City of Santa Clarita Transit is a local

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service, administered by the City's transit division, that serves the City of

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and nearby surrounding unincorporated areas. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . Daily operations and maintenance of the fleet are under contract with MV Transportation.Santa Clarita Signal- New Contractor on Board for Buses
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and Metrolink. The

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pays City of Santa Clarita Transit to provide fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services in some unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County that are near the city limits of Santa Clarita. These areas include the communities of Castaic, Stevenson Ranch, Sunset Pointe and Val Verde.

History

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The City of Santa Clarita assumed responsibility for local transit in 1991 from

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, 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

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, and downtown

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were added or improved. In mid-2007 Santa Clarita Transit underwent a branding overhaul. The agency was renamed "City of Santa Clarita Transit" and buses received a new green and blue

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The livery debuted in August 2007 on 2 brand new 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. The overhauls are major parts of the city's efforts to make transit more attractive to citizens. Starting in 2010, Santa Clarita Transit began Summer Beach bus service to Santa Monica, from Canyon Country, and Newhall. They are separated into two routes servicing each destination to Santa Monica. These services only operate during the summer.

Transfer Stations

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(2023)

Transit Maintenance Facility

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

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certified.

Fixed-route Service

Local Routes

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 except route 501, which as of April 2021, makes morning and afternoon trips excluding midday even on Saturdays and Sundays, holidays included.

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. Trips are timed with school bell schedule. 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 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 630 – Golden Valley High School & Bowman High School *Route 632 – Canyon High School *Route 633 – Saugus High School *Route 634 – Rancho Pico Jr. High School & 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 - Saugus High School *Route 640 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School *Route 641 – Placerita Jr. High School & Hart High School *Route 642 – Bowman High School & Canyon High School & La Mesa Jr. High School *Route 643 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School *Route 644 – La Mesa Jr. 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.

Fares

Exact cash fare is required. Under 5, up to 3 per fare-paying rider, ride for free. Passes are stored on reusable

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(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. Since February 2018 fares are available for purchase on the

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mobile ticketing app. The following table shows City of Santa Clarita Transit fares, effective January 1, 2020: 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 87 Standard Vehicles and 33 Paratransit vehicles as of April 2022.

Active

References

External links

City of Santa Clarita Transit Website
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