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 routes connect with services operated by Metro and Metrolink.

ParentCity of Santa Clarita
Founded1991
HeadquartersTransit Maintenance Facility
28250 Constellation Rd
LocaleCity of Santa Clarita
Los Angeles County
Service typetransit bus, school bus
Routes9 Local routes
2 Station Link routes
7 Commuter Express routes
20 Supplemental School Day routes
Hubs
Fleet100 revenue vehicles
15 on order
1 special service trolley replica
Fuel typeCNG
Diesel
Gasoline
OperatorMV Transportation
WebsiteCity of Santa Clarita Transit

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 near the city limits of Santa Clarita. Some of these areas include the 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 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 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)
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 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
East Terminal West Terminal
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 630 - Golden Valley High School & Bowman 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
  • Route 641 - Placerita Jr. High School & Hart High School & Wiley Canyon Elementary 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.

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
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
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
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
Downtown Los Angeles
8th Street and Spring Street (PM Pick-up)

Fares

Exact cash fare is required. Under 5, up to 3 per fare-paying rider, ride for free. 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. Since February 2018 fares are available for purchase on the Token Transit mobile ticketing app.[5]

The following table shows City of Santa Clarita Transit fares,[6] effective January 1, 2020:

Fare Type Regular Senior (60+)/
Disabled
Notes
Local, School, Station Link
Single Ride $1 Free
Local Day Pass $2.5 1
Monthly Pass $34 1
Dial-A-Ride
Single Ride $2
Commuter Express Route 757
Single Ride $3 $1.5
Monthly Pass $110 $55 1
EZ transit pass + Zone 3 $176 $70.5 1, 2, 3
Interagency Transfer $.55 1
Commuter Express Routes 791, 796
Single Ride $4 $2
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 $89.5 1, 2, 3
Interagency Transfer $.55 1

Notes:

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

Fleet

The City of Santa Clarita transit fleet consists of 118 vehicles as of January 2020.[7][8]

Active

Fleet

Number(s)

Photo Build

Date

Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
102-104, 106-112 2013 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R
113-123 2014
124-127 2018 Cummins Westport L9N Allison B3400xFE
128-134 2019
135-137 2020 135 and 137 was spotted in the Gillig Livermore factory on May 21st, 2020.
163-176 2005 New Flyer C40LF Cummins Westport C Gas Plus Allison B400R 5 speed
177-178 2007 NABI 60-BRT CNG Cummins Westport L Gas Plus Allison B500R 6 speed Used for school supplementary routes. Both buses Spotted on Route 12.
179-186 2008 40-LFW CNG Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R 6 speed
188-194 2010 New Flyer C40LFR Originally ordered by Omnitrans, but was rejected.
255-258 MCI D4500CT Cummins ISM Allison B500R 6 speed Used for Commuter Express service
259-264 2013 Cummins ISX12
  • 2014 models.
  • Used for Commuter Express service
265-269 2015 D4500CT CNG Cummins Westport ISX12 G Used for Commuter Express service.[9]
270-279 2017
280-282 2018 Cummins Westport ISX12N
283-284 2020 MCI Unit Numbers 15583 and 15584

[10]

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Photo Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission
0101 2006 Optima AH-28 Cummins ISB Allison B300R
101-113 1991 Gillig Spirit 28' Caterpillar 3208T Allison MTB-643
114-118 1992 Phantom 35'(3596TB6V92TA) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748
119-122 1981 Grumman Flxible 870
(40102-6T)
Allison V730
123-125 1981 Grumman Flxible 870
(35096-6)
126-127 1981 Gillig Phantom 35'(3596T6V92) Allison HT Series
128-134 1998 Gillig Phantom 40'(C20D102N4) Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R 5 speed
135-140 1983 GMC RTS-04(T8J-204) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V730
141-146 2000 Gillig Phantom 30'(C18A102N4) Cummins ISC Allison B300R 5 speed
147-162 2000-2001 Phantom 40'(C21D102N4) Cummins ISM Allison B400R 5 speed
201-211 1992 Neoplan USA AN340/3 Detroit Diesel 8V92TA Allison HT Series
212-221 1985 Neoplan USA AN340/3 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
222-223 1980 TMC MC-9 Detroit Diesel
224-225 1989 Prevost LeMirage XL Detroit Diesel
226-229 1998 MCI 102-D3 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Allison B500R 6 speed
231-236 1999
237-241 2001 D4000
242-245 2004 D4500 Cummins ISM
246-254 2004 D4000
350-353 2006 Ford/ElDorado National Aerotech Ford Triton Ford TorqShift 5R110W
354-367 2009 Ford/Starcraft AllStar CNG
C101-C109 1994-1995 Gillig Phantom 40'(4096TBS50) Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R

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References

  1. Santa Clarita Signal- New Contractor on Board for Buses
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. City of Santa Clarita, CA - Purchasing: Solicitations Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. City of Santa Clarita, CA - CITY BUS SHELTERS GET A FACE LIFT Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Santa Clarita Transit Unveils New Token Transit App". City of Santa Clarita. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  6. "Fares & Passes". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  7. "2013 Transportation Development Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  8. "Our Fleet". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  9. Staff, M. E. T. "Calif. agency adds 5 MCI Commuter Coaches". www.metro-magazine.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  10. "City of Santa Clarita Transit - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  11. "City of Santa Clarita Transit - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
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