Norwalk Transit (California)
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| Parent | City of Norwalk |
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| Headquarters | 12650 East Imperial Highway |
| Locale | Norwalk, California |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 6 |
| Daily ridership | 4,100 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1] |
| Annual ridership | 998,000 (2023)[2] |
| Website | norwalk |
Norwalk Transit is a municipal transit company providing fixed-route and paratransit bus transit services in Norwalk, California, United States, and also operates in portions of Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, La Habra, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs and Whittier in southeast Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 998,000, or about 4,100 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.
Norwalk Transit receives its operating revenue from farebox receipts and state tax revenue distributed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
History
[edit]Norwalk Transit began operation in 1974, a project led by Mayor John Zimmerman Jr.[3][4]
In 2005, Norwalk Transit began operating Whittier Transit service under contract.[5] The two routes were combined into Norwalk Transit route 7 in 2007, which was discontinued on 19 September 2011 during a series of cuts to Norwalk Transit. As of 27 June 2016 Route 7 returned in operation.[6][7]
Routes
[edit]Norwalk Transit operates a connector shuttle bus service between the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center and the Norwalk Station on the Metro C Line.
Presently, Metrolink (commuter rail service between Orange County and Los Angeles) provides weekday train service to the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center. The rail feeder service implemented by Norwalk Transit provides direct interconnectivity between rail stations (Metrolink – commuter rail and Metro C Line light rail).
Norwalk Transit's paratransit dial-a-ride service operates within the jurisdictional boundary of the City of Norwalk.
Local Routes
[edit]| Route | Terminals | Via | Notes | |
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| 1 | Whittier | Bellflower Woodruff Av & Rosecrans Av | Norwalk Bl |
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| 2 | Norwalk Norwalk Town Square | Pioneer Bl, Studebaker Rd |
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| 3 | Santa Fe Springs Telegraph Rd & Carmenita Rd | Norwalk Norwalk Bl & 166th St | Telegraph Rd, Norwalk Bl | |
| 4 | Norwalk Norwalk C Line Station | La Habra Imperial Hwy & Idaho St | Imperial Hwy | |
| 5 | Norwalk Norwalk C Line Station | La Mirada Adelfa Dr & Santa Gertrudes Av | Rosecrans Av | |
| 7 | Norwalk Norwalk C Line Station | El Monte | Santa Fe Springs Rd, Peck Rd |
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Bus fleet
[edit]Active fleet
[edit]| Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Thumbnail | Year | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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| New Flyer GE40LFR | 7086-7091 | 2009 | Ford Triton V10 6.8L | ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG | ||
| New Flyer GE35LFR | 7092-7094 | 2010 | Ford Triton V10 6.8L | ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG | ||
| Gillig BRT CNG 40' | 7120-7122 | 2012-2013 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig BRT CNG 40' | 7123-7133 | 2013 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig BRT CNG 40' | 7134-7137 | 2016 | Cummins Westport ISL G | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig BRT CNG 40' | 7138-7139 | 2018 | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig BRT CNG 40' | 7140 | 2019 | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor EV 40' | 7141-7144 |  | 2021 | |||
| Gillig BRT CNG 40' | 7145-7148 | 2021 | Cummins Westport L9N | Allison B400R | ||
| Gillig Low Floor EV 40' | 7149-7150 | 2023 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Transportation Department / Norwalk Transit System (NTS)". City of Norwalk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "1,000 Attend Rites for Civic Leader John Zimmerman". Los Angeles Times. 8 October 1992. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Velasco, Justin (19 July 2006). "Bus rider survey prompts changes". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Sprague, Mike (18 July 2011). "Norwalk proposes cuts for Whittier bus lines". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Sprague, Mike (13 September 2011). "Whittier City Council opts not to pay to continue three Norwalk bus lines". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
External links
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