City of Santa Clarita Transit


Parent	City of Santa Clarita
Founded	1991
Headquarters	Transit Maintenance Facility 28250 Constellation Rd
Locale	City of Santa Clarita Los Angeles County
Service type	transit bus, school bus
Routes	9 Local routes 2 Station Link routes 7 Commuter Express routes 20 Supplemental School Day routes
Hubs	Jan Heidt Newhall Metrolink Station Santa Clarita Metrolink Station McBean Regional Transit Center
Fleet	100 revenue vehicles 15 on order 1 special service trolley replica
Fuel type	CNG Diesel Gasoline
Operator	MV Transportation
Website	City of Santa Clarita Transit

City of Santa Clarita Transit is a local bus service, administered by the City's transit division, that serves the City of Santa Clarita, California and nearby surrounding unincorporated areas. Daily operations and maintenance of the fleet are under contract with MV Transportation.^[1] City of Santa Clarita Transit local routes offers connecting services with Metro and Metrolink.

The County of Los Angeles contracts with City of Santa Clarita Transit to provide fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services in certain unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County that are adjacent to and/or nearby the city limits of Santa Clarita. Some of these areas include the unincorporated communities of Castaic, Stevenson Ranch, Sunset Pointe and Val Verde.

No other Los Angeles County transit agency provides service to, from or within the City of Santa Clarita.

History

Old Logo of Santa Clarita Transit

The City of Santa Clarita assumed responsibility for local transit in 1991 from Los Angeles County, which had developed an embryonic transit network. A small City staff provides supervision over a contract operator. Over time, the local fixed route network and dial-a-ride service was expanded. Under City management, a number of new regional express services to various points in the San Fernando Valley, West Los Angeles, Antelope Valley, and downtown Los Angeles were added or improved.^[2]

In mid-2007 Santa Clarita Transit underwent a branding overhaul. The agency has been renamed "City of Santa Clarita Transit". Buses are in the process of receiving a new green and blue livery meant to reflect the colors of the city logo and new bus stop signs similar to the new bus livery have recently been installed.^[3] The livery debuted in August 2007 on 2 brand new 60-foot (18 m) articulated buses. Also receiving an overhaul are the city's bus stops through a $2-million dollar Bus Stop Improvement Program. This included replacing 51 Clear Channel advertising shelters, benches, and trash cans. In addition, 40 additional stops will receive new non-advertising shelters, as well as a number of stops receiving new non-advertisement benches. An element of public art will be added to approximately 15 bus stops. The program's purpose is threefold, bus stops will become more uniform in look and features, the advertisement on benches will be eliminated, and public art will have a large expansion.^[4] The overhauls are major parts of the city's efforts to make transit more attractive to citizens.

Transfer Stations

Transit Maintenance Facility

City of Santa Clarita Transit is housed in the City's Transit Maintenance Facility. The facility has been gold LEED certified.

