List of former Metro Express routes
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Former
400-405: via Pasadena Freeway
401 - Downtown L.A. - Pasadena - Altadena via Allen Avenue Express
Line 401 provided service from Downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena via the
402 - Downtown L.A. - Pasadena Park-n-Ride Express
Line 402 was a rush hour-only express line terminating at a park-n-ride facility in Old Town Pasadena near Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue. It was canceled in June 2001.
406-409: via Glendale Freeway
406 - Downtown L.A. - Sunland via Pennsylvania Avenue Express
Line 406 was a rush hour-only express for Line 90, traveling on the
407 - Downtown L.A. - Sunland via La Crescenta Avenue Express
Line 407 was a rush hour-only express for Line 91, traveling on the
410-419: via Golden State Freeway
410 - Downtown L.A. Glenoaks Boulevard - Brand Boulevard Express
Line 410 was a rush hour-only express for Line 92, traveling on the
412 - Downtown L.A. - North Hollywood Express
Line 412 was a rush hour-only express for Line 96 when Line 96 traveled to Valley Plaza in
413 - Downtown L.A. - Burbank - North Hollywood - Van Nuys Express
Line 413 was transferred to
418 - Downtown L.A. - Canoga Park - Van Nuys - Sun Valley Express
Line 418 was renumbered 353 in June 2005 (later canceled in December 2020). The express service was canceled in June 2003 when the line was realigned to terminate at North Hollywood station, with the Metro Red Line replacing the express service.
419 - Downtown L.A. - Mission Hills - Granada Hills - Chatsworth Express
Line 419 was transferred to
420–429: via Hollywood Freeway
420 – Downtown L.A. - Panorama City – Van Nuys – North Hollywood – Hollywood Express
Line 420 was renumbered 156 in June 2000 and later to 237 in June 2016. The express service to Downtown LA was canceled in June 1999 when the line was extended to terminate at
421 – Downtown L.A. – Panorama City Express via Universal City Express
Line 421 operated from 1983 to 1986 when it was replaced with Line 167.[1]
422 – Thousand Oaks – Warner Center – Downtown L.A. Express
Line 422, while technically a Metro line, has been operated by LADOT as an
423 – Downtown L.A. – Encino – Thousand Oaks Express
Line 423 has been operated by LADOT as Commuter Express since 1986. It operated as a Metro line from 1983 to 1986.[1]
424 – Downtown L.A. - Canoga Park – Warner Center – Ventura Boulevard Local Express
Line 424 was renumbered to 150 in June 2000 and realigned to terminate at
425 – Downtown L.A. - Ventura Boulevard Limited Express
Line 425 provided express service to Downtown L.A. via Ventura Boulevard; on Ventura Boulevard, the service only made limited stops. Replaced by Metro Rapid Line 750, with the Metro Red Line replacing the express service.
426 – Downtown L.A. - San Fernando Valley – Sherman Way – Wilshire Boulevard Express
Line 426 was renumbered to 363 in June 2005 and 162 in June 2012. The express service was canceled in June 2003 (it had been realigned to serve
427 – Downtown L.A. – Warner Center – Canoga Park Express
Line 427 was replaced by Metro Rapid Line 750, with the Metro Red Line replacing the express service.
427A – Hollywood – Warner Center - Downtown L.A. Express
Line 427A was a reverse commute route slightly different from 427 that operated during morning rush hours outbound from Downtown Los Angeles, through Hollywood, to Warner Center, and during afternoon rush hours in reverse. In 1998, it was renumbered as 422, with the route extended to Thousand Oaks, and operations transferred to LADOT as a Commuter Express service.
429 – Downtown L.A. – Sunset Boulevard Express
Line 429 was a rush hour-only express for Line 2, traveling on the Hollywood Freeway (US 101) before exiting at Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood and joining Line 2 for the remainder of the route to Westwood, terminating at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard. It was canceled in June 2000, with the Metro Red Line replacing the express service.
