The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will make service changes to many bus lines starting Sunday, June 26, to provide Metro riders with more frequent and reliable service.
Changes to the bus system will include more frequent service restored to our busiest bus lines as Metro begins the process of returning to pre-pandemic levels of bus service with the hiring of additional bus operators. Metro will continue to restore service over the coming months as more operators are hired.
Riders can check any changes to their bus line or lines at metro.net/mybus – all the new timetables effective June 26 are located at this link. We will also be printing new timetables that will be available later this month on board buses and at Metro Customer Centers.
The upcoming changes include a limited number of route modifications related to construction impacts. Metro Line (130) will become Long Beach Transit Route 141 as was detailed in Metro’s NextGen Bus Plan. The following bus lines will see minor route modifications: the 4, 30, 33, 70, 106, 154, 164, 165, 605, 690 and the L Line (Gold) Shuttle.
Metro revised weekday and weekend service schedules and adjusted them to reflect today’s traffic levels. For riders, that means more buses will more often arrive on schedule.
The following lines will have revised schedules weekdays, Saturday and Sunday to improve service reliability: the 4, 16, 20, 30, 33, 81, 92, 94, 117, 150, 152, 154, 182, 204, 206, 222, 232, 236, 267, 603, 605, 690 and 720.
The following lines will have revised schedules weekdays only to improve service reliability:
2, 10, 14, 20, 35/38, 37, 45, 48, 51, 53, 55, 60, 66, 70, 78, 81, 92, 102, 105, 108, 115, 117, 120, 125, 128, 152, 155, 161, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 205, 207, 210, 212, 217, 230, 240, 251, 260, 265, 487/489, 501, 577, 602, 754 and 761.
The following lines will have revised schedules Saturday only to improve service reliability:
The 40, 51, 60, 70, 102, 105, 108, 111, 115, 162, 164, 205, 207, 258, 344, 460 and 754.
The following line will have revised schedules Sunday only to improve service reliability: the 258.
Below are changes line-by-line along with links to the new schedules that begin June 26. One note: peak period hours on weekdays are generally from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the mornings and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the afternoon and evenings.
2 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 7.5 minutes during weekday peak periods instead of every 10 minutes. New timetable here
4 – The new western terminus for the 4 Line will be on 6th Street just north of Santa Monica Boulevard in Santa Monica. The 4 Line’s schedule will also be revised on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays to improve service reliability. New timetable here
16 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 5 to 6 minutes during weekday peak hours instead of every 7 to 7.5 minutes. New timetable here
28 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 6 to 8 minutes during weekday peak hours instead of every 10 minutes. During weekday midday hours, buses will run every 10 minutes instead of every 12 minutes. New timetable here
30 – The 30 bus will return to using 1st Street in both directions in downtown Los Angeles. Revised schedules on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
33 – Buses will run every 7.5 minutes instead of every 10 minutes on weekdays. On Saturdays and Sundays, buses will run every 10 minutes instead of every 12 minutes. Revised schedules will improve reliability. This line will have a new western terminus in Santa Monica on 5th Street, just north of Santa Monica Boulevard. That replaces the current terminus at 2nd and Santa Monica Blvd. New timetable here
51 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 5 minutes during weekday peak hours instead of every 6 minutes. Revised schedules on weekdays and Saturday will improve service reliability.
66 – A few more trips are being added on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays to ease crowding and add capacity. Revised schedules on weekdays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
70 – The 70’s route in downtown Los Angeles is being changed. Westbound buses will use Grand Avenue and 18th Street and eastbound buses will use 17th and Olive Street. These are the same streets used by Metro Lines 76 and 78. New timetable
81 – (Adding Back Frequency) The bus will run every 15 minutes on weekdays instead of every 15 to 20 minutes. Revised schedules on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
92 – (Adding Back Frequency) The bus will run every 30 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays instead of every 40 to 45 minutes. Revised schedules on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
106 – The bus will now use 1st Street in northeast downtown instead of Vines Street and Temple Street. New timetable here
111 – (Adding Back Frequency) The bus will run every 10 minutes on weekdays instead of every 12 minutes. A revised schedule on Saturdays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
115 – Revised schedules on weekdays and Saturdays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
125 – (Adding Back Frequency) The bus will run every 20 minutes at midday on weekdays instead of every 30 minutes. New timetable here
130 – Long Beach Transit is taking over this bus route from Metro— it will now be called Long Beach Transit Route 141. The route will remain the same and the schedule will be very similar to help make transfers convenient to Torrance Transit at the A Line (Blue) Artesia Station. New timetable here for Long Beach Transit Route 141.
