Merced County Transit

Merced County Transit
Merced County Transit
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Parent Transit Joint Powers Authority for Merced County
Founded 1996
Headquarters 880 Thornton Rd
Merced, CA 95340
Service 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

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