J Line (Los Angeles Metro)

J Line
J Line
	J Line bus traveling on the busway near 37th Street/USC station
Overview
Other name(s)	Silver Line (2009–2020)
Owner	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line number	910 & 950
Termini	El Monte; Harbor Gateway (910); Downtown San Pedro (950);
Stations	12 (makes additional street stops)
Website	metro.net/riding/guide/j-line
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
System	Los Angeles Metro Busway
Depot(s)	Division 9 (El Monte); Division 18 (Carson)
Rolling stock	NABI 45C-LFW; BYD K9M
Ridership	4,486,462 (2023) 20%
History
Opened	December 13, 2009; 14 years ago
Technical
Line length	38 miles (61 km)
Character	Shared-use busways with some city streets
Operating speed	65 mph (105 km/h) (max.); 24.5 mph (39.4 km/h) (avg.)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	■ San Bernardino Line
	to San Bernardino–Downtown
	All stations are accessible
	One-way on-street
	transfer stop
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The J Line (formerly the Silver Line, sometimes listed as line 910/950) is a 38-mile (61.2 km) bus rapid transit line that runs between El Monte, Downtown Los Angeles and the Harbor Gateway, with some trips continuing to San Pedro. It is one of the two lines in the Metro Busway system operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).

The J Line offers frequent, all-stops service along the El Monte Busway and the Harbor Transitway, two grade-separated transit facilities built into the Southern California freeway system. The line was created on December 13, 2009, as part of the conversion of the facilities from high-occupancy vehicle lanes into high-occupancy toll lanes (branded as Metro ExpressLanes) that allow solo drivers to pay a toll to use lanes. The tolls collected have been used to operate the J Line and refurbish the old stations on the line.

As J Line buses travel along the El Monte Busway and the Harbor Transitway, they serve stations built into the center or side of the roadway. There is a 3.6-mile (5.8 km) gap between the western end of El Monte Busway and the northern end of the Harbor Transitway in Downtown Los Angeles, where J Line buses travel on surface streets, making a limited number of stops. Along the route, buses serve several of the region's major transportation hubs, including El Monte Station, Union Station, 7th Street/Metro Center station, Harbor Freeway station and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center.

In 2020, the line was renamed from the Silver Line to the J Line while retaining its route numbers and the color silver in its square icon as part of renaming all Metro lines.