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| parent = Long Beach Public Transportation Company |
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| founded = March 31, 1963 ( |
| founded = March 31, 1963 (61 years ago) |
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| headquarters = 1963 East Anaheim Street |
| headquarters = 1963 East Anaheim Street |
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| locale = [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], [[Paramount, California|Paramount]], [[Signal Hill, California|Signal Hill]], [[Carson, California|Carson]] and [[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]], [[California|CA]] |
| locale = [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]], [[Paramount, California|Paramount]], [[Signal Hill, California|Signal Hill]], [[Carson, California|Carson]] and [[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]], [[California|CA]] |
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| ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}} |
| ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}} |
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| annual ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}} |
| annual ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}} |
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| fuel_type = [[Diesel fuel|Diesel]], [[Gasoline-electric hybrid]], [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]], [[Battery electric bus|battery electric]] |
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}}'''Long Beach Transit (LBT)''' is the operator of public transit bus and ferry services in [[Long Beach, California]] and its surrounding cities. Long Beach Transit operates 37 bus routes, serving the [[Gateway Cities]] region of [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]]. In addition to its bus services, LBT contracts with [[Catalina Express]] for the operation of two [[water taxi]] routes, and organizes the Dial-A-Lift paratransit service. |
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'''Long Beach Transit''' ('''LBT''') is a [[municipal]] transit company providing fixed and flexible bus transit services in [[Long Beach, California]], [[United States]], in other communities in south and southeast [[Los Angeles County]], and northwestern [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]. Long Beach Transit also operates the Passport shuttle, Aquabus, and Aqualink. The service, while operated on behalf of the City of Long Beach, is not operated directly by the city (such as is done with the [[Big Blue Bus|bus service]] operated by the City of [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]), but by a separate nonprofit corporation, the Long Beach Public Transportation Company, operated for that purpose. In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach total annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach total daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}. |
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Long Beach Transit |
Long Beach Transit services are operated by the Long Beach Public Transportation Company, a nonprofit corporation controlled by the City of Long Beach. The system is funded in part by state tax revenue distributed by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]. In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach total annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach total daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}. |
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The central hub of the system is the Long Beach Transit Mall, located along 1st Street in downtown Long Beach. The Transit Mall is the southern terminus of the [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|A Line]] light rail service, operated by [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Metro]]. Long Beach Transit services also connect to [[Torrance Transit]], [[Los Angeles Department of Transportation|LADOT Commuter Express]], [[Los Angeles Metro Bus|Metro Bus]], and [[OC Bus]] services. Other major destinations served by Long Beach Transit include [[Long Beach Airport]], [[California State University, Long Beach|California State University Long Beach]], [[California State University, Dominguez Hills|CSU Dominguez Hills]], and [[Los Cerritos Center]]. |
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== History == |
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Long Beach Transit began operation in 1963 with the acquisition of Long Beach City Lines and Long Beach Motor Bus Company from [[National City Lines]]. The primary service area of Long Beach Transit has been the city of Long Beach and to a limited extent the [[enclave]] city of [[Signal Hill, California|Signal Hill]], but it has also provided service to surrounding communities in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], including [[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]], [[Cerritos, California|Cerritos]], [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]], and [[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]] in neighboring [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]. |
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[[File:Long Beach Transit 2007 New Flyer GE40LF -2709 (18151398732).jpg|thumb|2007 [[New Flyer Low Floor]] (GE40LF)]] |
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The company has operated various types of bus services. During the 1970s and 1980s, it also ran small shuttle buses in the downtown area, called DASH (for Downtown Area Short Hops), and because the routes were shorter, the fare was lower than on the regular buses. |
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== Services == |
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[[File:Long Beach Transit 2007 New Flyer GE40LF -2709 (18151398732).jpg|thumb|left|2007 [[New Flyer Low Floor]] (GE40LF)]] |
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Long Beach Transit operates its core local services in Long Beach, its enclave [[Signal Hill, California|Signal Hill]], and the nearby cities of [[Carson, California|Carson]], [[Cerritos, California|Cerritos]], [[Compton, California|Compton]], [[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]], [[Paramount, California|Paramount]], and [[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]]. Commuter service operates on weekdays in the peak direction from Long Beach to [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], and limited special-event service is provided to [[Dignity Health Sports Park]] in Carson on [[LA Galaxy]] game days. The free Passport route serves Downtown Long Beach, connecting popular tourist destinations. |
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Originally, bus transfers could be obtained upon payment of $0.05 for local transfers, and $0.10 for "interagency transfers", which allow transfer to another bus line without additional payment (except for express service). Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, instead of using a common transfer with the route number punched on the transfer, each route had its own transfer with the route number printed on them. For transfers to other bus lines, Long Beach Transit used the consolidated Los Angeles County interagency transfer, which every bus company in Los Angeles County except [[Southern California Rapid Transit District|RTD]] (now [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]) and Orange County Transit District (now [[Orange County Transportation Authority]]) used (both RTD and OCTD regular transfers worked for both their own buses and as an interagency transfer). The consolidated interagency transfer used by all the other transit agencies even had a check box naming the twelve bus companies in the county, and the driver would punch the box for the particular agency that issued the transfer.<ref name="paul robinson">[http://www.paul-robinson.us/index.php/2012/01/09/rtd?blog=6 Remembering RTD and the "good old days" of cheap LA area public transit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129075956/http://www.paul-robinson.us/index.php/2012/01/09/rtd?blog=6 |date=2014-11-29 }}, paul-robinson.us, January 9, 2012</ref> During the mid-1970s (sometime between 1972 and 1976), for a period of six months, a special subsidy was available. All bus trips in Los Angeles County were reduced from approximately $0.80 to $1.25, to $0.25 on weekdays and Saturdays, and $0.10 on Sunday (bus trips outside the county were subject to the regular rate). As a result, the issuance of transfers was discontinued for all trips within Los Angeles County. When the subsidy ended, the old price returned and bus companies resumed issuing transfers.<ref name="paul robinson" /> |