430-439: via Santa Monica Freeway
430 - Downtown L.A. - Sunset Blvd. - Pacific Palisades Express
Line 430 was transferred to
431 - Downtown L.A. - Westwood Express
Line 431 was transferred to
434 - Union Station - Patsaouras Transit Plaza - Downtown L.A. - Santa Monica - Malibu Express
Line 434 was a full-service line along
436 - Downtown L.A. - Venice Boulevard - Ocean Park Express
Line 436 was a rush hour-only express for Line 33, traveling on the
437 - Downtown L.A. - Marina Del Rey Express
Line 437 had an express portion between Downtown LA and Culver City where then it turned into a limited stop service down Culver Blvd following former Line 220 to Marina Del Rey. Line 437 was transferred to
438 - Downtown L.A. - Culver City - Manhattan Beach Express
Line 438 was transferred to
439 - Downtown L.A. - Fox Hills - LAX - Redondo Beach Express
Line 439 was cancelled in June 2012 upon the opening of the
440-450: via Harbor Transitway
442 - Downtown L.A. - Manchester Avenue - La Brea Avenue - Hawthorne/Lennox Station - South Bay Galleria Express
Line 442 provided service between Downtown LA to Hawthorne/Lennox C (Green) Line Station (formerly to South Bay Galleria). It was an express counterpart of Line 40. It ran on Figueroa/Flower Streets through Harbor Transitway/Freeway before exiting Manchester Avenue and traveling on that street and onto La Brea Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard. Line 442 was canceled on December 13, 2020, due to low ridership. This line has not been operated since April 2020 due to COVID-19. Riders may use the C Line (Green) rail or bus Lines 40 and 115 to connect with the J Line (Silver) service to/from downtown LA. This was the last line to have the number 44 in the beginning.
443 - Downtown L.A. - North Torrance - Redondo Beach - Palos Verdes Express
Line 443 was canceled when
444 - Downtown L.A. - Artesia Boulevard - Hawthorne Boulevard - Rancho Palos Verdes Express
Line 444 provided service between Downtown LA and Rancho Palos Verdes. It ran through Figueroa and Flower Streets in Downtown Los Angeles, the Harbor Freeway as the express portion, and Artesia Boulevard and Hawthorne Boulevard in the South Bay. It made limited stops between the
445 - Downtown L.A. - Alpine Village - San Pedro Express
Line 445 was canceled in June 2011 due to a budget crisis, replaced by an off-peak extension of Line 450 (between the
446 - Union Station - Downtown L.A. - San Pedro via Pacific Avenue Express
Line 446 provided service between Downtown Los Angeles and San Pedro. It ran through Figueroa and Flower Streets in Downtown LA, the Harbor Freeway as the express portion, and Avalon Boulevard and Pacific Avenue through Carson, Wilmington, and San Pedro. It was shortened back to the
447 - Union Station - Downtown L.A. - San Pedro via 7th Street Express
Line 447, a partial duplication of Line 446, provided service between Downtown Los Angeles and San Pedro Peninsula Hospital. It ran through Figueroa and Flower Streets in Downtown Los Angeles, through the Harbor Freeway as the express portion, and through Avalon Boulevard, Harbor Boulevard, and 7th Street through Carson, Wilmington and San Pedro. It was shortened back to the
448 - Downtown L.A. - Palos Verdes Peninsula Express
Line 448 was transferred to
450 - Downtown L.A. - San Pedro via Pacific Avenue and 21st Street Metro Express
This line was replaced by the extension of the Metro Silver Line in December 2015, (between the Harbor Gateway Transit Center and San Pedro) and the Metro Silver Line (on the Harbor Transitway).[6] Metro is looking to reinstate Line 450 in the near future as part of Metro's NextGen plan of 2020.
