Union City Transit is a public transit service in Union City, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It began operations in 1974 with the opening of the Union City BART station. The service was formerly known as "the Flea." As of October 12, 2013, Union City Transit is operating nine bus lines that connect riders to local destinations, such as schools, shopping centers, and the Union City BART station. Nine routes operate Monday-Friday, seven routes operate on Saturday, and four routes operate on Sunday. On August 1 2015, Union City Transit will go to eight bus lines as Route 6 will no longer be in service due to low ridership.
AC Transit also provides service to Union City.
Video Union City Transit
Routes
The main transfer points for Union City Transit are located at Union City BART and Union Landing Transit Center. On 12 October 2013, the transit agency expanded its service significantly by providing:
- New routes on top of its existing services (removing the A and B suffixes from Route 1)
- More hours on its most popular services
- Sunday service on four routes (Routes 1, 3, 4, and 7)
- A more frequent service along Alvarado-Niles Road, one of the city's main arterial roads (Routes 1, 3, 5, 8, and 9)
- A new express service (Route 9) that operates peak periods between BART and residential neighborhoods on the western part of the city
Maps Union City Transit
Fares
Union City Transit accepts cash and Clipper card. Fares are effective 26 June 2017
- + Children under six years of age may ride free, but must be accompanied by an adult.
- ? Appropriate identification must be presented to obtain the discounted Senior/Disabled fare.
- § This is only available on the Clipper card.
- ? Transfers are only issued with cash fares at the time of boarding. Transfers and passes must be valid.
References
External links
- Union City Transit official pages
- Union City Transit info at transit.511.org
- Bus pictures at Transit Rider
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