Fixed-route Service

Local Routes

Route No.	North/West Terminal	Via	South/East Terminal	Major Destinations Served	Frequency
1	Castaic	Ridge Rte Rd, Lake Hughes Rd, Parker Rd, The Old Road, Commerce Center Dr, Newhall Ranch Road, Av Stanford, Rye Canyon Rd, Av Scott, Av Tibbits, McBean Parkway	McBean Regional Transit Center	Valencia Commerce Center Valencia Industrial Center Valencia High School Westfield Valencia Town Center	45-60 minutes
2	Val Verde	Chiquito Cyn Rd (westbound) San Martinez Rd, Commerce Center Dr (eastbound), Hasley Canyon Rd (eastbound), Del Valle (eastbound), Newhall Ranch Road, Av Stanford, Rye Canyon Rd, Av Scott, Av Tibbits, McBean Parkway	McBean Regional Transit Center	Val Verde Park Valencia Commerce Center (eastbound) Valencia Industrial Center Valencia High School Westfield Valencia Town Center	45-60 minutes
3	Six Flags Magic Mountain' '(main gate)	Magic Mountain Pkwy, Tourney Rd, Valencia Blvd, McBean Regional Transit Center, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Bouquet Cyn Rd, Seco Cyn Rd, Hazel St, Tamarack Ln	Seco Canyon(Tamarack loop)	Kaiser Medical Center College of the Canyons Valencia Campus Westfield Valencia Town Center Arroyo Seco Jr. High School	90 minutes
4	Bouquet Canyon (LARC Ranch)	Bouquet Canyon Rd, Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Blvd, Rockwell Cyn Rd, Tournament Rd, Wiley Cyn Rd, Lyons Ave, Newhall Ave, Market St, Railroad Av	Newhall Metrolink Station	Saugus High School College of the Canyons Valencia Campus California Institute of the Arts Hart High School Santa Clarita Senior Center Hart Park Newhall Community Center Newhall Library	60 minutes
5	Stevenson Ranch	Hemingway Av, Kavenaugh Ln, Mallory Dr, Faulkner Dr, Poe Pkwy, Stevenson Ranch Pkwy, The Old Rd, Chiquella Ln, Lyons Av, Newhall Av, 6th St, Railroad Av, 16th St, Orchard Village Rd, McBean Pkwy, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Blvd, Soledad Cyn Rd, Golden Valley Rd, Centre Pointe Pkwy, Ruether Av, Sierra Highway	Vasquez Canyon	Hart High School Newhall Community Center Newhall Metrolink Station Civic Center Santa Clarita Metrolink Station Bowman High School (select trips) Aquatic Center Canyon Country Library College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus (select trips)	30-60 minutes
6	Stevenson Ranch	Hemingway Av, Kavenaugh Ln, Mallory Dr, Faulkner Dr, Poe Pkwy, Stevenson Ranch Pkwy, The Old Rd, Chiquella Ln, Lyons Av, Newhall Av, 6th St, Railroad Av, 16th St, Orchard Village Rd, McBean Pkwy, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Blvd, Soledad Cyn Rd, Golden Valley Rd, Centre Pointe Pkwy, Ruether Av, Abelia Ln, Mammoth Ln, Shadow Pines Blvd	Shadow Pines	Hart High School Newhall Community Center Newhall Metrolink Station Civic Center Santa Clarita Metrolink Station Bowman High School (select trips) Aquatic Center Canyon Country Library	30-60 minutes
7	Six Flags Magic Mountain (main gate)	Magic Mountain Pkwy, The Old Road, Valencia Blvd, McBean Regional Transit Center, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Rye Cyn Rd, Kelly Johnson Pkwy, Constellation Rd, Decoro Dr, Copper Hill Dr, Seco Cyn Rd, Hazel St, Tamarack Ln	Seco Canyon (Tamarack loop)	Six Flags Magic Mountain College of the Canyons Westfield Valencia Town Center City of Santa Clarita Transit Offices Valencia High School	90 minutes
12	McBean Regional Transit Center	Valencia Bl, Bouquet Cyn Rd, Railroad Av, Newhall Av, Sierra Hwy, Via Princessa (select trips), Soledad Cyn Rd, Whites Cyn Rd	Plum Canyon (Heller Circle)	City Hall Civic Center Newhall Library Newhall Metrolink Station Newhall Community Center Hart Park Golden Valley High School Via Princessa Metrolink Station (select trips) Canyon Country Community Center Canyon Country Library Sierra Vista Junior High School Canyon High School	30 minutes
14	Plum Canyon (Heller Circle)	Heller Circle, Plum Cyn Rd, Bouquet Canyon Rd, Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Blvd, Rockwell Cyn Rd, Tournament Rd, Wiley Cyn Rd, Lyons Ave, Newhall Ave, Market St, Railroad Av	Newhall Metrolink Station	Saugus High School College of the Canyons Valencia Campus California Institute of the Arts Hart High School Santa Clarita Senior Center Hart Park Newhall Community Center Newhall Library	60 minutes

Station Link Service

Station Link service provides service from the Santa Clarita Metrolink station to major local places of employment within the Santa Clarita Valley. Station Link service operates on weekdays peak periods (6-8am, 4-6pm) only.

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
Route	East Terminal	West Terminal	Via	Notes
501	Santa Clarita Metrolink	Magic Mountain (employee gate)	Soledad Cyn Rd, Magic Mountain Pkwy, Tourney Rd, Valencia Bl	Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at the Santa Clarita Metrolink station.
502	Santa Clarita Metrolink	Valencia Commerce Center	Soledad Cyn Rd, Bouquet Cyn Rd, Newhall Ranch Rd, Av Tibbits, Av Scott, Rye Cyn Rd, Av Stanford, Commerce Center Dr, Livingston Ave, Witherspoon Pkwy	Also serves Valencia Industrial Center. Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at the Santa Clarita Metrolink station.

Supplemental School Day Service

Supplemental School Day Service routes (also known as Tripper Service), provide service to and from local Junior High and High Schools from residential areas. Supplemental School Day Service routes are numbered in the 600's. This service is only operated on weekdays when schools are in session.

