Category Archives: Service Alerts

Daily transit forecast for Monday, Nov. 8

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For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.

Blue Line

Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes.

Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:16pm, 8:46pm and every 30 minutes through 10:46pm, then 11:21pm. Trains from Transit Mall to Wardlow leave at 11:43pm, 12:13am, 12:43am, 1:18am, 1:25am and 1:43am.

Southbound trains leave 7th St./Metro Center at 9:15pm, 9:45pm and every 30 minutes through 11:45pm, then 12:20am, 12:27am and 12:45am.

Dates: Through Nov. 11

Green Line

Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, westbound trains will leave 8 minutes earlier than regular schedule.  Trains will depart Norwalk at 8:42pm, 9:02pm, 9:22pm and every 20 minutes until 12:02am, then regular schedule.  Metro apologizes for the inconvenience.

Dates: Through Nov. 11

Red/Purple Line

Due to maintenance work after 8pm, trains from North Hollywood will depart 4 minutes later than regular schedule.  Eastbound trains will depart at 8:58pm, 9:18pm, 9:38pm, and every 20 minutes until 12:38am, and then 12:54am.

Dates: Through Nov. 11


Daily transit forecast for Sunday, Nov. 7

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For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.

Blue Line

Due to Blue Line/Expo Construction, beginning at 8:30pm Friday and through at least 4am Monday morning, trains will operate only from Washington Station to Long Beach Transit Mall.  Trains will operate on regular schedule.  Shuttle Buses will operate between Washington Station and 7th/Metro Center.

Please be advised to allow up to 40 additional minutes to complete your trip and that work will occur over additional weekends; notices will be posted.

Green Line

Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, westbound trains will leave 8 minutes earlier than regular schedule.  Trains will depart Norwalk at 8:42pm, 9:02pm, 9:22pm and every 20 minutes until 12:02am, then regular schedule.  Metro apologizes for the inconvenience.

Dates: Through Nov. 11

Line 163

Special event detour on Sherman Way between Topanga Canyon-Canoga. Eastbound detours via Vanowen; Westbound via Saticoy.

Dates: Today only, through 8pm

Lines 76, 78/79/378, 83, 96, 485, 487/489, Silver Streak

Spring St closed between 1st-Temple for filming. Buses will detour via Broadway or via Main; check posted signs.

Dates: Today only, through 10pm


Daily transit forecast for Saturday, Nov. 6

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For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.

Blue Line

Due to Blue Line/Expo Construction, beginning at 8:30pm Friday and through at least 4am Monday morning, trains will operate only from Washington Station to Long Beach Transit Mall.  Trains will operate on regular schedule.  Shuttle Buses will operate between Washington Station and 7th/Metro Center.

Please be advised to allow up to 40 additional minutes to complete your trip and that work will occur over additional weekends; notices will be posted.

Daily transit forecast for Friday, Nov. 5 — Blue Line bus bridge alert for weekend in downtown L.A.

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For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.

Blue Line

Due to Blue Line/Expo Construction, beginning at 8:30pm Friday and through at least 4am Monday morning, trains will operate only from Washington Station to Long Beach Transit Mall.  Trains will operate on regular schedule.  Shuttle Buses will operate between Washington Station and 7th/Metro Center.

Please be advised to allow up to 40 additional minutes to complete your trip and that work will occur over additional weekends; notices will be posted.

Daily transit forecast for Thursday, Nov. 4

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For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.

Blue Line

Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes.

Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:16pm, 8:46pm and every 30 minutes through 10:46pm, then 11:21pm. Trains from Transit Mall to Wardlow leave at 11:43pm, 12:13am, 12:43am, 1:18am, 1:25am and 1:43am.

Southbound trains leave 7th St./Metro Center at 9:15pm, 9:45pm and every 30 minutes through 11:45pm, then 12:20am, 12:27am and 12:45am.

Dates: Through Nov. 4.

Green Line

Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, westbound trains will leave 8 minutes earlier than regular schedule.

Trains will depart Norwalk at 8:42pm, 9:02pm, 9:22pm and every 20 minutes until 12:02am, then regular schedule.

Dates: Through Nov. 4.


How to get Metro service alerts via text message

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Metro Twitter SMSMetro’s Twitter account for service alerts, @MetroLAalerts, has been around since the beginning of this year and provides daily updates on rail and bus service issues throughout the Metro system. Unlike the more generalized @MetroLosAngeles Twitter, @MetroLAalerts is reserved strictly for service updates.

Despite the potential usefulness of @MetroLAalerts, the account has only managed to acquire just short of 1,000 followers – a drop in the bucket when compared to Metro’s overall bus and rail ridership. Earlier this week a reader mentioned the this could be due to a lack of marketing – and I agree – but promotion aside I think many people think they need to be connected to web or own a smart phone to take advantage of Metro’s service tweets. Fortunately, Twitter is more versatile than that – all you really need to receive service alerts while on the go is a mobile phone capable of receiving SMS (text) messages.

Here’s how (it’s really easy):

1. Text START to 40404

2. You will receive a text message from Twitter asking you to either sign up or enter your current Twitter username and password.

3. After your account is set up for SMS alerts, text either ON metrolaalerts -or- FOLLOW metrolaalerts to 40404.

4. You will now receive text messages to your device whenever @MetroLAalerts updates (be aware of your mobile carrier’s text message plan, each tweet is treated as a standard text message).

