Torrance Transit Center
Torrance Transit Center | |||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Other names | Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center | ||||||||||||
| Location | 465 Crenshaw Boulevard Torrance, California | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°50′32″N 118°19′47″W / 33.8421°N 118.3296°W | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Torrance Transit | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | See Services section | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 250 spaces, kiss and ride facility | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 8 lockers, racks | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | June 9, 2023 | ||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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| 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 |
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| 10X | 1 | Inglewood SoFi Stadium |
Football game days only. | |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.