Routes include:

Route 620 - Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
Route 621 - Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
Route 622 - Rio Norte Jr. High School
Route 623 - Rio Norte Jr. High School
Route 624 - Valencia High School
Route 625 - Valencia High School
Route 626 - La Mesa Jr. High School
Route 627 - La Mesa Jr. High School
Route 628 - Golden Valley High School
Route 629 - Golden Valley High School
Route 631 - Valencia High School & West Ranch High School
Route 632 - Canyon High School
Route 633 - Saugus High School
Route 634 - Rancho Pico Jr. High School & West Ranch High School
Route 635 - West Ranch High School
Route 636 - Valencia High School & West Ranch High School
Route 637 - Arroyo Seco Jr. High School
Route 638 - Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
Route 639 - Rancho Pico Jr. High School & West Ranch High School
Route 640 - Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School

Commuter Express Service

Commuter Express provides service to and from to major places of employment outside of the Santa Clarita Valley (Routes 796-799), and also provides service from areas outside of the Santa Clarita Valley to major places of employment inside the Santa Clarita Valley (Routes 791-794). All Commuter Express Routes run on weekdays only, except for Route 757, which runs seven days a week.

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
757	Santa Clarita McBean Regional Transit Center	North Hollywood North Hollywood Metro station	In Santa Clarita: Sierra Highway, Railroad Avenue, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway (Weekdays only) Express Portion: I-5, CA-170 (Hollywood Freeway)	On weekdays service operates in a counter-clockwise loop in Santa Clarita making several stops, on weekends service operates directly to the McBean Regional Transit Center. Serves Newhall Metrolink Station on weekdays.
Route	AM Pick-up PM Drop-off	AM Drop-off PM Pick-up	Via	Notes
791	Warner Center Victory Boulevard and Topanga Canyon Boulevard	Santa Clarita Avenue Stanford and Technology Drive	In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway Express Portion: I-5, SR 118 In the San Fernando Valley: Topanga Canyon Boulevard	Also serves Chatsworth Metrolink Station
792	Century City Century Park West and Constellation Boulevard	Santa Clarita Avenue Stanford and Technology Drive	In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway Express Portion: I-5, I-405 In West LA: Westwood Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard	Also serves UCLA
794	Downtown Los Angeles Union Station	Santa Clarita Avenue Stanford and Technology Drive	In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway Express Portion: I-5	Also serves Burbank Metrolink Station
796	Santa Clarita Santa Clarita Metrolink station	Warner Center Victory Boulevard & Topanga Canyon Boulevard	In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue Express Portion: Sierra Highway, I-5, SR 118 In the San Fernando Valley: De Soto Avenue	Also serves Newhall Metrolink Station, Chatsworth Metrolink Station
797	Santa Clarita Santa Clarita Metrolink station	Century City Century Park West and Constellation Boulevard	In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue Express Portion: I-5, I-405 In West LA: Westwood Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard	Also serves Newhall Metrolink Station, UCLA
799	Santa Clarita Santa Clarita Metrolink station	Downtown Los Angeles 7th Street and Spring Street (AM Drop-off)	In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue Express Portion: I-5 In Downtown LA: Alameda Street, 1st Street, Hope Street	Also serves Newhall Metrolink Station, Chinatown Station, Civic Center Station
799	Santa Clarita Santa Clarita Metrolink station	Downtown Los Angeles 8th Street and Spring Street (PM Pick-up)

Fares

Exact cash fare is required. Passes are stored on reusable Transit Access Pass (TAP) cards that cost $2 each. Customers can also store cash-value on their TAP card that can be used with any Los Angeles county transit agency that accepts TAP.

The following table shows City of Santa Clarita Transit fares, effective September 15, 2014:

Fare Type	Regular	Senior (60+)/ Disabled	Notes
Local, School, Station Link
Single Ride	$1	Free
Local Day Pass	$2.50		1
Monthly Pass	$34		1
Dial-A-Ride
Single Ride	$2
Commuter Express Route 757
Single Ride	$3.00	$1.50
Monthly Pass	$110	$55	1
EZ transit pass + Zone 3	$176	$70.50	1, 2, 3
Interagency Transfer	$.55		1
Commuter Express Routes 791, 796
Single Ride	$4.00	$2.00
Monthly Pass	$150	$75	1
EZ transit pass + Zone 4	$198	$80	1, 2, 3
Interagency Transfer	$.55		1
Commuter Express Routes 792, 794, 797 & 799
Single Ride	$4.50	$2.25
Monthly Pass	$170	$85	1
EZ transit pass + Zone 5	$220	$89.50	1, 2, 3
Interagency Transfer	$.55		1

Notes:

TAP card required.
The EZ transit pass is a monthly pass good for local travel on 21 different public transit carriers throughout the Greater Los Angeles region.
Senior discount eligibility starts at age 62 for EZ transit pass.