451-459: via Long Beach Freeway
455 - Downtown L.A. - Lakewood Express
Line 455 operated from
456 - Downtown L.A. - Downtown Long Beach Express
Line 456 had two iterations. The original route of the 456 was a 24-hour service, going nonstop on the Santa Ana Freeway [I-5] and the Long Beach [I-710] Freeway. Its northern terminus was at Temple Street & Fremont Avenue in
457 - Downtown L.A. - East Long Beach - Park-n-Ride - Belmont Shore Express
Line 457 was a rush-hour only express line operating from
459 - Downtown L.A. - Los Alamitos - Huntington Beach Express
Line 459 was transferred to
460-469: via Santa Ana Freeway
462 - Downtown L.A. - Santa Fe Springs - Norwalk - Cerritos - Hawaiian Gardens Express
Line 462 was renumbered Line 362 in October 1998 when the express portion of the route (along Interstate 5 between Lorena Street and Eastern Avenue) was eliminated in favor of a limited-stop routing along Olympic Boulevard and Telegraph Road. In December 2005, the line was renumbered to Line 62.
464 - Downtown L.A. - Fullerton - Buena Park - Park-n-Ride Express
Line 464 was replaced by
466 - Downtown L.A. - Downey - La Mirada - Park-n-Ride Express(Rosecrans/La Mirada)
Line 466 was a rush-hour only express line serving between Downtown Los Angeles (at the corner of Temple Street and Los Angeles Street) and La Mirada Park-n-Ride (near Adelfa Drive and Santa Gertrudes Avenue), traveling on Santa Ana Freeway. It had an off-freeway bus stop at the Lakewood Boulevard exit of Interstate 5 in Downey. Line 466 was cancelled in June 2001. Alternatives include Lines 104 (later transferred to Montebello Bus Line 50), 125 (A segment east of Norwalk Station was transferred to Norwalk Transit Line 5), and Line 460.
470-479: via Pomona Freeway
470 - Downtown L.A. - Whittier - La Habra - Brea Mall Express
Lines 470 and 471 service from Downtown Los Angeles were cancelled in October 1998. Line 470 was replaced with Line 318 limited (Wilshire/Western-Downtown LA-Whittier-Brea Mall via 6th Street/Whittier Boulevard), later by
471 - Downtown L.A. - Whittier - Puente Hills Mall Express
Line 471 service from Downtown Los Angeles was cancelled in October 1998. A new Line 471 was formed between 1998 and 2004 by attaching the former Line 470 routing along Whittier Boulevard east of Colima Road to the segment of Line 471 routing along Colima Road to Puente Hills Mall, which made the new Line 471 a local line between Puente Hills Mall and Brea Mall. The new Line 471 was canceled in February 2004 when it was replaced by
480-489: via El Monte Busway
480 - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - West Covina - Pomona Express
Line 480 was transferred to Foothill Transit. The route to Downtown Los Angeles was replaced by lines 484 and 490 (later, the route to Downtown Los Angeles was replaced by the Silver Streak and 484 and 490 were renumbered to Foothill Transit 190 and 194)
481 - Wilshire District - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - West Covina Express
Line 481 was transferred to
482 - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - Hacienda Heights - Pomona Express
Line 482 was transferred to Foothill Transit But now only has services in Pomona (Pomona Transit Center) to Puente Hills Mall, the express service form El Monte and Downtown Los Angeles around Freeway 60 and Santa Anita Avenue was replaced by Foothill Transit line 269 (but continues from Santa Anita Avenue and not the Freeway 60). The Express service from Downtown Los Angeles was replaced by line 484 & 490 (later the Metro Silver Line) while the route from El Monte to Puente Hills Mall was replaced by Foothill Transit line 282.
483 - Downtown L.A. - Altadena via Fair Oaks Avenue Express
Line 483 provided service from Downtown Los Angeles to Altadena, mainly on
484 - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - Pomona - Ontario Airport Express
Line 484 traveled from
485 - Downtown L.A. - Altadena via Lake Avenue Express
Line 485 ran from Downtown Los Angeles to Altadena through Fremont Avenue and Lake Avenue. Most of the line was merged into Line 258 in June 2016 except the El Monte Busway segment to Patsaouras Transit Plaza. Replacement of the Downtown LA segment is provided by Lines 487/489 and the Metro Silver Line (Line 910). Line 258 was realigned to Highland Park in December 2020 due to low ridership; the city of San Marino on Oak Knoll Ave via Lake Ave (Pasadena) between Huntington Dr to California Bl. The portion on Lake Avenue is now served by Line 662 (Between Del Mar Blvd & Altadena Dr) as of June 2021.[8]
486 - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - Amar Road - Puente Hills Mall Express
Line 486 was transferred to Foothill Transit and the Express route to Los Angeles was replaced by the Silver Streak.
