Hercules Transit Center is a major commuter hub in the western Contra Costa County city of

Hercules, California Hercules is a city in western Contra Costa County, California. Situated along the coast of San Pablo Bay, it is located in the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area, about north of Berkeley, California. As of 2010, its population was 24, ...

. It is anchored by

WestCAT WestCAT is a public transportation service in western Contra Costa County (north of Oakland, CA). It is a service of the Western Contra Costa Transit Authority. The Western Contra Costa County Transit (WestCAT) was established in August 1977 as ...

bus services. The center was originally on San Pablo Avenue. In August 2009, the transit center was relocated to the other side of I-80 with additional paid parking. HerculesTransitCenter4

The transit center is a pulse (a timed and synchronized) transfer point for various local feeder bus lines from the adjacent areas of Hercules,

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, Rodeo, the northern Hilltop area of Richmond, Bayview-Montalvin, and Tara Hills. The feeder services feed express commuter bus service to El Cerrito del Norte BART station in El Cerrito, downtown Martinez (the county seat) and

Martinez Amtrak station Martinez station is an Amtrak passenger train station in Martinez, California, United States. Located at the west end of downtown Martinez, the station has one side platform and one island platform, which serve three of the four tracks of the Un ...

. These services provide transfers to

AC Transit AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) is an Oakland-based public transit agency serving the western portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. AC Transit also operates "Transbay" ro ...

Richmond Parkway Transit Center The Richmond Parkway Transit Center or RPTC is a park and ride lot and bus terminal located in Richmond, California. It is named after the adjacent Richmond Parkway. It serves as a transfer point for the WestCAT and AC Transit. It is located on th ...

, shopping areas at

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and

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and transbay service to the

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. The westbound weekday morning commute from this point south towards the

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is the most congested in the

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since 2001 according to Caltrans. Studies have been concluded as to the feasibility of running BART service to the Transit Center.

Bus service

The following bus services stop at the center:

WestCAT

*10 Gems and Birds: Hercules *11

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/ Rodeo: Crockett via Rodeo *12 Trees and Flowers: Hercules *15 Viewpointe: Rodeo *19 Hilltop/Hercules:

The Shops at Hilltop Hilltop Horizon, formerly known as Hilltop Mall, East Bay Science and Technology Center and The Shops At Hilltop, was a regional shopping center in the Hilltop neighborhood of Richmond, California. Hilltop is managed and co-owned by Prologis ...

(Saturday service only) *30Z Martinez Link:

Martinez Station Martinez station is an Amtrak passenger train station in Martinez, California, United States. Located at the west end of downtown Martinez, the station has one side platform and one island platform, which serve three of the four tracks of the Un ...

*C3

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*Dial-a-ride General public dial-a-ride and paratransit service *J Hercules/BART:

El Cerrito del Norte Station El Cerrito del Norte station (''North Hillock'' in Spanish) is a BART station located off Cutting Boulevard near San Pablo Avenue and Interstate 80 in El Cerrito, California. The station serves as a regional transit hub for local AC Transit bu ...

*JPX Hercules/BART: El Cerrito del Norte Station via Pinole Valley Road *JX Hercules/BART: El Cerrito del Norte Station Non-Stop Express *Lynx:

References

External links

*Map:
Transit and parking information at Transit UnlimitedParking permit sales
{{SFBAtransit Hercules, California Bus stations in Contra Costa County, California