A new Metro Rapid Bus line in the San Fernando Valley is among the service improvements announced Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that will take affect next month. The Metro Rapid Line 741 begins operation on Reseda Boulevard between Northridge and Tarzana on Dec. 18. The bus runs Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. with service running every 10 minutes in the morning and afternoon peak periods and every 20 minutes in non-peak periods. Another addition to the Valley is Metro Bus Line 364 with limited stops along Nordhoff and Osborne Streets between Chatsworth and Sun Valley. New bus line 224 will replace two other lines serving the Universal City, San Fernando Road and Sun Valley area. New local bus line 155 will serve as a shuttle between the Universal City Metro Red Line station and the Burbank Metrolink station. The new service begins Dec. 17. On line 233 serving Van Nuys Boulevard, the MTA will begin using 60-foot articulated buses to replace standard length 40-foot buses.
