Los Angeles Metro Busway


Metro Busway is a system of limited-stop bus services with bus rapid transit features that operate primarily along exclusive or semi-exclusive roadways known locally as a "busway" or "transitway." There are currently two lines in the system, the G Line in the San Fernando Valley, and the J Line between El Monte, Downtown Los Angeles and San Pedro. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates the system.
The first route to open was the Orange Line, a BRT service which began operating on October 29, 2005, and runs along the exclusive Orange Line Busway. The Silver Line, a freeway express route which runs along the pre-existing Harbor Transitway and El Monte Busway, began operating on December 13, 2009.
Metro Busway routes are designed to mimic Metro Rail services, in both the vehicle's design and their operation. Buses on both lines use a silver livery, passengers can board at any door, and vehicles receive priority at intersections. Like Metro Rail, Metro Busway operates on a proof-of-payment system, and passengers who have a fare product loaded onto a TAP card can board from any door. TAP cards can be purchased at ticket vending machines located at most stations.

Current System

Lines

Metro Busway lines are named as part of the naming scheme used for Metro Rail lines, however, the colored icons for the Metro Busway lines are squares instead of the circles used for Metro Rail lines.
Two Metro Busway lines operate in Los Angeles County:
Line nameOpeningLengthStationsTermini
200517North Hollywood
Chatsworth
200911El Monte Station
Harbor Gateway Transit Center
San Pedro

Corridors

These services operate on three corridors :
These are Metro's maintenance facilities that facilitates the Liner buses:
The following table shows the timeline of BRT expansions:
Notes:

Future

Metro plans to add three additional Metro Busway lines under its Twenty-eight by '28 initiative: