Norwalk Transit is a

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transit company providing fixed-route and paratransit bus transit services in

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, and also operates in portions of Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos,

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, and Whittier in southeast

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and northwestern

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. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . Norwalk Transit receives its operating revenue from

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receipts and state tax revenue distributed by the

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Bus routes

Norwalk Transit operates a connector shuttle bus service between the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center and the Norwalk Station on the

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. Presently, Metrolink (commuter rail service between Orange County and Los Angeles) provides weekday train service to the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center. The rail feeder service implemented by Norwalk Transit provides direct interconnectivity between rail stations (Metrolink – commuter rail and Metro C Line light rail). Norwalk Transit's paratransit dial-a-ride service operates within the jurisdictional boundary of the City of Norwalk.

History

Norwalk Transit began operation in 1974, a project done by Mayor John Zimmerman Jr. In 2005, Norwalk Transit began operating

Whittier Transit Whittier Transit was a local circulator bus service in the city of Whittier, California, which operated from 1985 to 2007 as an independent system. In 2007, it was merged into Norwalk Transit; local service in Whittier ended in 2011 during a se ...

service under contract. The two routes were combined into Norwalk Transit route 7 in 2007, which was discontinued on 19 September 2011 during a series of cuts to Norwalk Transit. As of 27 June 2016 Route 7 returned in operation.

Fleet information

Norwalk Transit uses long buses for its scheduled routes, and paratransit vehicles for its dial-a-ride service. The standard fleet is composed mainly of

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LF and

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GE40LF vehicles.

References

External links

Norwalk Transit Web SiteLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority
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