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{{Short description|Los Angeles mass transportation service}}
{{primary sources|date=December 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox Bus transit
| name             = Beach Cities Transit
| logo             = Beach Cities Transit logo.png
| logo_upright     = 0.4 
| image            = Beach Cities Transit bus.jpg
| image_caption    = Beach Cities Transit bus at the Redondo Beach Pier, the transfer point for the system 
| parent           = [[Redondo Beach, California#Government|City of Redondo Beach]]
| founded          = {{Start date|2005}}
| headquarters     = 415 Diamond Street<br />[[Redondo Beach, California]]
| service_area     = [[Beach Cities]], [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]]
| service_type     = [[Public transport bus service|Public transport bus]]
| routes           = 2
| ridership        = {{American transit ridership|CA Redondo Beach total daily}} ({{American transit ridership|dailydate}}){{American transit ridership|dailycitation}}
| annual ridership = {{American transit ridership|CA Redondo Beach total annual}} ({{American transit ridership|annualdate}}){{American transit ridership|annualcitation}}
| fleet            = 12 buses
| website          = {{official url}}
| fuel_type        = [[CNG]]
}}

'''Beach Cities Transit''' (BCT) is a [[public transit]] service operated through [[inter-municipal cooperation]] among the cities of [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]], [[Hermosa Beach, California|Hermosa Beach]], and [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach]], with additional service to [[El Segundo, California|El Segundo]]. The agency operates two bus routes that provide local service and connections to the broader [[Greater Los Angeles]] transportation network. Established in 2005, Beach Cities Transit was created to assume operation of lower-ridership routes previously managed by [[Los Angeles Metro]].<ref>[https://www.dailybreeze.com/2011/11/16/redondo-beach-cuts-beach-cities-transit-bus-route-to-torrance/ Redondo Beach cuts Beach Cities Transit bus route to Torrance]</ref>

In {{American transit ridership|annualdate}}, the system recorded an annual ridership of {{American transit ridership|CA Redondo Beach total annual}}, with an average of approximately {{American transit ridership|CA Redondo Beach total daily}} weekday boardings as of {{American transit ridership|dailydateasof}}.

== Routes ==
{| class="wikitable" 
!Route
! colspan="2" |Terminals
!Via
!Notes
|- style="vertical-align:top"
!{{Visible anchor|102}}<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Line 102 |url=https://redondo.org/departments/community_services/transit/bus_schedules/line_102.php |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=City of Redondo Beach |language=en}}</ref>
|'''[[Hawthorne, California|Hawthorne]]'''<br>[[Redondo Beach station]]
|'''[[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]]'''<br>[[Redondo Beach Pier]]
|Vail Av, Rindge Ln
|
* Serves [[South Bay Galleria]], [[Redondo Beach Transit Center]], and [[Redondo Union High School]]
* This route is expected to be extended to Riviera Village in Fall 2025.<ref name="Transit Services Study">{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2023 |title=Approve the Final Transit Services Study Report for Beach Cities Transit |url=https://redondo.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12531239&GUID=61F260F2-5741-4FE6-B6EC-DE1173975993 |access-date=January 23, 2025 |website=City of Redondo Beach}}</ref>
|-style="vertical-align:top"
!{{Visible anchor|109}}<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Line 109 |url=https://redondo.org/departments/community_services/transit/bus_schedules/line_109.php |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=City of Redondo Beach |language=en}}</ref>
|'''[[Los Angeles]]'''<br>[[LAX/Metro Transit Center]]
|'''Redondo Beach'''<br>Palos Verdes Bl & Via Valencia
|Catalina Av, Hermosa Av, Manhattan Av, Highland Av
|
* Serves [[Aviation/Century station]], [[Aviation/Imperial station]], Plaza El Segundo, [[Douglas station (Los Angeles Metro)|Douglas station]], [[Manhattan Village]], and Redondo Beach Pier
* This route is expected to be shortened to Redondo Beach Pier in Fall 2025.<ref name="Transit Services Study" />
|}

== Bus fleet ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2025}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Make/Model
!Fleet Numbers
!Year
|-
|'''[[ENC E-Z Rider|ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32']]'''
|544–546
|2015
|-
|'''[[Ford E-Series|Ford E450]]'''
|547–548
|2019
|-
|'''[[ENC E-Z Rider|ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32']]'''
|549
|2022
|-
|'''[[ENC Axess|ENC Axess CNG 40']]'''
|550
|2003
|-
|'''[[ENC E-Z Rider|ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32']]'''
|551–552
|2022
|-
|'''[[ENC E-Z Rider|ENC E-Z Rider II BRT CNG 32']]'''
|553–557
|2023
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}

* {{Official website}}
{{Southern California Transit}}
{{LA Mass Transit}}

[[Category:Public transportation in Los Angeles County, California]]
[[Category:Bus transportation in California]]
[[Category:Transportation in Los Angeles County, California]]
[[Category:Redondo Beach, California]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in California]]


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