Timetables

The Metro System offers nearly 200 bus and rail lines to take you wherever you want to go. An easy-to-understand numbering system helps to identify each line:

Metro Local Service	To/From Downtown Los Angeles	1-99
	East/West routes in other areas	100-199
	North/South routes in other areas	200-299
	Metro 24-hour Owl Service	24 hour
Limited stop service		300-399
Express to/from Downtown Los Angeles		400-499
Express in other areas		500-599
Shuttles & Circulators (Provides Local service within one or two adjacent neighborhoods and/or jurisdictions)		600-699
Metro Rapid service		700-799
Metro Rail Service	Metro Blue Line	801
	Metro Red Line	802
	Metro Green Line	803
	Metro Gold Line	804
	Metro Purple Line	805
Metro Transitway	Metro Orange Line	901
	Pacoima – North Hollywood Station via Van Nuys Bl, Burbank Bl	902
	Metro Silver Line	910
	Wilshire Rapid Express	920

 

Reading a Timetable

Timetables show when a bus or train will arrive at major stops along the route.

1. Find the heading for the departure point nearest you (be sure you have the correct direction and time of travel).

2. Look down the column under your departure heading to find the time you will need to be at the bus stop or rail station.

3. Locate the heading for your destination.

4. Read across from your departure time to determine your arrival time.

5. If you need to transfer, follow the same steps for the second route. (Your destination point on the first route will be your departure point on the second route.)

6. If you want to reach a destination by a specific time, it may be easier to work backwards. In other words, find the arrival time you want for your destination first; then reverse the process to find tde time you should be at the first stop to begin your trip.

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