Fleet

The City of Santa Clarita transit fleet consists of 99 vehicles.^[5]

Model	Length	Year	Vehicle Numbers	Quantity	Fuel Type	Vehicle Use	Note
New Flyer C40LF	40'	2005	163-176	14	CNG	Local
NABI 60-BRT	60'	2007	177-178	2	CNG	Local	3
NABI 40-LFW	40'	2008	179-186	8	CNG	Local
New Flyer C40LFR	40'	2010	188-194	7	CNG	Local
Gillig Low Floor	40'	2013	102-104, 106-112	10	CNG	Local
Gillig Low Floor	40'	2014	113-122	11	CNG	Local
Motor Coach Industries D4000	40'	2001	237-241	5	Diesel	Commuter	6
Motor Coach Industries D4500	45'	2004	242-245	4	Diesel	Commuter
Motor Coach Industries D4000	40'	2004	246-254	9	Diesel	Commuter
Motor Coach Industries D4500	45'	2010	255-258	4	Diesel	Commuter
Motor Coach Industries D4500	45'	2013/2014	259-264	6	Diesel	Commuter
ElDorado National Aerotech 220	23'	2007	350-353	4	Gasoline	Dial-a-Ride
Starcraft Allstar	23'	2008	354-367	14	CNG	Dial-a-Ride
Chance Coach AH-28	28'	2001	101	1	Diesel	Special	1, 2
Retired
Gillig Phantom	30'	2000	141-146	6	Diesel	Local
Gillig Phantom	40'	1997/2000	128-134, 147-155, 157-162	22	Diesel	Local
Motor Coach Industries D4000	40'	1997	228-229	2	Diesel	Commuter
Motor Coach Industries D4000	40'	1999	230-236	6	Diesel	Commuter

Notes:

Bus #156 was involved in an FTA exchange with the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority for a trolley replica vehicle.
American Heritage Streetcar used for "Hometown Trolley Service"
Mostly used for Supplemental School Day service.
Vehicle slated for replacement by vehicles on order.
Bus retirement funded by FTA grant and scheduled for 2014.

References

Public transportation in Southern California

Multiple-county agencies	Amtrak California (Station list) Metrolink (Station list)

Imperial County	Imperial Valley Transit

Kern County	Arvin Transit Delano Area Rapid Transit Golden Empire Transit Kern Regional Transit Taft Area Transit

Los Angeles County	Angels Flight Antelope Valley Transit Authority Beach Cities Transit Big Blue Bus Burbank Bus Carson Circuit Transit System City of Commerce Municipal Bus Lines Culver CityBus El Monte Transit FlyAway Foothill Transit GTrans Glendale Beeline Long Beach Transit LACDPW LADOT LA Metro Montebello Bus Lines Monterey Park Spirit Bus Municipal Area Express defunct Norwalk Transit Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority Pasadena Transit City of Santa Clarita Transit Torrance Transit Waterfront Red Car

Orange County	Anaheim Resort Transit Orange County Transportation Authority

Riverside County	Pass Transit RTA SunLine

San Bernardino County	Barstow Area Transit MARTA MBTA Needles Area Transit Omnitrans VVTA

San Diego County	NCTD MTS San Diego Transit COASTER SPRINTER

San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority SLO Transit

Santa Barbara County	City of Lompoc Transit Clean Air Express MTD Santa Maria Area Transit

Ventura County	Gold Coast Transit Thousand Oaks Transit VISTA

Mass transit in Los Angeles County

Rail	Metro Rail Blue Line Expo Line Gold Line Green Line Purple Line Red Line Metrolink Angels Flight Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Coast Starlight Southwest Chief Sunset Limited Texas Eagle

Bus	Metro Metro Local Metro Rapid Metro Express Foothill Transit LADOT AVTA City of Santa Clarita Transit Torrance Transit Big Blue Bus Culver CityBus Glendale Beeline Burbank Bus Long Beach Transit Beach Cities Transit Pasadena Transit El Monte Transit City of Commerce Municipal Bus Lines GTrans Montebello Bus Lines Monterey Park Spirit Bus PVPTA Norwalk Transit

Bus rapid transit	Metro Liner Orange Line Silver Line El Monte Busway Harbor Transitway Silver Streak

Airports	Los Angeles International Airport Long Beach Airport Bob Hope Airport

Defunct	CalTrain El Camino Glendale and Montrose Railway Grand Central Airport Los Angeles Railway Mount Lowe Railway Municipal Area Express Pacific Electric RTD Waterfront Red Car

External links

City of Santa Clarita Transit Website

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