Transit forecast for Thursday, March 17

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

Downtown L.A. St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Bus Detours

Lines 37, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 96, 378, 485, 487 & 770 will be on detour on Grand Ave. between 6th St. & Wilshire Blvd due to the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration in Downtown L.A.

  • Lines 37, 70, 71, 78, 79, 96, 378, 485 & 770
    Southbound Only: Regular route to Grand Ave. and 4th St., then continue via Grand Ave. to (R) 5th St., (L) Flower St., (L) 7th St., (R) Grand Ave. and regular route.
  • Line 487
    Westbound Only: Regular route to Grand Ave. and 4th St., then continue via Grand Ave. to (R) 5th St., (L) Flower St., (R) Wilshire Blvd. and regular route.

Dates: through 5am, Friday.

Blue Line

After 8:15pm, Blue Line trains run every 30 minutes due to construction work for the future Expo Line.  Please see schedule here.

Dates: through Thursday

Red/Purple Lines

Due to track maintenance after 8:30pm, trains will operate on a different schedule (times are approximate and are subject to minor work related delays).

  • Inbound Red Line trains run 2 minutes later than regular schedule, departing North Hollywood at 8:56pm, 9:16pm, 9:36pm and every 20 minutes until 12:16am, then 12:34 and 12:54.
  • Outbound Red Line trains will run on normal schedule.
  • During this time, Red Line in both directions will share ONE track between Wilshire/Vermont & Vermont/Beverly. Please check train destination signs and platform displays before boarding.
  • Purple Line will NOT operate between Union Station & Wilshire/Vermont; Purple Line will only operate between Wilshire/Vermont & Wilshire/Western, sharing ONE track at Wilshire/Normandie.
    • For travel to/from Downtown stations, transfer with Red Line at Wilshire/Vermont (check train announcements for which platform to board on- Upper or Lower).
    • Westbound Purple Line trains depart Wilshire/Vermont at 9:10pm, 9:30pm, 9:50pm and every 20 minutes until 11:50pm.
    • Eastbound Purple Line trains depart Wilshire/Western at 9:04pm, 9:24pm, 9:44pm and every 20 minutes until 12:04am.

Dates: through Thursday

Advisories for Gold Line, Line 246/247, Line 611 and  Line 685 after the jump.

Gold Line Eastside Extension

Due to track maintenance from 10am to 2pm, trains between Union Station & East LA Atlantic will operate every 24-26 minutes.   Trains between Union Station & Pasadena will operate every 10-15 minutes.  Trains are subject to minor work related delays.

  • Trains to Pasadena will depart Atlantic Station at 9:25am, 9:51, 10:17, 10:41, 11:07, 11:31, 11:57, 12:21pm, 12:47, 1:11, 1:37, 2:03, 2:27, 2:37, then resuming regular schedule. Additional service to Pasadena will begin at Union Station, providing every 10-15 minute service between Union Station & Pasadena.
  • Trains to East LA will depart Union Station at 9:51am, 10:15, 10:41, 11:05, 11:31, 11:55, 12:21pm, 12:45, 1:11, 1:35, 2:01, 2:11,  then resuming regular schedule.  These trains depart from Pasadena approximately 30 minutes before time shown.  Additional service from Pasadena will terminate at Union Station, providing every 10-15 minute service between Union Station & Pasadena.
  • During this time, trains in both directions will share ONE track at Little Tokyo/Arts District & Pico/Aliso Stations. Please check destination signs and platform announcements before boarding.

Dates: through Thursday

Line 246/247

Due to community event the list lines will be on detour between Avalon Blvd. & Pacific Coast Hwy.

Northbound:  Regular route to Avalon Blvd. and Opp St., then continue via Avalon Blvd. to  (R) L St., (L) Eubank Ave., (L) Pacific Coast Hwy., (R) Avalon Blvd. and regular route.

Southbound:  Regular route to Avalon Blvd. and Sandison St., then continue via Avalon Blvd. to  (R) Pacific Coast Hwy., (L) Neptune Ave., (L) Anaheim St., (R) Avalon Blvd. and regular route.

Dates: through Sunday.

Line 611

Due to construction the listed lines will be on detour between Santa Ana Ave. & Seville Ave.

Clockwise: Regular route to Santa Ana Ave. and Cypress Ave., then continue via Santa Ana Ave. to (R) Mountain View Ave., (L) Broadway, (R) Seville Ave. and regular route.

Counter Clockwise: Regular route to Seville Ave. and Grand Ave., then continue via Seville Ave. to (L) Broadway, (R) Mountain View Ave., (L) Santa Ana Ave. and regular route.

Dates: through March 25

Line 685

Due to construction the listed lines will be on detour between Cypress Ave. & Verdugo Rd.

Northbound Only: Depart layover via Cypress Ave. to (R) Cazador St., (L) San Fernando Rd., (L) Division St., (L) Cypress Ave. to Verdugo Rd. and regular route.

Dates: 8am-3:30pm,  through April 13

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