5. To turn off @MetroLAalerts text messages, text either OFF metrolaalerts -or- LEAVE metrolaalerts to 40404.

No smart phone or pricey mobile web plan needed – just your basic cell phone, an SMS plan and this guide and you’re on your way to taking advantage of @MetroLAalerts.

Bus detours in Civic Center area this morning due to LAPD funeral

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There are numerous bus detours in the Civic Center area of downtown Los Angeles this morning due to the funeral for Los Angeles Police Department Officer and U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joshua Cullins, who was killed last month while serving in Afghanistan.

For passengers exiting the Civic Center subway station and others connecting to Metro Buses in that part of downtown, here is the rundown of detours from Metro’s bus operations:

Line 2, 4 East – using Spring to First to Hill, then south on Hill (board at Hill/First).

Line 4 West – using Broadway to Cesar E. Chavez, then west on Cesar E. Chavez (board at Broadway/1st).

Line 10 (Route 48) East – using First to Hill, then south on Hill (board at Hill/First).

Line 10 (Route 48) West – Using Hill to Second, then west on Second (board at Hill/Second).

Line 81, 90 (Route 91), 94, 794 North – using Hill to Second to Figueroa, then north on Figueroa (board at Hill/Second).

Line 81, 90 (Route 91), 94, 794 South – using Figueroa to Second to Hill, then south on Hill (board at Hill/Second).

Line 92 North – using Main to First, then west on First (board at First/Hill).

Line 92 South – using First to Spring, then south on Spring (board at First/Hill).

Line 445 North – using First to Main to Temple, then east on Temple (board at First/Hill).

Line 445 South – using Los Angeles to First to Hope, then south on Hope (board at First/Hill).


Daily transit forecast for Wednesday, Nov. 3

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For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.

Blue Line

Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes.

Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:16pm, 8:46pm and every 30 minutes through 10:46pm, then 11:21pm. Trains from Transit Mall to Wardlow leave at 11:43pm, 12:13am, 12:43am, 1:18am, 1:25am and 1:43am.

Southbound trains leave 7th St./Metro Center at 9:15pm, 9:45pm and every 30 minutes through 11:45pm, then 12:20am, 12:27am and 12:45am.

Dates: Through Nov. 4.

Green Line

Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, westbound trains will leave 8 minutes earlier than regular schedule.

Trains will depart Norwalk at 8:42pm, 9:02pm, 9:22pm and every 20 minutes until 12:02am, then regular schedule.

Dates: Through Nov. 4.

Gold Line

Due to vehicle testing after 9pm, Northbound trains from Union Station to Pasadena will leave 7 minutes later than regular schedule.  Trains will leave at 9:01pm, 9:21pm, 9:41pm and every 20 minutes through to last train at 12:01am.

Dates: Through Nov. 3.

Lines 92, 733

Due to public viewing of LAPD Officer Joshua Cullins at Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium. Eastbound/Northbound buses will make the following detour: Regular route to Main St. and 5th St., then continue via Main St. to (R) 4th St.,
(L) Los Angeles St., (L) 1st St., (R) Main St. and regular route.

Dates: 11am-8pm, today only.


Daily transit forecast for Tuesday, Nov. 2

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For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.

Blue Line

Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes.

Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:16pm, 8:46pm and every 30 minutes through 10:46pm, then 11:21pm. Trains from Transit Mall to Wardlow leave at 11:43pm, 12:13am, 12:43am, 1:18am, 1:25am and 1:43am.

Southbound trains leave 7th St./Metro Center at 9:15pm, 9:45pm and every 30 minutes through 11:45pm, then 12:20am, 12:27am and 12:45am.

Dates: Through Nov. 4.

Green Line

Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, westbound trains will leave 8 minutes earlier than regular schedule.

Trains will depart Norwalk at 8:42pm, 9:02pm, 9:22pm and every 20 minutes until 12:02am, then regular schedule.

Dates: Through Nov. 4.

Gold Line

Due to vehicle testing after 9pm, Northbound trains from Union Station to Pasadena will leave 7 minutes later than regular schedule.  Trains will leave at 9:01pm, 9:21pm, 9:41pm and every 20 minutes through to last train at 12:01am.

Dates: Through Nov. 3.

Line 217

Trips due at Fairfax & Melrose at 315p, 318p, 312p & 324p will be cancelled due to early school dismissal. Two additional trips have been scheduled to depart Fairfax & Melrose at 12:53pm & 12:56pm.

Dates: Today only.


Daily transit forecast for Monday, Nov. 1

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For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Updates page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter.

Blue Line

Due to Expo construction work after 8:15pm, trains run every 30 minutes. 

Northbound trains leave Transit Mall at 8:16pm, 8:46pm and every 30 minutes through 10:46pm, then 11:21pm. Trains from Transit Mall to Wardlow leave at 11:43pm, 12:13am, 12:43am, 1:18am, 1:25am and 1:43am.

Southbound trains leave 7th St./Metro Center at 9:15pm, 9:45pm and every 30 minutes through 11:45pm, then 12:20am, 12:27am and 12:45am.

Dates: Through Nov. 4.
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