G Line (Los Angeles Metro)

G Line
G Line bus traveling on the exclusive busway near Chatsworth
Overview
Other name(s)	Orange Line (2005–2020)
Owner	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line number	901
Termini	Chatsworth North Hollywood
Stations	17
Website	metro.net/riding/guide/g-line
Service
Type	Bus rapid transit
System	Los Angeles Metro Busway
Depot(s)	Division 8 (West San Fernando Valley)
Rolling stock	New Flyer Xcelsior XE60
Ridership	4,406,310 (2023) 5.8%
History
Opened	October 29, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-10-29)
Technical
Line length	17.7 miles (28.5 km)[1]
Character	At-grade in private right-of-way
Operating speed	55 mph (89 km/h) (max.) 20 mph (32 km/h) (avg.)[2]
Route map G Line highlighted in orange Show interactive map Legend ■ Ventura County Line to Ventura–East Chatsworth ■ Ventura County Line to L.A. Union Station Division 8 Maintenance and Storage Facility Nordhoff Roscoe Sherman Way Warner Center discontinued 2018 Canoga De Soto Pierce College Tampa Reseda Balboa Woodley I-405 Sepulveda Van Nuys Woodman Valley College Laurel Canyon SR 170 North Hollywood     B Line to Union Station All stations are accessible Busway station Busway transfer station Former on-street stop This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram

The G Line (formerly the Orange Line) is a bus rapid transit line in Los Angeles, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). It operates between Chatsworth and North Hollywood stations in the San Fernando Valley. The 17.7-mile (28.5 km)^[1] 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; fares are paid via TAP cards at vending machines on station platforms before boarding to improve performance. It is one of the two lines in the Los Angeles Metro Busway system and the only one not to serve Downtown Los Angeles.

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.^[3][4][5][6]