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Los Santos Transit owns and operates the public transit system that none of its city's inhabitants actually use.
— Description at Bawsaq.com.

Los Santos Transit is the transportation authority network in Los SantosSan Andreas in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. The player can buy stocks from them at the Bawsaq.com website in GTA V.

Description[]

Los Santos Transit operates bus services and a light rail system. It is based on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Arrow is the name of the light rail system while the Bullet is the name of the bus system.

The Bullet[]

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The Brute Bus, referred to as "The Bullet" by LST.

The Bullet is the name of the Bus network in Los Santos. There are four colours of buses: blue, red, orange and turquoise. They can be found around the city and all of them have Downtown LS, as their destination; according to their overhead sign.

The bus system extends out of Los Santos as far as Paleto Bay, as seen in the Paleto Score Setup where Lester arrives on an LST bus from Los Santos. However, outside of this mission, LST buses cannot be seen in Paleto Bay. Another bus can be found in Sandy Shores during the mission Caida Libre, but then again, it cannot be found in there after the mission is finished.

The Arrow[]

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The Metrotrain, referred to as "The Arrow" by LST.

Los Santos isn't famed for its public transport but, since all the locals refuse to use the Arrow subway system, at least it's quiet!
— GTAV The Manual description

The Arrow is the name of Los Santos' only light rail line. The line has 11 stations and expands through most of the largest neighborhoods in Los Santos and the incorporated city of Davis. The system is both overground and underground. The trains are based on the real-life Siemens P2000 cars.

The network starts and ends with loops at Davis and at Los Santos International Airport. An extension to Vinewood is under construction. The extension tunnels can be seen on the map when at stations or when riding the Metrotrain, and can be explored.

A full loop of the arrow system takes approximately 52 minutes in real time, or 26 hours in-game.

The LST is based on the Los Angeles County Metro Rail; the underground segment resembles the Red Line; the above ground segments are based on the light rail lines of Los Angeles.

Station canopies above ground appear to be based on some stations found on the Green Line while those underground appear to be based on Pershing Square station on the Red and Purple Lines .

Many station entrances are based on those found in the real life rail system. The Station entrances for Little Seoul and Burton stations are based on the entrance to Hollywood/Vine station , Del Perro station is based on Wilshire/Western , and Portola Drive and LSIA Parking stations closely resemble Mariachi Plaza.

According to a Weazel News radio segment, the Los Santos Transit Authority announced funding for a new street car project for $16,000,000,000. Rails will run on many popular streets, shutting them down for years during construction, and are promised to move traffic up to 3mph.

Unlike taxis, the rail line operates normally in Director Mode and can be ridden by player characters.

Quotes[]

The following can be occasionally heard over the loudspeaker in all light rail stations:[1]

  • Los Santos Transit Authority welcomes you.
  • Please mind the gap; that's the area between the train and the platform.
  • Throwing litter on the track causes fires, which can delay travel.
  • Please do not urinate in the station. Thank you.
  • Please do not urinate on fellow passengers. Thank you.
  • Please report any homeless people to a police officer.
  • Thank you for riding the Los Santos subway.
  • Stay away from the platform edge.
  • ¡Cuidado! El plataformo es muy peligroso.
  • If you happen to fall on the tracks, lay flat on the ground until the train passes.
  • Do not display electronics like phones or tablet computers.
  • A crowded train is not an excuse for inappropriate touching, no matter how tempting.
  • Eating or drinking onboard trains is prohibited.
  • Panhandling without performing a song is not allowed at any time.
  • Your safety is important to us. Surveillance cameras are posted, though not monitored.
  • Riding a train is not an excuse for inappropriate touching, no matter how tempting.

Stations[]

Gallery[]

In-game[]

Interior maps[]

Trivia[]

  • The ticket machines in the ground level stations are exact copies of the real LA Metro ticket machines, even with the in-game rendition featuring the copyrighted Tap card logo on the machines.
  • It is stated in a Weazel News segment that the transit system is extremely unpopular and for "losers", but commuters still need to take it in order to avoid the dreaded Los Santos traffic.
    • It is stated in a later Weazel News segment that strippers will be located on all LST buses in the indefinite future.
  • Despite one of the PA's announcements asking riders to not use cell phones and computers, the player can use their cell phone while riding without issue.
  • In Grand Theft Auto Online, the doors of the trains do not close. 
  • "Take the Bullet" refers to being shot, likely alluding to the violent crime rate in Los Santos.
  • A Los Santos Transit worker can be seen inside the train in North Yankton during Prologue.
  • The map of Los Santos that appears within the stations is a beta version.

References[]

  1. File: x64\audio\sfx\ONESHOT_AMBIENCE.rpf

Navigation[]

[ ve ]Los Santos Transit subway in Grand Theft Auto V
Davis | Pillbox South | Little Seoul | Del Perro | Portola Drive | Burton | Pillbox North (UC) | Strawberry | Puerto Del Sol | LSIA Parking | LSIA Terminal 4
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