Norwalk Transit (California)

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 2022, the system had a ridership of 851,800, or about 3,200 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2023.

ParentCity of Norwalk
Headquarters12650 East Imperial Highway
LocaleNorwalk, California
Service typebus service, paratransit
Routes6[1]
Daily ridership3,200 (weekdays, Q2 2023)[2]
Annual ridership851,800 (2022)[3]
Websitenorwalk.org/norwalktransit

Norwalk Transit receives its operating revenue from farebox receipts and state tax revenue distributed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Routes

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

Routes 1, 2, 3, & 4 operates Daily. Route 5 operates weekday only. Routes 7 operates weekday & Saturday only.

RouteTerminalsViaNotes
1 Whittier

Rio Hondo College

 Bellflower

Woodruff Av & Rosecrans Av

 Norwalk Bl, Orr & Day Rd, Clark Av, Woodruff Av In Bellflower, Southbound provides a long turnaround loop via Woodruff, Flower, Clark, & Rosecrans to Woodruff Av & Rosecrans Av. Northbound only run via Woodruff Av to Alondra Bl.
2 Norwalk

Norwalk Town Square

 Studebaker Rd, 183rd St, Pioneer Bl, Imperial Hwy Loop route. Serves Norwalk Civc Center, Cerritos College, and Downtown Artesia.
3 Santa Fe Springs Gateway Plaza Norwalk

Norwalk Bl & 166th St

 Bloomfield Av, Norwalk Bl, Telegraph Rd
4 Norwalk

Norwalk C Line Station

 La Habra

Imperial Hwy & Idaho St

 Imperial Hwy Some short line trips run between Norwalk C Line Station and Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Station. Formerly the eastern portion of LA Metro Line 120.
5 Norwalk

Norwalk C Line Station

 La Mirada

Adelfa Dr & Santa Gertrudes Av

 Rosecrans Av Formerly the eastern portion of LA Metro Line 125 until June 2003.
7 Norwalk

Norwalk C Line Station

 El Monte

El Monte Station

 Firestone Bl, Santa Fe Springs Rd, Workman Mill Rd, Peck Rd Serves Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Station, Uptown Whittier, and Rio Hondo College. Formerly the southern portion of LA Metro Line 270 until June 2016.

History

Norwalk Transit began operation in 1974, a project done by Mayor John Zimmerman Jr.[4][5]

In 2005, Norwalk Transit began operating Whittier Transit service under contract.[6] 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.[7][8]

Bus fleet

Active fleet

Norwalk Transit uses 35/40-foot long buses for its scheduled routes, and 20 foot paratransit vehicles for its dial-a-ride service. The standard fleet is composed mainly of Gillig and New Flyer vehicles.

Make/Model Fleet Numbers Thumbnail Year Engine Transmission Notes
New Flyer GE40LFR 17086-17091 2009 Ford Triton V10 6.8L ISE ThunderVolt TB40-HG
New Flyer GE35LFR 17092-17094 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

References
  1. "Fares & Schedules | City of Norwalk, CA".
  2. "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. "Transportation Department / Norwalk Transit System (NTS)". City of Norwalk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  5. "1,000 Attend Rites for Civic Leader John Zimmerman". Los Angeles Times. 8 October 1992. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. Velasco, Justin (19 July 2006). "Bus rider survey prompts changes". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. Sprague, Mike (18 July 2011). "Norwalk proposes cuts for Whittier bus lines". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  8. 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.


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