Beach Cities Transit#109

{{Short description|Los Angeles mass transportation service}}

{{primary sources|date=December 2017}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox Bus transit

| name = Beach Cities Transit

| logo = Beach Cities Transit logo.png

| logo_upright = 0.4

| image = Beach Cities Transit bus.jpg

| image_caption = Beach Cities Transit bus at the Redondo Beach Pier, the transfer point for the system

| parent = City of Redondo Beach

| founded = {{Start date|2005}}

| headquarters = 415 Diamond Street
Redondo Beach, California

| service_area = Beach Cities, Los Angeles County

| service_type = Public transport bus

| routes = 2

| ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Redondo Beach total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}

| annual ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Redondo Beach total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}

| fleet = 12 buses

| website = {{official url}}

| fuel_type = CNG

}}

Beach Cities Transit (BCT) is a public transit service operated through inter-municipal cooperation among the cities of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Manhattan Beach, with additional service to El Segundo. The agency operates two bus routes that provide local service and connections to the broader Greater Los Angeles transportation network. Established in 2005, Beach Cities Transit was created to assume operation of lower-ridership routes previously managed by Los Angeles Metro.[https://www.dailybreeze.com/2011/11/16/redondo-beach-cuts-beach-cities-transit-bus-route-to-torrance/ Redondo Beach cuts Beach Cities Transit bus route to Torrance]

In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system recorded an annual ridership of {{American transit ridership|CA Redondo Beach total annual}}, with an average of approximately {{American transit ridership|CA Redondo Beach total daily}} weekday boardings as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}.

Routes

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!Route

! colspan="2" |Terminals

!Via

!Notes

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!{{Visible anchor|102}}
{{Cite web |title=Line 102 |url=https://redondo.org/departments/community_services/transit/bus_schedules/line_102.php |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=City of Redondo Beach |language=en}}

|Hawthorne
Redondo Beach station

|Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach Pier

|Vail Av, Rindge Ln

|

  • Serves South Bay Galleria, Redondo Beach Transit Center, and Redondo Union High School
  • This route is expected to be extended to Riviera Village in Fall 2025.{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2023 |title=Approve the Final Transit Services Study Report for Beach Cities Transit |url=https://redondo.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12531239&GUID=61F260F2-5741-4FE6-B6EC-DE1173975993 |access-date=January 23, 2025 |website=City of Redondo Beach}}
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!{{Visible anchor|109}}
{{Cite web |title=Line 109 |url=https://redondo.org/departments/community_services/transit/bus_schedules/line_109.php |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=City of Redondo Beach |language=en}}

|Los Angeles
LAX/Metro Transit Center

|Redondo Beach
Palos Verdes Bl & Via Valencia

|Catalina Av, Hermosa Av, Manhattan Av, Highland Av

|

Bus fleet

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class="wikitable"

!Make/Model

!Fleet Numbers

!Year

ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32'

|544–546

|2015

Ford E450

|547–548

|2019

ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32'

|549

|2022

ENC Axess CNG 40'

|550

|2003

ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32'

|551–552

|2022

ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32'

|553–557

|2023

References

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