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In the early 1980s, the company changed its transfer system. Instead of using books of transfers, every bus has a ticket printer, which issues the three types of transfers: regular transfers, which allow the user to transfer to a different route; "emergency" transfers (typically used if the customer becomes sick and has to get off the bus), which allow the user to get back on the same route; and interagency transfers, which allow the user to transfer to a different bus company (and gave the user an additional 1 hour of time before it expires), such as [[Orange County Transit Authority|Orange County Transit]], [[Southern California Rapid Transit District|RTD]] (now [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|LA Metro]]), [[Norwalk Transit (California)|Norwalk Transit]] and Cerritos Transit (now [[List of small Southern California transit agencies#Cerritos on Wheels|Cerritos on Wheels]]) buses. In case of machine failure, however, operators would still carry one book of each kind of transfers.<ref name="paul robinson" /> |
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Effective in 1999, Long Beach Transit instituted a day pass, and on July 1, 2005, it eliminated transfers within the system, although the interagency transfer is available for transfers to other transit systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityauditorlauradoud.com/common/docs/AR-M550N_20070401_181305.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181918/http://www.cityauditorlauradoud.com/common/docs/AR-M550N_20070401_181305.pdf |archive-date=2014-04-16 }}</ref> |
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== Water taxis <ref>{{Cite web |title=Water Taxis {{!}} ridelbt.com Long Beach Transit |url=https://ridelbt.com/watertaxis/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=ridelbt.com}}</ref> == |
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In addition to regular service, Long Beach Transit operates two year-round [[water taxi]] services: the 49-passenger AquaBus, and the 75-passenger AquaLink, which connects the major attractions of [[Downtown Long Beach]], including the [[Aquarium of the Pacific]], Long Beach Cruise Terminal, and the {{RMS|Queen Mary}} hotel. In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the two water routes had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach FB annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach FB daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}. |
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'''Service is expected to be back in Spring 2024''' |
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|'''[[Downtown Long Beach]]''' |
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[[Aquarium of the Pacific]], Dock 4 |
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|'''[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]''' |
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[[RMS Queen Mary|Queen Mary]] |
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* The 49-passenger AquaBus has six "ports of call": Dock 4 of the Aquarium of the Pacific, Queen Mary, Shoreline Village at Larry H. Parker's Lighthouse, Catalina Landing, Dock 7 of Pine Avenue Circle, and Hotel Maya. The fare is $1 one-way |
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|'''Downtown Long Beach''' |
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Aquarium of the Pacific, Dock 4 |
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|'''Long Beach''' |
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Alamitos Bay Landing |
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|Queensway Bay |
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* The AquaLink is a 68-foot [[catamaran]] that ferries up to 75 passengers to the most popular attractions in Long Beach Harbor and on to Alamitos Bay Landing. The fare is $5 one-way, and wheelchair boarding is available at Dock 4 near the Aquarium of the Pacific and at the Queen Mary |
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== Routes == |
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[[File:LBT bus stop.JPG|250px|right|thumb|A LBT bus stop]] |
[[File:LBT bus stop.JPG|250px|right|thumb|A LBT bus stop]] |
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=== Local bus services === |
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Originally, Long Beach Transit operated its bus lines as a consecutive set of route numbers, from 1 to 18. The numbers had no significance except that route 1 ran along [[California State Route 1|State Route 1]], the Pacific Coast Highway. (This is the same number currently used by the [[Orange County Transit Authority]] for its route that runs on Route 1.) Some routes had more than one routing; for example, the number 9 route ran from Downtown along 7th Street to [[California State University, Long Beach]]. All of the route 9 buses would continue along Bellflower Boulevard, whereupon one would terminate at Bellflower and Stearns Street; one would turn at Willow Street and continue along Woodruff Avenue; another would continue on Bellflower all the way to Alondra Boulevard; and another would also continue to Alondra but take a slight detour to the [[Lakewood Center]] shopping mall. |
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Possibly due to the successful renumbering which [[Southern California Rapid Transit District|RTD]] had done in 1983, Long Beach Transit also decided to renumber its routes. In the mid-1980s, the company changed some of its route numbers, keeping the original 1- or 2-digit number and adding a single digit after the number. This was done to routes which split and serviced multiple streets and destinations. The route 9, as indicated above, was renumbered into routes 91, 92, 93, and 94, based on the street and destination while routes that only served one street and destination remained the same with their original 1 or 2 digit route number, example Line 1 which still remains. Additional routes have since been added, generally using the same system. For example, if a route extends part of an existing route, it takes the first one (or two) digits of the major route number, then adds a new additional digit on the end. This is why there is now a route 96, which did not exist at the time of the original route 9.<ref name="paul robinson" /> |
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On August 16, 2021, Long Beach Transit announced they would be extending their services to [[Carson, California|Carson]] with three new routes. They are set to launch on September 19, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ridelbt.com/carson/ |title = Carson Service {{!}} ridelbt.com Long Beach Transit}}</ref> At the moment, Long Beach Transit is focusing on the middle tier, which would connect riders to major destinations in and around the city, including [[Harbor–UCLA Medical Center]], [[Carson High School (Carson, California)|Carson High School]], [[Rancho Dominguez Preparatory School]], [[California State University, Dominguez Hills|CSUDH]], [[A Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro A Line]] [[Wardlow station (Los Angeles Metro)|Wardlow]] and [[Del Amo station (Los Angeles Metro)|Del Amo]] stations, Carson Community Center/City Hall, and [[SouthBay Pavilion]].<ref name="3 New LBT Bus Routes Coming to Carson!">{{cite web|url=https://carson.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5032770&GUID=D6B3D62B-73C6-4722-A436-C01DBC9EDF5E|website=City of Carson|date=July 20, 2021|accessdate=September 1, 2021|title=City of Carson City Council Meeting, July 20, 2021}}</ref> |
