J Line (Los Angeles Metro)

J Line
J Line bus traveling on the busway near 37th Street/USC station
Overview
Other name(s)Silver Line (2009–2020)
OwnerLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line number910 & 950
Termini
Stations12 (makes additional street stops)
Websitemetro.net/riding/guide/j-line
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemLos Angeles Metro Busway
Depot(s)Division 9 (El Monte)
Division 18 (Carson)
Rolling stockNABI 45C-LFW
BYD K9M
Ridership4,486,462 (2023) Increase 20%
History
OpenedDecember 13, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-13)
Technical
Line length38 miles (61 km)
CharacterShared-use busways with some city streets
Operating speed65 mph (105 km/h) (max.)
24.5 mph (39.4 km/h) (avg.)
Route map
Map J Line highlighted in silver
El Monte Parking
Cal State LA
Metrolink (California)
↓ left-side running
LA General Medical Center
Amtrak Metrolink (California)
Union Station
AmtrakMetrolink (California)FlyAway (bus)A Line B Line D Line 
A Line 
↑ El Monte Busway (left-side running)
Los Angeles St
Spring St/1st St (LA City Hall)
1st St/Hill St (Civic Ctr)
B Line D Line 
↓ Grand Av │ Olive St ↑
3rd St/Kosciuszko Wy (Grand/Bunker Hill)
A Line E Line 
5th St (Pershing Sq)
B Line D Line 
↓ Grand Av │ Olive St ↑
6th St/Flower St
↑ Figueroa St │ Flower St ↓
7th St (7th St/Metro Ctr)
A Line B Line D Line E Line 
Olympic Bl
Pico Bl (Pico)
A Line E Line 
Washington Bl (Grand/LATTC)
A Line 
23rd St (LATTC/Ortho Inst)
E Line 
Adams Bl
↑ Figueroa St │ Flower St ↓
37th Street/USC
Slauson Parking
Manchester Parking
Harbor Freeway Parking (I-105 (1961).svg I-105)
C Line 
Rosecrans Parking
↑ Harbor Transitway
Harbor Gateway Parking
Victoria St/190th St
Carson Parking
Pacific Coast Highway Parking
↑ Harbor Freeway
Harbor Beacon Parking
Catalina Express
Beacon St/1st St
Pacific Av/1st St
Pacific Av/3rd St
Pacific Av/7th St
Pacific Av/11th St
Pacific Av/15th St
Pacific Av/17th St
Pacific Av/19th St
Pacific Av/21st St

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

Busway station
Busway transfer station
On-street stop
On-street transfer stop
One-way on-street stop
One-way on-street
transfer stop

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.