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)
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 (2009-12-13)
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 J Line highlighted in silver Show interactive map Legend ■ San Bernardino Line to San Bernardino–Downtown El Monte ↓ El Monte Busway ( I-10) I-710 Cal State LA ↓ left-side running LA General Medical Center I-5 Union Station       ↑ El Monte Busway (left-side running) Los Angeles Street Spring Street/1st Street (LA City Hall) 1st Street/Hill Street (Civic Ctr)    ↓ Grand Avenue │ Olive Street ↑ 3rd Street/Kosciuszko Way (Grand/Bunker Hill)    5th Street (Pershing Sq)    ↓ Grand Avenue │ Olive Street ↑ 6th Street/Flower Street ↑ Figueroa Street │ Flower Street ↓ 7th Street (7th St/Metro Ctr)      Olympic Boulevard Pico Boulevard (Pico)    I-10 Washington Boulevard (Grand/LATTC)   23rd Street (LATTC/Ortho Inst)   Adams Boulevard ↑ Figueroa Street │ Flower Street ↓ ↓ Harbor Transitway ( I-110) 37th Street/USC Slauson Manchester Harbor Freeway ( I-105)   Rosecrans SR 91 ↑ Harbor Transitway Harbor Gateway Victoria Street/190th Street I-405 ↓ Harbor Freeway ( I-110) Carson Pacific Coast Highway ( SR 1) ↑ Harbor Freeway Harbor Beacon Beacon Street/1st Street Pacific Avenue/1st Street Pacific Avenue/3rd Street Pacific Avenue/7th Street Pacific Avenue/11th Street Pacific Avenue/15th Street Pacific Avenue/17th Street Pacific Avenue/19th Street Pacific Avenue/21st Street 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 This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

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.