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=== Local routes === |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|Passport}}Passport<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Passport |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|Passport}}Passport<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Passport |url=https://ridelbt.com/passport/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />10th St & Pine Av |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[RMS Queen Mary|Queen Mary]] |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[RMS Queen Mary|RMS ''Queen Mary'']] |
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* Serves [[5th Street station (Los Angeles Metro)|5th Street station]], [[1st Street station (Los Angeles Metro)|1st Street station]], [[Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center|Long Beach Convention Center]] and [[Aquarium of the Pacific]] |
* Serves [[5th Street station (Los Angeles Metro)|5th Street station]], [[1st Street station (Los Angeles Metro)|1st Street station]], [[Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center|Long Beach Convention Center]] and [[Aquarium of the Pacific]] |
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* [[Free public transport|Fare-free service]] |
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* Free Service |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|1}}1<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 1 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|1}}1<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 1 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-1/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''[[Carson, California|Carson]]'''<br />[[California State University, Dominguez Hills|Cal State Dominguez Hills]] |
|'''[[Carson, California|Carson]]'''<br />[[California State University, Dominguez Hills|Cal State Dominguez Hills]] |
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|'''[[Rancho Dominguez, California|Rancho Dominguez]]'''<br />[[Del Amo station]] |
|'''[[Rancho Dominguez, California|Rancho Dominguez]]'''<br />[[Del Amo station]] |
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* Serves [[Dignity Health Sports Park]] and [[SouthBay Pavilion]] |
* Serves [[Dignity Health Sports Park]] and [[SouthBay Pavilion]] |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|2}}2<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 2 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|2}}2<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 2 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-2/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Carson'''<br />Cal State Dominguez Hills |
|'''Carson'''<br />Cal State Dominguez Hills |
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|'''Carson'''<br />Figueroa St & Carriagedale Dr |
|'''Carson'''<br />Figueroa St & Carriagedale Dr |
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* Serves Dignity Health Sports Park and SouthBay Pavilion |
* Serves Dignity Health Sports Park and SouthBay Pavilion |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|4}}4<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 4 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|4}}4<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 4 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-4/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Carson'''<br />Carson St & Vermont Av |
|'''Carson'''<br />Carson St & Vermont Av |
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|'''Rancho Dominguez'''<br />Del Amo station |
|'''Rancho Dominguez'''<br />Del Amo station |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|8}}8<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 8 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|8}}8<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 8 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-8/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Carson'''<br />223rd St & Vermont Av |
|'''Carson'''<br />223rd St & Vermont Av |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[Wardlow station]] |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[Wardlow station]] |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|21}}21<br /><ref name="Routes 21/22/23">{{Cite web |title=Routes 21/22/23 |url=https://ridelbt.com/routes-21-22-23/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[Downtown Long Beach station]] |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[Downtown Long Beach station]] |
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|'''[[Paramount, California|Paramount]]'''<br />Garfield Av & Petrol St |
|'''[[Paramount, California|Paramount]]'''<br />Garfield Av & Petrol St |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''[[Downey, California|Downey]]'''<br />[[Lakewood Boulevard station]] |
|'''[[Downey, California|Downey]]'''<br />[[Lakewood Boulevard station]] |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Paramount'''<br />Garfield Av & Rosecrans Av |
|'''Paramount'''<br />Garfield Av & Rosecrans Av |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|41}}41<br /><ref name="Routes 41/45/46">{{Cite web |title=Routes 41/45/46 |url=https://ridelbt.com/routes-41-45-46/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[California State University, Long Beach|Cal State Long Beach]] |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[California State University, Long Beach|Cal State Long Beach]] |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Wardlow station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Wardlow station |
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Line 154: | Line 108: | ||
* Serves [[Anaheim Street station]] |
* Serves [[Anaheim Street station]] |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Cal State Long Beach |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Cal State Long Beach |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Anaheim St & Santa Fe Av |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Anaheim St & Santa Fe Av |
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* Serves Anaheim Street station |
* Serves Anaheim Street station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Cal State Long Beach |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Cal State Long Beach |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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Line 169: | Line 123: | ||
* Serves Anaheim Street station, 5th Street station and 1st Street station |
* Serves Anaheim Street station, 5th Street station and 1st Street station |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|51}}51<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 51 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|51}}51<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 51 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-51/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Compton'''<br />[[Artesia station]] |
|'''Compton'''<br />[[Artesia station]] |
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Line 176: | Line 130: | ||
* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Anaheim Street station, [[Pacific Coast Highway station (A Line)|Pacific Coast Highway station]], [[Willow Street station]] and [[Compton College]] |
* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Anaheim Street station, [[Pacific Coast Highway station (A Line)|Pacific Coast Highway station]], [[Willow Street station]] and [[Compton College]] |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|61}}61<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 61 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|61}}61<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 61 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-61/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Compton'''<br />Artesia station |
|'''Compton'''<br />Artesia station |
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* Serves Compton College |
