GTrans

GTrans
Parent	City of Gardena
Founded	January 15, 1940; 84 years ago; (as Gardena Municipal Bus Lines)
Headquarters	1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California
Locale	Gardena, California
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	8
Fleet	78 buses
Daily ridership	9,000 (weekdays, Q2 2024)
Annual ridership	2,131,500 (2023)
Fuel type	CNG, battery electric
Website	ridegtrans.com

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.^[4] The bus lines complement the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's crosstown routes through the city.^[1] In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,131,500, or about 9,000 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

Routes

Local routes

As of June 2024, GTrans operates 3 local routes, 2 express routes, 2 school tripper routes and 1 seasonal 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.^[5]

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
2	Harbor City PCH & Normandie Av		Western Av, Normandie Av	Serves Los Angeles Southwest College, Vermont/Athens Station and Harbor Gateway Transit Center Clockwise and Counter Clockwise route
2	Harbor City Normandie Av & PCH		Western Av, Normandie Av
3	Redondo Beach Redondo Beach Transit Center	Compton Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center	Redondo Beach Bl, Alondra Bl	Serves El Camino College
5	Los Angeles Aviation/LAX Station	Willowbrook Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station	El Segundo Bl

Express routes

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
1X	Redondo Beach Redondo Beach Station	South LA Harbor Freeway Station	Marine Av, Vermont Av	Route was shortened to Harbor Freeway Station in 2020 due to changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Route shortening will also be permanent effective January 2025.
7X	Inglewood SoFi Stadium	Gardena Harbor Gateway Transit Center	I-105, I-110	When the SoFi Stadium Transit Facility is closed, Southbound passengers will access Line 7X at Prairie Av & Arbor Vitae St Line 7X runs on Sundays only every 30 minutes Serves Hawthorne/Lennox Station

School Tripper routes

Services operate school days only.

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
3	Torrance Bishop Montgomery High School	Gardena Vermont Av & Gardena Ave	Hawthorne Bl, Redondo Beach Bl	One westbound morning peak trip One eastbound afternoon peak trip
4	Gardena Gardena High School	Gardena Manhattan Beach & Crenshaw Blvd	Normandie Av, Van Ness Av	One eastbound morning peak trip One westbound afternoon peak trip

Bus fleet

Active fleet

Make/Model	Fleet Numbers	Year	Engine	Transmission
New Flyer GE40LF	705-722	2005	Ford Triton V10	ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG hybrid system
New Flyer GE40LF	723-736	2009	Ford Triton V10	ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG hybrid system
New Flyer GE40LF	737-739, 760-768, 771-779	2010	Ford Triton V10	ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG hybrid system
BYD K9	1501	2015
ENC Axess BRT 40' CNG	2001-2018	2021	Cummins Westport L9N	Voith D864.6
ENC Axess BRT 40' CNG	2301-2318	2023	Cummins Westport L9N	Voith D864.6
Gillig Low Floor EV 40'	2401-2407	2024
New Flyer GE40LF	2915-2918	2009	Ford Triton V10	ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG hybrid system

References

^ ^a ^b About Us, GTrans, retrieved 22 July 2015
^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
^ jack (2015-02-04). "Gardena Municipal Bus Lines Changes Name to GTrans and Debuts New Electric Bus". SUSTAINABLE RACE. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
^ "Routes & Schedules". GTrans. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

External links

Official website

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[about-1] About Us, GTrans, retrieved 22 July 2015

[APTAdaily-2] "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[APTA_Ridership_Report-3] "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

[4] (2015-02-04). "Gardena Municipal Bus Lines Changes Name to GTrans and Debuts New Electric Bus". SUSTAINABLE RACE. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-12.

[5] "Routes & Schedules". GTrans. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

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v t e Gardena, California
Government
City departments	Gardena Police Department Gardena Office of Economic Development Gardena Municipal Bus Lines
Education
Primary and secondary schools	Los Angeles Unified School District Gardena High School Junípero Serra High School Pacific Lutheran High School
Other education	El Camino College County of Los Angeles Public Library
This list is incomplete. Italics: Gardena High School is in the Los Angeles city limits but serves Gardena. Harbor Gateway Transit Center is near Gardena and has a Gardena postal address.

v t e Mass transit in Los Angeles County
Rail	Metro Rail A Line B Line C Line D Line E Line K Line L Line Metrolink Angels Flight Getty Center Tram Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Coast Starlight Southwest Chief Sunset Limited Texas Eagle Under construction LAX Automated People Mover Planned Inglewood Transit Connector
Bus	Amtrak Thruway Antelope Valley Transit Authority Beach Cities Transit Big Blue Bus Burbank Bus City of Commerce Municipal Bus Lines City of Santa Clarita Transit Culver CityBus El Monte Transit Foothill Transit Glendale Beeline GTrans Los Angeles Metro Bus LADOT Commuter Express LADOT DASH Long Beach Transit Montebello Bus Lines Monterey Park Spirit Bus Norwalk Transit PVPTA Pasadena Transit Torrance Transit The PickUp
Bus rapid transit	Metro Busway G Line J Line El Monte Busway Harbor Transitway Silver Streak
Airports	Los Angeles International Airport Long Beach Airport Hollywood Burbank Airport
Defunct	CalTrain El Camino Glendale and Montrose Railway Grand Central Airport Los Angeles Railway Mount Lowe Railway Municipal Area Express Pacific Electric RTD Waterfront Red Car

v t e Public transportation agencies in Southern California
Multi-county agencies	Metrolink (Station list) Pacific Surfliner (Station list) San Joaquins (Station list) Amtrak Thruway
Imperial County	Imperial Valley Transit Yuma County Area Transit
Kern County	Arvin Transit Delano Area Rapid Transit Golden Empire Transit Kern Transit Taft Area Transit
Los Angeles County	Angels Flight Antelope Valley Transit Authority Beach Cities Transit Big Blue Bus Burbank Bus Carson Circuit Transit System City of Commerce Municipal Bus Lines City of Santa Clarita Transit Culver CityBus El Monte Transit FlyAway Foothill Transit GTrans Glendale Beeline Long Beach Transit Los Angeles County Public Works LADOT Transit Los Angeles Metro Montebello Bus Lines Monterey Park Spirit Bus Norwalk Transit Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority Pasadena Transit Torrance Transit
Orange County	Anaheim Resort Transportation Orange County Transportation Authority
Riverside County	Beaumont Transit Riverside Transit Agency SunLine Transit Agency Palo Verde Valley Transit Agency
San Bernardino County	Mountain Transit Basin Transit Needles Area Transit Omnitrans Victor Valley Transit Authority
San Diego	North County Transit District San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority SLO Transit
Santa Barbara	City of Lompoc Transit Clean Air Express Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District Santa Maria Regional Transit
Ventura County	Gold Coast Transit Thousand Oaks Transit VCTC Intercity