GTrans
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. The bus lines complement the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's crosstown routes through the city. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 2,335,500, or about 6,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2025.
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 GTrans bus at Aviation/Imperial station, July 2024 | |
| Parent | City of Gardena |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 15, 1940 (as Gardena Municipal Bus Lines)[1] |
| Headquarters | 1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California |
| Locale | Gardena, California |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 8 |
| Fleet | 76 buses |
| Daily ridership | 6,800 (weekdays, Q4 2025)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 2,335,500 (2025)[3] |
| 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 2025, the system had a ridership of 2,335,500, or about 6,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2025.
Routes
[edit]Local routes
[edit]As of July 2025[update], GTrans operates eight routes.[5]
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.
| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Harbor City
Normandie Av & PCH |
Western Av, Normandie Av |
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| 3 | Redondo Beach | Compton | Redondo Beach Bl, Alondra Bl |
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| 4 | Gardena
Manhattan Beach Bl & Crenshaw Bl |
Gardena
Harbor Gateway Transit Center |
Van Ness Av, Normandie Av |
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| 5 | Los Angeles | Willowbrook | El Segundo Bl | |
Express routes
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1X | Redondo Beach | South LA | Marine Av, Vermont Av |
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| 7X | Inglewood | Gardena
Harbor Gateway Transit Center |
I-105, I-110 |
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School Tripper routes
[edit]Services operate school days only.
| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Torrance | Gardena
Vermont Av & Gardena Ave |
Hawthorne Bl, Redondo Beach Bl |
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| 4 | Gardena | Gardena
Manhattan Beach & Crenshaw Blvd |
Normandie Av, Van Ness Av |
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- Bolt: On-demand shared-ride service (Monday through Saturday)
References
[edit]- ^ a b About Us, GTrans, retrieved 22 July 2015
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
- ^ 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 December 31, 2024.
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