* Serves Compton College |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|71}}71<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 71 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|71}}71<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 71 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-71/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Downey'''<br>Lakewood Bl & Century Bl |
|'''Downey'''<br />Lakewood Bl & Century Bl |
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|Alamitos Av, Orange Av |
|Alamitos Av, Orange Av |
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* Serves [[Long Beach City College]] |
* Serves [[Long Beach City College]] |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|91}}91<br><ref name=" |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|91}}91<br /><ref name="Routes 91/92/93/94">{{Cite web |title=Routes 91/92/93/94 |url=https://ridelbt.com/routes-91-92-93-94/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br>Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av |
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|7th St, Bellflower Bl |
|7th St, Bellflower Bl |
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* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station and Cal State Long Beach |
* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station and Cal State Long Beach |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|92}}92<br><ref name=" |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|92}}92<br /><ref name="Routes 91/92/93/94" /> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br>Woodruff Av & Alondra Bl |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Woodruff Av & Alondra Bl |
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|7th St, Woodruff Av |
|7th St, Woodruff Av |
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* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station and Cal State Long Beach |
* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station and Cal State Long Beach |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|93}}93<br /><ref name="Routes 91/92/93/94" /> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br>Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av |
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|7th St, Clark Av |
|7th St, Clark Av |
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* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Cal State Long Beach and [[Lakewood Center]] |
* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Cal State Long Beach and [[Lakewood Center]] |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Bellflower Bl & Stearns St |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Bellflower Bl & Stearns St |
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* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station and Cal State Long Beach |
* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station and Cal State Long Beach |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|101}}101<br /><ref name="Routes 101/103">{{Cite web |title=Routes 101/103 |url=https://ridelbt.com/routes-101-103/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
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|'''[[Hawaiian Gardens, California|Hawaiian Gardens]]'''<br />Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
|'''[[Hawaiian Gardens, California|Hawaiian Gardens]]'''<br />Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
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* Serves Long Beach City College |
* Serves Long Beach City College |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|102}}102<br /><ref name="Route 102/104">{{Cite web |title=Route 102 & 104 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-102-104/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
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|'''Hawaiian Gardens'''<br />Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
|'''Hawaiian Gardens'''<br />Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
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|'''[[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]]'''<br />Lakewood Center |
|'''[[Lakewood, California|Lakewood]]'''<br />Lakewood Center |
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* Serves Long Beach City College |
* Serves Long Beach City College |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
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|'''Hawaiian Gardens'''<br />Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
|'''Hawaiian Gardens'''<br />Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
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* Serves [[Long Beach Airport]] |
* Serves [[Long Beach Airport]] |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|111}}111<br /><ref name="Route 111/112">{{Cite web |title=Route 111/112 |url=https://ridelbt.com/routes-111-112/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Lakewood'''<br />South St & Downey Av |
|'''Lakewood'''<br />South St & Downey Av |
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* Serves 1st Street station, Long Beach Airport and Lakewood Center |
* Serves 1st Street station, Long Beach Airport and Lakewood Center |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Lakewood'''<br />South St & Downey Av |
|'''Lakewood'''<br />South St & Downey Av |
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* Serves 1st Street station, Long Beach City College and Lakewood Center |
* Serves 1st Street station, Long Beach City College and Lakewood Center |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|121}}121<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 121 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|121}}121<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 121 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-121/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />PCH & Clark Av |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />PCH & Clark Av |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Catalina Landing |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Catalina Landing |
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* Serves Cal State Long Beach, 1st Street station and Downtown Long Beach station |
* Serves Cal State Long Beach, 1st Street station and Downtown Long Beach station |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|131}}131<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 131 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|131}}131<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 131 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-131/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Wardlow station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Wardlow station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[Alamitos Bay]] |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[Alamitos Bay]] |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|141}}141<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 141 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|141}}141<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 141 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-141/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Compton'''<br />Artesia station |
|'''Compton'''<br />Artesia station |
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|'''Cerritos'''<br />[[Los Cerritos Center]] |
|'''Cerritos'''<br />[[Los Cerritos Center]] |
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* Serves Compton College |
* Serves Compton College |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|151}}151<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 151 |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|151}}151<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 151 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-151/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Cesar E. Chavez Park |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Cesar E. Chavez Park |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />4th St & Ximeno Av |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />4th St & Ximeno Av |
