Photo Gallery: Glendale city councilman Najarian, passengers ride new Metro express line 501

Glendale city councilman and Metro board member Ara Najarian, center, gets on board at the start of the Metro’s new NoHo to Pasadena Express Line 501 in North Hollywood, on Thursday, April 14, 2016.The line stops in Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena before heading back to the North Hollywood station where it begins again.

Glendale councilman and Metro board member Ara Najarian, right, talks with Burbank-bound bus rider Lilia Navarrete of L.A., left, at the start of the Metro’s new NoHo to Pasadena Express Line 501 in North Hollywood, on Thursday, April 14, 2016. The line stops in Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena before heading back to the North Hollywood station where it begins again.

Bus riders pass by the Metro’s new NoHo to Pasadena Express Line 501 in North Hollywood, on Thursday, April 14, 2016. The line stops in Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena before heading back to the North Hollywood station where it begins again.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Glendale councilman and Metro board member Ara Najarian, center, talks with bus rider Steven Scaffidi, left, and L.A. City councilmember/Metro board member Paul Krekorian, right, at the start of the Metro’s new NoHo to Pasadena Express Line 501 in North Hollywood, on Thursday, April 14, 2016. Scaffidi boards the bus at the North Hollywood station to go to work in Glendale. The line stops in Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena before heading back to the North Hollywood station where it begins again.