- Merced County Transit
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Merced County Transit Parent Transit Joint Powers Authority for Merced County Founded 1996 Headquarters 880 Thornton Rd
Merced, CA 95340Service area Merced County Service type Bus service, Dial-a-Ride Routes 16[1] Fleet 43[1] Annual ridership 1,000,000 [1] Operator First Transit [2] Web site mercedthebus.com Merced County Transit, also known as "The Bus", provides transit services throughout Merced County in the Central Valley area of California. Vehicles are owned and maintained by the county with daily operations being privately contracted.[3]
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Merced Transportation Center
Located in the former Southern Pacific railway station, the downtown transportation center serves as the hub for Merced’s local, regional and national bus service.[4] Greyhound provides bus service to Sacramento, the Bay Area, and Los Angeles. YARTS and VIA Adventures provide bus service to Yosemite National Park. Situated at the same location, the California Welcome Center carries souvenirs, maps, and brochures for visitors, as well as YARTS bus tickets.[5]
Fleet
Currently the fleet consists of 27 transit buses and 16 Dial-A-Ride vehicles. They began the greening of their fleet in 2006 with the purchase of 9 "clean air" Orion VII models and planned the construction of a compressed natural gas fueling facility.[1]
Services
Fixed bus routes and dial-a-ride services are provided within the city of Merced and throughout the county.[6] Hours of operation are weekdays from 7:00am to 6:00pm and on Saturday from 9:30am to 5:30pm.
No. Route Days Notes Fixed routes 1 City Looper Mon-Sat 2 City Shopper Mon-Sat 3 M Street Mon-Sat 4 G Street Mon-Sat 5 Southeast-Downtown Mon-Sat 5X Amtrak Station-Downtown Weekdays 6 Hilmar/Turlock Weekdays 7 Turlock-Merced Weekdays Red Route Saturdays 8 Winton/Atwater-Merced Mon-Sat 9 Le Grand/Planada-Merced Mon-Sat 10 Los Banos/Dos Palos-Merced Mon-Sat 10X Los Banos-Merced Commuter Express Weekdays 11 Crosstown Mon-Sat 12 R Street Mon-Sat 14 Los Banos Mon-Sat 15 Sierra Gardens/Merced Mall Mon-Sat 16 Atwater/Winton Mon-Sat 22 The UC Merced Shuttle Weekdays Other services TSA-4 The Westside Shuttle Deviated route serving Gustine, Santa Nella and Los Banos TSA-5 Dial-A-Ride Serving El Nido, Dos Palos, Dos Palos Y and Los Banos References
- ^ a b c d Merced County Transit - About
- ^ Merced County Board Of Supervisors: Authorize Staff to develop and issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new contracted operator agreement for "The Bus" - Merced County Transit Re: 5 year agreement (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2015)
- ^ Merced County, California: countywide transit
- ^ City of Merced - Visiting Us
- ^ California Welcome Center - Merced
- ^ THE BUS: Route maps and bus schedules
External links
- The Public Transportation Services of the Transit Joint Powers Authority for Merced County
- mercedthebus current service information on Twitter
- Merced The Bus route information
- Merced Transportation Center information
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