488 - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - West Covina - Glendora Express
Line 488 was transferred to Foothill Transit and the Express route to Los Angeles was replaced by the Silver Streak express line.
490-499: via El Monte Busway (Services near San Bernardino County)
490 - Downtown L.A. - Covina - Diamond Bar - Brea Mall - Cal State Fullerton Express
Line 490 traveled from
491 - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - Sierra Madre Express
Line 491 provided service from Downtown Los Angeles to Sierra Madre via
492 - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - South Arcadia - San Dimas Express
Line 492 was transferred to
493 - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - Monrovia Express
Line 493 was discontinued between Downtown L.A. and El Monte, with the remainder of the Line transferred to Line 270 (later transferred to Foothill Transit). Now Line 493 has services in Industry Park n Ride, Puente hills Mall to Downtown Los Angeles.
494 - Downtown L.A. - El Monte - Monrovia - Glendora Express
Line 494 was transferred to
495 - Downtown L.A. - Rowland Heights - Diamond Bar - Park-n-Ride Express
Line 495 was transferred to
496 - Downtown L.A. - Pomona - Riverside - San Bernardino Express
Line 496 was replaced by the Metrolink San Bernardino Line. The Country Village to Downtown Riverside portion of the line is now served by RTA (Riverside Transit Agency) Line 49.[12]
497 - Downtown L.A. - Pomona - Montclair - Park-n-Ride Express
Line 497 was canceled on June 11, 2001. Service is now provided by Foothill Transit Line 699 and Silver Streak.
498 - Downtown L.A. - Eastland - Glendora - Park-n-Ride Express
Line 498 was transferred to
500s: Serving areas other than Downtown
522 - Reseda Boulevard - Ventura Boulevard - Downtown L.A. Express
Line 522 was renumbered Line 240 in June 2000 and realigned to terminate at
534 - Malibu - Downtown Santa Monica - Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub via Pacific Coast Hwy & I-10 Fwy
Line 534 replaced the western remainder of Line 434 in December 2005 between Washington/Fairfax Transit Hub Transit Center and Malibu. Until the opening of the Expo Line (now known as the E Line) extension to Santa Monica, the eastern terminus of the route was relocated to the new Expo Line's Downtown Santa Monica station, leaving service on I-10 Fwy to be canceled. 6 years later, Line 534 was renumbered to Local Line 134 on October 23, 2022, as part of Phase 4.5 of the NextGen Plan, as the route now runs more like a local route. The route and stops remain the same in the new Line 134.
560/561 - Van Nuys Boulevard - Westwood - Metro Green Line Aviation/I-105 Station Express
Line 560 traveled between
576 - South Los Angeles (Vernon) - Pacific Palisades Express
Line 576 was canceled in December 2004. Service is now provided by
See also
References
- ^ a b c "RTD's 1975 "Grid Service" (The Second Decade)". San Fernando Valley Transit Insider.
- ^ "Map of Line 439". Scribd.
- ^ "Map of Line 444". Scribd.
- ^ "Map of Line 445". Scribd.
- ^ a b "Map of Line 446/447". Scribd.
- ^ "Map of Line 450" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-06.
- ^ "Map of Line 484". Scribd.
- ^ "Map of Line 485". Scribd.
- ^ "Line 286". Foothill Transit. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "Map of Line 490". Scribd.
- ^ "History". Foothill Transit. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "49: Riverside Downtown Terminal to Country Village" (PDF). Riverside Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "Metro Rapid Line 761 (Van Nuys Blvd. - Westwood)". Transit Insider. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
- ^ Liu, Caitlin (December 11, 2004). "MTA Puts the Brakes on the 'Nanny Express'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2011.