Silver Streak (bus)

Silver Streak
Overview
Operator	Foothill Transit
Began service	March 18, 2007
Route
Locale	San Gabriel Valley
Start	Montclair Transcenter
End	Olympic/Grand (Downtown LA)
Stations	17
Route map Legend Montclair Transcenter Begin use of San Bernardino Freeway Pomona Transcenter Azusa Avenue Vincent/Lakes Westfield West Covina West Covina Parkway Puente Avenue End use of San Bernardino Freeway El Monte Begin El Monte Busway Cal State LA LAC+USC Medical Center Union Station (under construction) End El Monte Busway El Monte Busway/Alameda (Union Station) Spring Street 1st Street/Broadway (Civic Center) Grand/2nd Street Olive/5th Street (Pershing Square) Grand/5th Street Olive/7th Street (7th St/Metro Center) Grand/7th Street (7th St/Metro Center) Olive/Olympic Grand/Olympic Layover ← {{{previous_line}}} {{{next_line}}} →

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The Silver Streak is a bus rapid transit system operating between Montclair and Los Angeles by Foothill Transit which travels from the Montclair TransCenter via the San Bernardino Freeway to El Monte Bus Station and from there using the El Monte Busway into Downtown Los Angeles.

The service was introduced in 2007 in response to over-crowding on the Foothill's 480 service. Introduction of the competing Silver Line service was delayed until December 2009 due to an objection by Foothill Transit. A joint-fare program was introduced with the Silver Line between the El Monte Bus Station and downtown LA was introduced in October 2012.

History

The express Silver Streak was introduced in 2007 in response to overcrowding on Line 480, Foothill's most popular line. The new service used higher-capacity vehicles eliminated the many deviations and minor stops on Line 480. It was designed to appeal to discretionary riders. The route is also referred to as Line 707. Silver Streak was introduced with onboad wi-fi on the NABI articulated buses.

With the introduction of the Silver Streak, Local Plus service on Lines 482, 486, 488, 492, and 494 were converted to local service only, and terminated at El Monte Bus Station; with Line 480 terminating at Westfield West Covina. Passengers were then asked to transfer Silver Streak, 481 or Metro service to get to Downtown Los Angeles.

On-board wi-fi was discontinue in 2009 due to low usage and to cut costs. Ridership of the Silver Streak fell since the introduction of the Metro Silver Line in 2009.

In October 2012 the rebuilt and expanded El Monte Bus Station opened in and a joint fare program was introduced on the Silver Streak/Silver Line allowing the same ticket to be used on either service between the bus station and Downtown LA.

Fares

Metro and Foothill transit passengers can now ride either the Metro Silver Line or Foothill's Silver Streak using each other fare's pass between Downtown Los Angeles and El Monte Station. The program is not eligible outside this range. The joint agreement range of the Silver 2 Silver bus program is only between El Monte Station and Downtown Los Angeles. The one-way fare is $2.45 for trips of any length, in contrast to the regular Foothill fare of $1.25. A discounted fare of $1.15 for seniors, the disabled, and Medicare card holders applies. Fares were free from the start of service until April 1, 2007.

List of stops, from East to West

Station	Connections	Stop type
Montclair TransCenter	Riverside Transit Agency CommuterLink 204, Omnitrans 65, 66, 67, 68, 80 Foothill Transit Local bus 187, 197, 480, 492 Commuter Express 690 Commuter Express 699 Metrolink San Bernardino Line	Transit Center
Pomona TransCenter	Omnitrans 61, Foothill Transit 195, 197, 286, 291, 292, 480, 482, 852, 855 Metrolink Riverside Line, Amtrak	Transit Center
San Bernardino Fwy. & Azusa Ave.	Foothill Transit 280, 480	Freeway Ramp Stop
Vincent Ave. & Lakes Dr.	Foothill Transit 480	Street Stop
Westfield West Covina	Foothill Transit 178, 185, 272, 480, 488	Transit Center
West Covina Pkwy. & Toluca Ave.	Foothill Transit 178	Street Stop
San Bernardino Fwy. & Puente Ave.	Foothill Transit 272, 274	Freeway Ramp Stop
El Monte Bus Station	El Monte Busway (Connections listed here) Silver Line	Transit Center
California State University, Los Angeles	El Monte Busway (Connections listed here) Silver Line	Transitway Station (Weekdays Only)
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center	El Monte Busway (Connections listed here) Silver Line	Transitway Station (Weekdays Only)
El Monte Busway/Alameda (Union Station)	El Monte Busway Red Line  Purple Line  Gold Line  Silver Line Metro Rapid: 704, 728, 733, 745, 770 Amtrak  Metrolink	Freeway Ramp Stop
Arcadia St. & Los Angeles St.		Street Stop
Spring St. & 1st St.		Street Stop
Broadway & 1st St. (Civic Center)	Red Line, Purple Line & Silver Line Metro Rapid: 728, 745, 770	Street Stop
Grand Ave./Olive St. & 2nd St.		Street Stop
Grand Ave./Olive St. & 5th St. (Pershing Square)	Red Line, Purple Line & Silver Line Metro Rapid: 720, 728, 745, 770 Angels Flight	Street Stop
Grand Ave./Olive St. & 7th St. (7th St/Metro Center)	Red Line, Purple Line, Blue Line, Expo Line & Silver Line Metro Rapid: 720, 760, 770	Street Stop
Grand Ave./Olive St. & Olympic Blvd.	Metro Rapid: 728	Street Stop

Fleet

60-foot NABI articulated buses are used on this route, like the ones used on the Metro Orange Line, some Metro Local, and some Metro Rapid routes. Each 60-foot NABI articulated bus has a "Spirit of..." label on each side of the bus. The labels represent a city, community, or large area that Foothill Transit serves. 42-foot NABI BRT buses (F1700-F1724) are used during late night and early morning hours and on weekends, with 40-foot NABI buses (F1500-1509) used when the NABI BRT buses are not available.

Bus Number	"Spirit of..."
F1600	Arcadia
F1601	San Dimas
F1602	Avocado Heights
F1603	Azusa
F1604	Baldwin Park
F1605	Bassett
F1606	Bradbury
F1607	Charter Oak
F1608	City of Industry
F1609	Claremont
F1610	Covina
F1611	Diamond Bar
F1612	Duarte
F1613	El Monte
F1614	Glendora
F1615	Hacienda Heights
F1616	Irwindale
F1617	La Puente
F1618	La Verne
F1619	Los Angeles County
F1620	Monrovia
F1621	Pomona
F1622	Pomona Valley
F1623	Rowland Heights
F1624	San Gabriel Valley
F1625	South El Monte
F1626	Temple City
F1627	Valinda
F1628	Walnut
F1629	West Covina