LA Metro Again Suspends Fares for Bus, Rail; Suspends Altadena Routes and Some Pasadena Service

For the third day in a row, Metro will again suspend fare collection Friday as fires continued to ravage Los Angeles County.

Meanwhile in Pasadena, the City’s municipal bus service, Pasadena Transit, will operate a limited service schedule on Friday, January 10, offering free rides while adjusting service due to evacuation areas.

Metro Board Chair and L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn authorized Metro to suspend fare collection for bus and rail rides across its entire system.

Ongoing power grid issues and outages have impacted several communities and made it difficult for Metro customers to purchase or reload their TAP cards, according to the transit agency.

Detours have been ordered on numerous lines because of street closures.

Metro has suspended segments of buses on Line 660/662 in Altadena are not in service north of Washington Boulevard.

Metro canceled service on bus lines 134 and 602 until further notice due to fire activity.

Metro Micro service north of Washington and Sierra Madre boulevards, and west of the Foothill (210) Freeway in Pasadena and Altadena is canceled.

The transit agency reported that all rail lines are operating normally with the exception of the A Line, which runs from Long Beach to Azusa.

The A Line is operating normally between the Southwest Museum and Downtown Long Beach stations to the south, and from Fillmore to Azusa/Pacific University stations to the north.

A Line service between the Southwest Museum, Highland Park, South Pasadena and Fillmore stations has been replaced by free bus shuttles. The service will remain in place until the debris and trees are removed and repairs are completed, Metro said.

The latest Metro service information is available by following @MetroLAAlerts on the social network X or the agency’s webpage at alerts.metro.net.

More information regarding detours can be found on Metro Los Angeles’ Facebook page, the Transit App or online at metro.net. Service information is also available in Spanish and English by calling 323-466-3876.