G Line (Los Angeles Metro)

G Line
G Line bus traveling on the exclusive busway near Chatsworth, 2013
Overview
Other nameOrange Line (2005–2020)
OwnerLos Angeles Metro
Line number901
Termini
Stations17
Websitemetro.net/riding/guide/g-line
Service
TypeBus rapid transit
SystemLos Angeles Metro Busway
Depot(s)Division 8 (West San Fernando Valley)
Rolling stockNew Flyer Xcelsior XE60
BYD K series K11M
Ridership4,433,252 (2024) 0.6%
History
OpenedOctober 29, 2005 (2005-10-29)
Technical
Line length17.7 miles (28.5 km)
CharacterAt-grade in private right-of-way
Operating speed55 mph (89 km/h) (max.)
20 mph (32 km/h) (avg.)
Route map
G Line highlighted in orange
Chatsworth
Nordhoff
Roscoe
Sherman Way
Warner Center
discontinued
2018
Canoga
De Soto
Pierce College
Tampa
Reseda
Balboa
Woodley
Sepulveda
temporary detour
Van Nuys
reopening
December 2027
temporary detour
Woodman
Valley College
Laurel Canyon
North Hollywood

All stations are accessible
Busway station
Busway transfer station
Former on-street stop
On-street stop

The G Line (formerly the Orange Line) is a bus rapid transit line in Los Angeles, California, operated by Los Angeles Metro. It operates between the Chatsworth and the North Hollywood stations in the San Fernando Valley. The 17.7-mile (28.5 km) G Line uses a dedicated, exclusive right of way for the entirety of its route with 17 stations located at approximately one-mile (1.6 km) intervals. In order to improve performance, fares are paid via TAP cards at vending machines on station platforms before boarding. It is one of the two lines in the Los Angeles Metro Busway system, along with the J Line.

The line, which opened on October 29, 2005, follows part of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company's former Burbank Branch Line, which provided passenger rail service from 1904 to 1920; it was subsequently used by Pacific Electric streetcars from 1911 to 1952. At North Hollywood station, the G Line connects with the B Line subway, which offers service to again Downtown Los Angeles via Hollywood. The G Line Bikeway runs alongside part of the route.

In 2020, the line was renamed from Orange Line to the G Line while retaining the color orange in its square icon as part of a complete renaming of lines by Metro.