Weekend Altadena Bus Line Service to be Cut

A bus line that links Altadena to the Gold Line, central Pasadena, Cal State University of Los Angeles and downtown L.A. is one the list of routes in the county that are slated to be cut back or fully reduced effective June 26.

Bus line 485 starts at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Fontanet Way and ends in downtown Los Angeles.

The line will no longer run on weekends and will run only every 40 minutes during peak times on week days.  The intervals between buses used to be as little as 20 minutes during some day time hours, according to Metro schedules.

The line will also now stop running at 9 p.m, though a new night service on bus line 180 will provide a way for Altadena residents to get as far as the Lake Avenue Gold Line station.

A full list of county-wide changes is available at the LAist website.

The service cutbacks could have been worse for the 485; as , the line was listed as one that could be completely eliminated, though Metro planners had suggested that there would be some sort of replacement line that would substitute for parts of that route.

Metro officials at the time told Altadena Patch that eliminating it would have added about 30 minutes to the commute for anyone trying to get between Cal State L.A. and Altadena.