150 – (Adding Back Frequency) The bus will run every 20 minutes during weekday peak hours instead of every 24 minutes. On weekends, the bus will run every 30 minutes instead of every 45 minutes. Revised schedules on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
154 – This line will return to its previous route via the reopened Burbank Boulevard bridge over the 5 freeway in Burbank. Revised schedules on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
164 – The 164 will no longer travel west of Platt Avenue in the western San Fernando Valley due to ridership. At Platt, the 164 will turn north on Platt, east on Vanowen Street, south on Fallbrook Avenue and then west on Victory Boulevard back toward downtown Burbank. Revised schedules on weekdays and Saturdays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
165 – The 165 will no longer travel west of Platt Avenue due to ridership (this area will be served by Line 169). Westbound Line 165 will turn left from Vanowen onto Fallbrook Avenue, then right on Victory, right on Platt and then right back onto Vanowen for the eastbound trip to downtown Burbank. The 165 will also run every 15 minutes on weekdays instead of every 15 to 20 minutes. The westbound 165 will run every 8 minutes during the morning peak hours to help students get to their schools. New timetable here
177 – The 177 will run every 60 minutes on weekdays instead of every 30 minutes due to match current ridership. New timetable here
182 – Revised schedules on weekdays, Saturday and Sunday to improve service reliability. New bus stops are being added at the intersection of Fletcher Drive and Avenue 32 in both directions. New timetable here
204 – (Adding Back Frequency) The bus will run every 10 minutes on weekdays instead of every 12 minutes. Revised schedules on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
212 – We’re adding a few more trips on weekdays to ease crowding and improve service reliability. New timetable here
230 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 35 minutes on Saturdays instead of every 45 minutes. Revised schedules on weekdays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
232 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 15 minutes during weekday peak hours instead of every 20 minutes. Revised schedules on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
233 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 10 minutes during weekday peak hours instead of every 12 minutes. New timetable here
251 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 7.5 minutes during weekday peak hours instead of every 9 to 10 minutes. Revised schedules on weekdays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
501 – Buses will run every 30 minutes during peak hours on weekdays instead of every 20 minutes due to match ridership and to improve service reliability. New timetable here
577 – Buses will run every 45 minutes instead of every 30 minutes to match ridership and to improve service reliability. New timetable here
603 – Buses will run every 15 minutes on weekdays and Saturdays instead of every 12 minutes to match ridership and to improve reliability. New timetable here
605 – Buses will run every 20 minutes on weekdays instead of every 15 minutes and buses will run every 40 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays to match ridership and improve service reliability. Route information will be updated to show the 605 uses Mission Road instead of State Street to serve County/USC Medical Center. New timetable here
690 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 25 minutes during weekday peak hours between Sylmar Station and Olive View Medical Center instead of every 50 minutes. At Olive View Medical Center, all eastbound 690 buses to Sunland will be rerouted using Reagan Road, Mesa Avenue and Kennedy Road — with two new bus stops. Westbound 690 buses will follow their current route. New timetable here
720 – (Adding Back Frequency) Eastbound 720 buses will run every 4 to 5 minutes and westbound buses will run every 3 to 5 minutes during weekday morning peak hours instead of every 5 to 6 minutes in both directions. Buses will run every 5 minutes instead of every 6 minutes during afternoon peak hours. Revised schedules on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
761 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 15 minutes instead of every 20 minutes on weekdays. Revised schedules on weekdays will improve service reliability. New timetable here
901 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 6 minutes instead of every 7.5 minutes during weekday peak hours. New timetable here
910/950 – (Adding Back Frequency) Buses will run every 5 minutes between El Monte Station and Harbor Gateway Transit Center during weekday peak hours instead of every 7.5 minutes. New timetable here
L Line Shuttle – With Regional Connector construction advancing, the shuttle will now use 1st Street in both directions instead of Vignes Street, Temple Street and Judge John Aiso Street.
Editor’s Note: Metro Operators are crucial to keeping LA moving. Metro is currently hiring more than 500 bus operators and is offering a $3,000 bonus for coming aboard. This is a great career opportunity. Metro offers competitive hourly rates starting at $19.12 with benefits that include health insurance, tuition reimbursements, paid training, retirement plan options and flexible working hours. Please encourage friends, family and community members to become a part of the Metro team that provides excellence in service and support and keeps our region moving. Apply at metro.net/driveLA.
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