Redondo Beach Transit Center
The Redondo Beach Transit Center is a bus station in Redondo Beach, California. The station consists of one large island platform with 11 bus bays and a 320-space park and ride parking lot located next to the transit center. The transit center opened in early 2023, replacing a nearby bus terminal at the South Bay Galleria dating to 1987.
Bus services at the Redondo Beach Transit Center are operated by Beach Cities Transit, GTrans, Lawndale Beat, Metro Bus">Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority">Metro Bus, and Torrance Transit.
History
Plans for a new transit center dated back to early 2000. City Council and the Planning Commission approved the project's planning, design, and preliminary funding in 2009.After a decade of inactivity on the project, groundbreaking and construction began in 2020. The transit center reopened on January 29, 2023, with Metro and GTrans being the first to serve the station. Torrance Transit began serving the station on January 30, 2023. Beach Cities Transit started serving the station on February 13, 2023. Lawndale Beat resumed service on May 15, 2023.
Layout
The newer facility has 11 bus bays, 320 parking spaces collectively on both the upper and lower levels, bike lockers, public restrooms, and a staff lounge.Services
The Redondo Beach Transit Center serves 8 routes. Most services are to South Bay destinations, with additional service to Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood.| Operator | Route | Bay | Destination |
| Beach Cities Transit | 102 | 2 | Redondo Beach Station |
| Beach Cities Transit | 102 | 2 | Redondo Beach Pier |
| GTrans | 3 | 7 & 8 | Compton Station |
| Lawndale Beat | Residential Route | 1 | Redondo Beach Station |
| Lawndale Beat | Express Route | 1 | Redondo Beach Station |
| Los Angeles Metro Bus | 10 & 11 | Union Station | |
| Los Angeles Metro Bus | 3-5 | Hollywood/Vine Station | |
| Los Angeles Metro Bus | 6 | Downtown Inglewood Station | |
| Torrance Transit | 2 | 9 | El Camino College |
| Torrance Transit | 2 | 9 | Del Amo Fashion Center |