Busway (Former routes:  L Line) Transit Access Pass (TAP) Transportation in Los Angeles LAX FlyAway LAX Automated People Mover Metrolink commuter rail Expo Bike Path G Line Bikeway

• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
• Public transportation in Los Angeles
• Public transportation in Los Angeles County, California
• Public transportation in the San Fernando Valley