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Montebello Bus Lines

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Montebello Bus Lines
ParentCity of Montebello
FoundedJuly 28, 1931 (1931-07-28)[1]
Headquarters400 Taylor Avenue South
LocaleMontebello, California
Service areasee #Service area
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes8 [2]
Stops950 (FY2014)[2]
Fleet66 fixed-route fleet (FY2014)[2]
Annual ridership7,934,976 (FY2014)[2]
Fuel typehybrid, CNG, diesel
WebsiteRideMBL.com

Montebello Bus Lines is a municipal bus operator in Montebello, California, USA, mainly serving East Los Angeles, Commerce, and Montebello.

History

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Montebello Bus Lines began on 28 July 1931, with a small lot on the corner of Greenwood Avenue and Olympic Boulevard, where the four buses the agency operated were housed. The conception of Montebello Bus Lines came after several other transport services had served the area.

Two years after the City of Montebello was incorporated in 1920, the City launched its first attempt at operating a municipal bus route. But the City then decided to sell its bus operation to the Motor Transport Company in 1928.

Former Montebello bus 17, a 1944 Ford Transit Bus, is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum, repainted and renumbered for a former Chicago-area bus company.

Three years later, in 1931, the City purchased the route back from the Motor Transport Company, and Montebello Bus Lines was born.[3] In the agency's early days, passengers paid a nickel to ride the bus and bus operators earned $120 per month.

Montebello Bus Lines has grown to be the third largest municipal transport agency in Los Angeles County, operating seven local routes, an express route, a semi-fixed-route feeder service and a Dial-a-Ride service. Montebello Bus Lines serves 15 communities, providing transport to 8 million passengers on an annual basis.

As of September 2013, Montebello Bus Lines has 7 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, 44 hybrid buses and plans to replace its 15 remaining diesel fuel buses with CNG in next few years.[4] It also owns a CNG fueling station to service the fleet.[5]

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has recognized Montebello Bus Line's service. Montebello Bus Lines is the recipient of APTA's Outstanding Transport System Award and APTA's top Silver Safety Award in 1999, as well as the Achievement Award in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2002.[3]

Service area

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Within its service area of approximately 67 square kilometers,[4] Montebello Bus Lines serving the communities of:[2]

Fixed-route service

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Montebello Bus Lines consists of 8 routes in the San Gabriel Valley Central and West. Montebello Bus Lines fixed route services can broadly be divided into three types: Major Local Services, Minor Local Services, and Peak Express Service. Routes 10, 20, and 40 are the major service routes. Routes 30, 50, 60, and 70 are the minor service routes. Route 90 is the express route.[6]

Local routes

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Sunday service is provided on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.[7]

Route Terminals Via Notes
10 Monterey Park
East Los Angeles College
Pico Rivera
Whittier Bl & Passons Bl
Whittier Bl
Los Angeles
Cal State LA Transit Center
Whittier
Whittwood Mall
20 San Gabriel
Pine St & Live Oak St
Montebello
Gage Av & Telegraph Rd
San Gabriel Bl, Montebello Bl, Greenwood Av
30 Alhambra
Huntington Dr & Stoneman Av
South Gate
Firestone Bl & Garfield Av
Garfield Av
40 Downtown LA
4th St & Figueroa St
Whittier
Beverly Bl & Norwalk Bl
Washington Bl
50 Downtown LA
4th St & Figueroa St
La Mirada
Adelfa Dr & Santa Gertrudes Av
Washington Bl
  • Serves Whittier College
60 Pico Rivera
San Gabriel River Pkwy
Pico Rivera
Serapis Av & Telegraph Rd
Passons Bl
70 Montebello
The Shops at Montebello
Montebello
Mines Av & Greenwood Av
Via Campo, Wilcox Av, Mines Av

Commuter Express routes

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Services operate weekdays only.

Route Terminals Via Notes
90 Downtown LA
Beaudry Av & 5th St
Montebello
Taylor Ranch Park & Ride
SR 60, Beverly Bl
  • Route 90 Express operate alongside the Route 40 on Beverly Boulevard
Whittier
Beverly Bl and Norwalk Bl

Flexible Transport Services

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Montebello Link begins operations in 1997. Montebello Bus Lines contracts five Metrolink feeder routes offers a curb-to-curb shuttle to and from the Montebello/Commerce Metrolink station during the peak hours. This reservation-based service utilizes shuttles that meet the Metrolink's arriving schedule in the morning and take passengers to major employment centers. The feeder routes also carry commuters back to the station in the afternoon.[8][9]

Dial-A-Taxi

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The City of Montebello also operates Montebello Dial-A-Taxi since 2007, a programmed which offers transport for elderly residents and qualified handicapped persons of any age and their attendants.[10] 15,000 residents utilize this service.

References

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  1. ^ City of Montebello - History, City of Montebello, retrieved 30 April 2015
  2. ^ a b c d e About Us, City of Montebello, retrieved 30 April 2015
  3. ^ a b City of Montebello - 80th Anniversary Commemoration, City of Montebello, retrieved 30 April 2015
  4. ^ a b FY 2014-2016 Short Range Transportation Plan, October 2013, retrieved 30 April 2015
  5. ^ Day, Brian (20 March 2012), Montebello Bus Lines opens $2.4 million compressed natural gas fueling station, Whittier Daily News, retrieved 30 April 2015
  6. ^ City of Montebello - Bus Lines, City of Montebello, retrieved 30 April 2015
  7. ^ "Maps & Schedules". www.montebelloca.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  8. ^ "Metrolink Shuttle". www.montebelloca.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  9. ^ "Free Shuttle Offered to Metrolink Commuters". Los Angeles Times. 5 September 1997. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  10. ^ Montebello Dial-A-Taxi Programme, City of Montebello, retrieved 30 April 2015
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