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.
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 Long Beach Transit New Flyer GE40LFA | |
| 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 | 60,300 (weekdays, Q2 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 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 60,300 per weekday as of the second 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.
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Services
editLong 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 104 [15] |
Long Beach Santa Fe Av & 25th St |
Hawaiian Gardens Carson St & Norwalk Bl |
Willow St, Spring St |
|
| 111 [16] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Lakewood South St & Downey Av |
Broadway, Lakewood Bl |
|
| 112 [16] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Lakewood South St & Downey Av |
Broadway, Clark Av |
|
| 121 [17] |
Long Beach PCH & Clark Av |
Long Beach Catalina Landing |
Ocean Bl |
|
| 131 [18] |
Long Beach Wardlow station |
Long Beach Alamitos Bay |
Redondo Av | |
| 141 [19] |
Compton Artesia station |
Cerritos Los Cerritos Center |
Artesia Bl |
|
| 151 [20] |
Long Beach Cesar E. Chavez Park |
Long Beach 4th St & Ximeno Av |
4th St |
|
| 171 [21] |
Long Beach Villages at Cabrillo |
Seal Beach Electric Av & Main Av |
Pacific Coast Hwy |
|
| 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 |
|
| 174 [22] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Long Beach PCH & Ximeno Av |
Pacific Coast Hwy |
|
| 175 [21] |
Long Beach Villages at Cabrillo |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach |
Pacific Coast Hwy |
|
| 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 |
|
| 191 [24] |
Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station |
Lakewood Bloomfield Av & Del Amo Bl |
Santa Fe Av, Del Amo Bl |
|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 [25] |
Long Beach Long Beach Airport |
Westwood UCLA |
I-405 |
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Special event service
edit| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editLong 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 second quarter of 2024.
| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editLong 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
editAs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 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.