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* Serves Downtown Long Beach station |
* Serves Downtown Long Beach station |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|171}}171<br /><ref name=" |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|171}}171<br /><ref name="Routes 171/175">{{Cite web |title=Routes 171/175 |url=https://ridelbt.com/routes-171-175/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Villages at Cabrillo |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Villages at Cabrillo |
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|'''[[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]]'''<br />Electric Av & Main Av |
|'''[[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]]'''<br />Electric Av & Main Av |
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* Serves Pacific Coast Highway station, Long Beach City College and Cal State Long Beach |
* Serves Pacific Coast Highway station, Long Beach City College and Cal State Long Beach |
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! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|172}}172<br /><ref name=" |
! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|172}}172<br /><ref name="Routes 172/173/174">{{Cite web |title=Routes 172/173/174 |url=https://ridelbt.com/routes-172-173-174/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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| rowspan="2" |'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
| rowspan="2" |'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''[[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]]'''<br />[[Norwalk station (Los Angeles Metro)|Norwalk station]] |
|'''[[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]]'''<br />[[Norwalk station (Los Angeles Metro)|Norwalk station]] |
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|'''Cerritos'''<br />Los Cerritos Center<br />{{small|(weekdays)}} |
|'''Cerritos'''<br />Los Cerritos Center<br />{{small|(weekdays)}} |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|173}}173<br /><ref name="Routes 172/173/174" /> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Norwalk'''<br />Norwalk station |
|'''Norwalk'''<br />Norwalk station |
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* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Pacific Coast Highway station, Long Beach City College, Cal State Long Beach, Los Cerritos Center and [[Cerritos College]] |
* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Pacific Coast Highway station, Long Beach City College, Cal State Long Beach, Los Cerritos Center and [[Cerritos College]] |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|174}}174<br /><ref name=" |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|174}}174<br /><ref name="Routes 172/173/174" /> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />PCH & Ximeno Av |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />PCH & Ximeno Av |
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* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Pacific Coast Highway station and Long Beach City College |
* Serves 1st Street station, 5th Street station, Pacific Coast Highway station and Long Beach City College |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|175}}175<br /><ref name=" |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Villages at Cabrillo |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Villages at Cabrillo |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Cal State Long Beach |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Cal State Long Beach |
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* Serves Pacific Coast Highway station and Long Beach City College |
* Serves Pacific Coast Highway station and Long Beach City College |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|181}}181<br /><ref name=" |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|181}}181<br /><ref name="Routes 181/182">{{Cite web |title=Routes 181/182 |url=https://ridelbt.com/routes-181-182/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Wardlow station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Wardlow station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Wardlow station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Wardlow station |
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Line 336: | Line 290: | ||
* Serves [[Pacific Avenue station]] |
* Serves [[Pacific Avenue station]] |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|191}}191<br /><ref name=" |
!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|191}}191<br /><ref name="Routes 191/192">{{Cite web |title=Routes 191/192 |url=https://ridelbt.com/routes-191-192/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Lakewood'''<br />Bloomfield Av & Del Amo Bl |
|'''Lakewood'''<br />Bloomfield Av & Del Amo Bl |
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Line 343: | Line 297: | ||
* Serves Del Amo station and Lakewood Center |
* Serves Del Amo station and Lakewood Center |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|192}}192<br /><ref name="Routes 191/192" /> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />Downtown Long Beach station |
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|'''Cerritos'''<br />Los Cerritos Center |
|'''Cerritos'''<br />Los Cerritos Center |
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* Serves Del Amo station |
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=== Commuter service === |
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!style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|405}}405 |
! style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|405}}405<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Route 405 |url=https://ridelbt.com/route-405/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />{{Rint|air|link=Long_Beach_Airport|LGB}} [[Long Beach Airport]] |
|'''Long Beach'''<br />{{Rint|air|link=Long_Beach_Airport|LGB}} [[Long Beach Airport]] |
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|'''[[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]]'''<br />[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] |
|'''[[Westwood, Los Angeles|Westwood]]'''<br />[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] |
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|[[Interstate 405 (California)|I-405]] |
|[[Interstate 405 (California)|I-405]] |
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* Serves [[Willow Street station]] |
* Serves [[Willow Street station]] |
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=== Special event service === |
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! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top"|{{Anchor|Galaxy Express}}Galaxy Express<br /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |
! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top" |{{Anchor|Galaxy Express}}Galaxy Express<br /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Galaxy Express |url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/stadium/galaxyexpress |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=LA Galaxy |language=en}}</ref> |
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|'''[[Gardena, California|Gardena]]'''<br />[[Harbor Gateway Transit Center]] |
|'''[[Gardena, California|Gardena]]'''<br />[[Harbor Gateway Transit Center]] |
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| rowspan="2" |Carson<br />Dignity Health Sports Park |
| rowspan="2" |'''Carson'''<br />[[Dignity Health Sports Park]] |
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* Fare-free service |
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|'''Rancho Dominguez'''<br />Del Amo station |
|'''Rancho Dominguez'''<br />Del Amo station |
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|Del Amo Bl |
|Del Amo Bl |
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=== Water taxis === |
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Long Beach Transit operates two year-round [[water taxi]] services: the 49-passenger AquaBus, and the 75-passenger AquaLink,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Water Taxis |url=https://ridelbt.com/watertaxis/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> which connects the major attractions of [[Downtown Long Beach]], including the [[Aquarium of the Pacific]], Long Beach Cruise Terminal, and the {{RMS|Queen Mary}} hotel. In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the two water routes had a ridership of {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach FB annual}}, or about {{American transit ridership|CA Long Beach FB daily}} per weekday as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}. |
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| rowspan="2" |'''[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]'''<br />[[Aquarium of the Pacific]] |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />[[RMS Queen Mary|Queen Mary]] |
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* The 49-passenger AquaBus has six "ports of call": the Aquarium of the Pacific, Queen Mary, Shoreline Village, Catalina Landing, Pine Avenue Circle, and Hotel Maya. |
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|'''Long Beach'''<br />Alamitos Bay Landing |
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== Fares == |
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Long Beach Transit accepts cash and [[Transit Access Pass|TAP cards]] for fare payment on buses. Discounted fares are available to seniors, individuals with disabilities, and CSU Long Beach students. [[Long Beach Unified School District]] and [[Long Beach City College]] students ride LBT buses for free with a GoPass TAP card.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fares |url=https://ridelbt.com/fares/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Long Beach Transit}}</ref> |
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Fare collection was suspended at the start of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], resuming in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Echeverry |first=Sebastian |date=2021-08-17 |title=Long Beach Transit to resume fare collection in September |url=https://lbpost.com/news/long-beach-transit-to-resume-fare-collection-in-september/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=Long Beach Post News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kazenoff |first=Tess |date=2022-11-16 |title=Long Beach Transit looks forward to expanded service, green fleet next year |url=https://lbbusinessjournal.com/business/news/long-beach-transit-looks-forward-to-expanded-service-green-fleet-next-year/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229205711/https://lbbusinessjournal.com/business/news/long-beach-transit-looks-forward-to-expanded-service-green-fleet-next-year/ |archive-date=2024-02-29 |access-date= |work=Long Beach Business Journal}}</ref> |
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== Bus fleet == |
== Bus fleet == |
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As of 2024, Long Beach Transit's fleet is composed of mostly [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] buses, which are the [[New Flyer Low Floor|GE40LF, GE40LFA]], [[New Flyer Xcelsior|XN40]] and [[New Flyer Xcelsior|XN60]] models. It also has a large number of [[Gillig Low Floor|Gillig BRT+]] models, a decreasing number of New Flyer D40LF models, and one [[Prevost Car|Prévost]] coach used for charters. It also uses the battery-powered [[BYD K9]] and [[BYD K series|BYD K9M]] buses,<ref>{{ |
As of 2024, Long Beach Transit's fleet is composed of mostly [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] buses, which are the [[New Flyer Low Floor|GE40LF, GE40LFA]], [[New Flyer Xcelsior|XN40]] and [[New Flyer Xcelsior|XN60]] models. It also has a large number of [[Gillig Low Floor|Gillig BRT+]] models, a decreasing number of New Flyer D40LF models, and one [[Prevost Car|Prévost]] coach used for charters. It also uses the battery-powered [[BYD K9]] and [[BYD K series|BYD K9M]] buses,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Branson-Potts |first=Hailey |date=27 April 2015 |title=Long Beach Transit agrees to purchase electric buses |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-long-beach-transit-electric-buses-20150427-story.html |access-date=May 31, 2015 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> as well as the relatively new [[New Flyer XE35]]. |
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Long Beach Transit has had several major firsts. It was the first agency to: |
Long Beach Transit has had several major firsts. It was the first agency to: |
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*Jackson Transit Center |
*Jackson Transit Center |
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Most buses are stored at the headquarters on Anaheim Street. The articulated buses are stored at the Jackson Transit Center bus depot in Long Beach |
Most buses are stored at the headquarters on Anaheim Street in Eastside Long Beach. The articulated buses are stored at the Jackson Transit Center bus depot in North Long Beach. Both bus depots are located along [[Garfield Avenue (Los Angeles County)|Cherry Avenue]]. |
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=== Active fleet === |
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=== Active fleet <ref>{{Cite web |title=LBT Sustainability {{!}} ridelbt.com Long Beach Transit |url=https://ridelbt.com/sustainability/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=ridelbt.com}}</ref> === |
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|1201 |
|1201 |
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* 1201 is a 2011 demo unit and was Gillig's first CNG-powered bus |
* 1201 is a 2011 demo unit and was Gillig's first CNG-powered bus |
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* Replaced 1996–97 D40LFs and 2001 Opus |
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|'''[[New Flyer Xcelsior|New Flyer XN60]]''' |
|'''[[New Flyer Xcelsior|New Flyer XN60]]''' |
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|'''[[BYD K series|BYD K9]]''' |
|'''[[BYD K series|BYD K9]]''' |
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|1601–1610 |
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|2016 |
|2016 |
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|'''[[New Flyer Xcelsior|New Flyer XN40]]''' |
|'''[[New Flyer Xcelsior|New Flyer XN40]]''' |
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|1801-1840 |
|1801-1840 |
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|2017-2018 |
|2017-2018 |
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* Includes options for 89 buses until 2021 |
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* Replaced 1998–2000 D40LFs |
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|[[Prevost Car|'''Prevost H3-45''']] |
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|2000 |
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|'''[[New Flyer Low Floor|New Flyer GE40LF]]''' |
|rowspan="4"|'''[[New Flyer Low Floor|New Flyer GE40LF]]''' |
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|2401-2427 |
|2401-2427 |
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|2005 |
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|2004 |
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* First gas-electric buses in the world to enter public service |
* First gas-electric buses in the world to enter public service |
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* 2401 was retired following an accident |
* 2401 was retired following an accident |
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|'''[[New Flyer Low Floor|New Flyer GE40LF]]''' |
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|2501-2520 |
|2501-2520 |
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|2005 |
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|'''[[New Flyer Low Floor|New Flyer GE40LF]]''' |
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|2521-2522 |
|2521-2522 |
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|2005 |
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* 2521 and 2522 were originally from [[Orange County Transportation Authority|OCTA]] |
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* Originally from [[Orange County Transportation Authority|OCTA]] |
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|'''[[New Flyer Low Floor|New Flyer GE40LF]]''' |
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|2701-2715 |
|2701-2715 |
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|2007 |
|2007 |
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Line 468: | Line 461: | ||
|'''[[New Flyer Low Floor|New Flyer GE40LFA]]''' |
|'''[[New Flyer Low Floor|New Flyer GE40LFA]]''' |
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|2901-2925 |
|2901-2925 |
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|2008-2009 |
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|2008–2009 |
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* First buses to feature current red/orange livery |
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* The only |
* The only GE40LFA buses ever built by New Flyer Industries |
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* First buses to feature new paint scheme |
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* Replaced 1994 D40LFs |
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|'''[[BYD K series|BYD K9M]]''' |
|'''[[BYD K series|BYD K9M]]''' |
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|16011-16024 |
|16011-16024 |
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|2021 |
|2021 |
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|'''[[New Flyer Xcelsior|New Flyer XE35]]''' |
|'''[[New Flyer Xcelsior|New Flyer XE35]]''' |
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|16025–16044 |
|16025–16044 |
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|2022 |
|2022 |
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|'''[[BYD Company|BYD C10M]]''' |
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|16046-16050 |
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Five (5) [[BYD Auto|BYD]] C10M coaches and their associated charging infrastructure are on order and expected to be delivered in Q1 2024. These will provide service on LBT's 405 Commuter Express Route to UCLA. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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=== Further reading === |
=== Further reading === |
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*{{Cite book |
*{{Cite book |last=Simon |first=Renee B. |url=http://www.lbtransit.com/50thAnniversaryBook/ |title=Long Beach Transit: 50 Years of Moving our Community Forward |date=2013 |publisher=Long Beach Transit |isbn=978-0-615-76667-6 |location= |access-date=2018-10-21}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
Latest revision as of 04:45, 8 October 2024
Parent | Long Beach Public Transportation Company |
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Founded | March 31, 1963 (61 years ago) |
Headquarters | 1963 East Anaheim Street |
Locale | Long Beach, Paramount, Signal Hill, Carson and Lakewood, CA |
Service type | Bus service, Watertaxi |
Routes | 38 fixed routes |
Fleet | 220 |
Daily ridership | 60,700 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1] |
Annual ridership | 17,780,100 (2023)[2] |
Fuel type | Diesel, Gasoline-electric hybrid, CNG, battery electric |
Operator | Long Beach Public Transportation Company |
Website | ridelbt |
Long Beach Transit (LBT) is the operator of public transit bus and ferry services in Long Beach, California and its surrounding cities. Long Beach Transit operates 37 bus routes, serving the Gateway Cities region of Los Angeles County. In addition to its bus services, LBT contracts with Catalina Express for the operation of two water taxi routes, and organizes the Dial-A-Lift paratransit service.
Long Beach Transit services are operated by the Long Beach Public Transportation Company, a nonprofit corporation controlled by the City of Long Beach. The system is funded in part by state tax revenue distributed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 17,780,100, or about 60,700 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
The central hub of the system is the Long Beach Transit Mall, located along 1st Street in downtown Long Beach. The Transit Mall is the southern terminus of the A Line light rail service, operated by Metro. Long Beach Transit services also connect to Torrance Transit, LADOT Commuter Express, Metro Bus, and OC Bus services. Other major destinations served by Long Beach Transit include Long Beach Airport, California State University Long Beach, CSU Dominguez Hills, and Los Cerritos Center.
Services
[edit]Long Beach Transit operates its core local services in Long Beach, its enclave Signal Hill, and the nearby cities of Carson, Cerritos, Compton, Lakewood, Paramount, and Seal Beach. Commuter service operates on weekdays in the peak direction from Long Beach to UCLA, and limited special-event service is provided to Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson on LA Galaxy game days. The free Passport route serves Downtown Long Beach, connecting popular tourist destinations.
Local bus services
[edit]Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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Passport [3] |
Long Beach 10th St & Pine Av |
Long Beach RMS Queen Mary |
Pine Av | |
1 [4] |
Carson Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Rancho Dominguez Del Amo station |
Avalon Bl, Del Amo Bl |
|
2 [5] |
Carson Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Carson Figueroa St & Carriagedale Dr |
Central Av, Avalon Bl |
|
4 [6] |
Carson Carson St & Vermont Av |
Rancho Dominguez Del Amo station |
Carson Street | |
8 [7] |
Carson 223rd St & Vermont Av |
Long Beach Wardlow station |
223rd Street | |
21 [8] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Paramount Garfield Av & Petrol St |
Cherry Av | |
22 [8] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Downey Lakewood Boulevard station |
Cherry Av, Downey Av | |
23 [8] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Paramount Garfield Av & Rosecrans Av |
Cherry Av, Paramount Bl | |
41 [9] |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach |
Long Beach Wardlow station |
Easy Av, Anaheim St |
|
45 [9] |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach |
Long Beach Anaheim St & Santa Fe Av |
Anaheim St |
|
46 [9] |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Anaheim St |
|
51 [10] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Compton Artesia station |
Long Beach Bl |
|
61 [11] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Compton Artesia station |
Atlantic Av |
|
71 [12] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Downey Lakewood Bl & Century Bl |
Alamitos Av, Orange Av |
|
91 [13] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av |
7th St, Bellflower Bl |
|
92 [13] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach Woodruff Av & Alondra Bl |
7th St, Woodruff Av |
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93 [13] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach Alondra Bl & Woodruff Av |
7th St, Clark Av |
|
94 [13] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach Bellflower Bl & Stearns St |
7th St |
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101 [14] |
Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
Willow St, Carson St |
|
102 [15] |
Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
Willow St, Spring St, Wardlow Rd | |
103 [14] |
Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
Lakewood Lakewood Center |
Willow St, Carson St |
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104 [15] |
Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
Willow St, Spring St |
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111 [16] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Lakewood South St & Downey Av |
Broadway, Lakewood Bl |
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112 [16] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Lakewood South St & Downey Av |
Broadway, Clark Av |
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121 [17] |
Long Beach PCH & Clark Av |
Long Beach Catalina Landing |
Ocean Bl |
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131 [18] |
Long Beach Wardlow station |
Long Beach Alamitos Bay |
Redondo Av | |
141 [19] |
Compton Artesia station |
