Torrance Transit Center
33°50′32″N 118°19′47″W / 33.8421°N 118.3296°W / 33.8421; -118.3296
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The Torrance Transit Center (officially the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center) is a bus station in Torrance that serves as the city's transport hub. It opened on June 9, 2023.[1][2] The station is planned to serve as the southern terminus of the Los Angeles Metro Rail K Line via a proposed extension.[3]
History
The previous bus hub in Torrance, located at the Del Amo Fashion Center, ceased operation in 2005.[4] Design and contracting of the new facility was rebooted in 2013 as initial designs did not adequately facilitate riders' needs.[4] Ground was broken for the station in 2018.[5] The transit center held a grand opening "open house" on June 9, 2023.[6] Two days later, on June 11, Torrance Transit underwent a service-wide change in which Lines 1, Rapid 3, 4X, 5, 6, and 10 started servicing the new transit center.[7]
Service
Seven Torrance Transit routes currently serve the Torrance Transit Center.[8]
Route | Bay | Destinations | Notes | |
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1 | 2 | South LA Harbor Freeway station | Torrance Del Amo Fashion Center | |
Rapid 3 | 8 | Long Beach Downtown Long Beach station | Weekday peak service only. | |
4X | 6 | Downtown LA LA Union Station | Torrance Hawthorne Bl & Pacific Coast Hwy | Saturday trips end at Torrance Transit Center. No sunday service. |
5 | 3 | Torrance El Camino College | Torrance Pacific Coast Hwy & Crenshaw Bl | Interlines with Line 2, which serves Del Amo Fashion Center. |
6 | 4 | Torrance Del Amo Fashion Center | Compton Artesia station | Weekday peak service only. |
10 | 7 | Inglewood Downtown Inglewood station | Torrance Crenshaw Bl & Pacific Coast Hwy | |
10X | 1 | Inglewood SoFi Stadium | Football game days only. |
References
- ^ "Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center". Torrance Transit. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Press Release – Torrance Transit System Celebrates Grand Opening of the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center". Torrance Transit. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) available for C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance". Metro. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Green, Nick (December 12, 2013). "Construction delayed on $21 million Torrance Transit Center". Daily Breeze. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Sharp, Steven (July 9, 2021). "Long-delayed Torrance Transit Center starts to take shape". Urbanize. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Transit center opens in Torrance, brings enhanced transportation to South Bay region". CBS News. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Service Changes". Torrance Transit. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "Schedule Book". Torrance Transit. January 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.