Cerritos Los Cerritos Center |
Artesia Bl |
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151 [20] |
Long Beach Cesar E. Chavez Park |
Long Beach 4th St & Ximeno Av |
4th St |
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171 [21] |
Long Beach Villages at Cabrillo |
Seal Beach Electric Av & Main Av |
Pacific Coast Hwy |
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172 [22] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Norwalk Norwalk station |
Pacific Coast Hwy, Palos Verde Av |
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Cerritos Los Cerritos Center (weekdays) | ||||
173 [22] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Norwalk Norwalk station |
Pacific Coast Hwy, Studebaker Rd |
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174 [22] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach PCH & Ximeno Av |
Pacific Coast Hwy |
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175 [21] |
Long Beach Villages at Cabrillo |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach |
Pacific Coast Hwy |
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181 [23] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach Wardlow station |
Magnolia Av | |
182 [23] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach Wardlow station |
Pacific Av |
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191 [24] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Lakewood Bloomfield Av & Del Amo Bl |
Santa Fe Av, Del Amo Bl |
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192 [24] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Cerritos Los Cerritos Center |
Santa Fe Av, South St |
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Commuter service
[edit]Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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405 [25] |
Long Beach Long Beach Airport |
Westwood UCLA |
I-405 |
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Special event service
[edit]Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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Galaxy Express [26] |
Gardena Harbor Gateway Transit Center |
Carson Dignity Health Sports Park |
Victoria St |
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Rancho Dominguez Del Amo station |
Del Amo Bl |
Water taxis
[edit]Long Beach Transit operates two year-round water taxi services: the 49-passenger AquaBus, and the 75-passenger AquaLink,[27] which connects the major attractions of Downtown Long Beach, including the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach Cruise Terminal, and the RMS Queen Mary hotel. In 2023, the two water routes had a ridership of 62,200, or about 400 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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AquaBus | Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific |
Long Beach Queen Mary |
Queensway Bay |
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AquaLink | Long Beach Alamitos Bay Landing |
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Fares
[edit]Long Beach Transit accepts cash and TAP cards for fare payment on buses. Discounted fares are available to seniors, individuals with disabilities, and CSU Long Beach students. Long Beach Unified School District and Long Beach City College students ride LBT buses for free with a GoPass TAP card.[28]
Fare collection was suspended at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, resuming in September 2021.[29][30]
Bus fleet
[edit]As of 2024, Long Beach Transit's fleet is composed of mostly New Flyer buses, which are the GE40LF, GE40LFA, XN40 and XN60 models. It also has a large number of Gillig BRT+ models, a decreasing number of New Flyer D40LF models, and one Prévost coach used for charters. It also uses the battery-powered BYD K9 and BYD K9M buses,[31] as well as the relatively new New Flyer XE35.
Long Beach Transit has had several major firsts. It was the first agency to:
- Operate the General Motors RTS bus in the late 1970s, in addition to other variants
- Operate the first gasoline-electric buses in the world
- Use the first Gillig bus powered by CNG
The buses have four-digit numbers, of which the first two digits represent the year the bus was put into service. Buses numbered 90## (the ## representing number in fleet) entered service in the 1990s, 20## - 29## entered service in the 2000s, and 12## - 18## entered service in the 2010s.
Long Beach Transit buses are operated out of 2 yards:
- Headquarters
- Jackson Transit Center
Most buses are stored at the headquarters on Anaheim Street in Eastside Long Beach. The articulated buses are stored at the Jackson Transit Center bus depot in North Long Beach. Both bus depots are located along Cherry Avenue.
Active fleet
[edit]Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Thumbnails | Year | Notes |
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Gillig BRT CNG 40' | 1201 | 2011 |
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1202–1233 | 2012 | |||
1301–1331 | 2013 | |||
New Flyer XN60 | 1501–1513 | 2015 |
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Gillig BRT CNG 40' | 1521–1528 | 2015 | ||
BYD K9 | 1601–1610 | 2016 |
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New Flyer XN40 | 1801-1840 | 2017-2018 |
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New Flyer GE40LF | 2401-2427 | 2004 |
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2501-2520 | 2005 | |||
2521-2522 |
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2701-2715 | 2007 | |||
New Flyer GE40LFA | 2901-2925 | 2008–2009 |
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BYD K9M | 16011-16024 | 2021 | ||
New Flyer XE35 | 16025–16044 | 2022 |
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BYD C10M | 16046-16050 | 2024 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Passport". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 1". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 2". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 4". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 8". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Routes 21/22/23". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Routes 41/45/46". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 51". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 61". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 71". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Routes 91/92/93/94". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Routes 101/103". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Route 102 & 104". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Route 111/112". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 121". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 131". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 141". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 151". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Routes 171/175". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Routes 172/173/174". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Routes 181/182". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Routes 191/192". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Route 405". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Galaxy Express". LA Galaxy. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Water Taxis". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Fares". Long Beach Transit. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Echeverry, Sebastian (August 17, 2021). "Long Beach Transit to resume fare collection in September". Long Beach Post News. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Kazenoff, Tess (November 16, 2022). "Long Beach Transit looks forward to expanded service, green fleet next year". Long Beach Business Journal. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024.
- ^ Branson-Potts, Hailey (April 27, 2015). "Long Beach Transit agrees to purchase electric buses". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
Further reading
[edit]- Simon, Renee B. (2013). Long Beach Transit: 50 Years of Moving our Community Forward. Long Beach Transit. ISBN 978-0-615-76667-6. Retrieved October 21, 2018.