Union City Transit
Founded | 1974 |
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Headquarters | 34650 Seventh Street |
Locale | Union City BART |
Service type | bus service, paratransit |
Routes | 5 |
Hubs | Union City station |
Fuel type | CNG |
Operator | MV Transportation |
Website | uctransit.org |
Union City Transit is a public transit service in Union City, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of March 2021, Union City Transit operates 5 bus lines that connect riders to local destinations, such as schools, shopping centers, and the Union City BART station. All routes operate 7 days a week.
Union City Transit serves Union City and along Whipple Rd in southern Hayward.
AC Transit, Dumbarton Express, Stanford Marguerite Shuttle[1] also provide service to and from Union City.
History[]
Union City Transit began operations in 1974 with the opening of the Union City BART station[2] as "the Flea."[3]
On 12 October 2013, the transit agency expanded its service significantly[4] 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
- Saturday service on seven routes (Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8)
- Sunday service on six routes (Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8)
- 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
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Union City transit changed to a 5 route service starting 22 March 2021, down from the previous 8 routes, with routes 7, 8 ,and 9 being eliminated. Saturday and Sunday schedules were consolidated into a single weekend schedule, and vehicle frequencies on 3 of the most used routes were increased (Routes 1, 2 and 5).[5]
Fares[]
Union City Transit accepts cash and the Clipper card. Fares are effective 1 January 2020 [6]
Type | Adults (19-64) | Youth (6-18) † | Senior (65+)/Disabled ‡ |
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Single ride | US$2.00 | US$1.25 | US$1.00 |
31-day pass § | US$55.00 | US$35.00 | US$26.00 |
Transfers ₮ | Fees |
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Union City Transit Transfer | FREE |
AC Transit & Dumbarton Express Transfers | US$0.25 |
BART-to-Bus§ | US$0.50 |
- † Children under the age of 5 may ride free, but must be accompanied by an adult.
- ‡ Appropriate identification must be presented to obtain the discounted Senior/Disabled fare.
- § Only available on the Clipper card.
- ₮ Union City Transit paper transfers are issued only at time a cash fare is paid. Paper transfers are not needed when using Clipper. Union City Transit transfers are valid for one transfer within 90 minutes of issue. Electronic BART-to-Bus transfers are loaded onto a Clipper Card upon exiting the BART station via the fare gates. Transfers and passes must be valid.
Routes[]
The main transfer points for Union City Transit are located at Union City BART and the Union Landing Transit Center.
Route & Name | Terminals | Days of Operation | Via | Notes | |
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Delores |
Union City BART | Dyer St &
Union City Blvd |
Daily | Union Sq, Alvarado-Niles Rd, Union Landing Transit Center, Dyer St, Meteor Dr, Contempo Park, Delores Dr, Jean Dr, Rocklin Dr, Union City Blvd. | |
Whipple |
Union City Blvd & Whipple Rd | Decoto Rd, 9th St, E St, 6th St, Whipple Rd, Calaveras Landing Shopping Center, Kaiser Permanente Union City Medical Offices, Kohoutek Way | Previously continued as the suspended
Route 8 at Kaiser Permanente | ||
Almaden |
Union Landing Transit Center | Union Sq, Alvarado-Niles Rd, Medallion Dr, Tropics Mobile Home Park, Alamaden Blvd, Union Landing Transit Center | Continues as Route 4 (Tamarack) at Union Landing back to BART | ||
Tamarack |
Decoto Rd, Seventh St, Veneto St, Masonic Home, Mission Blvd, 2nd St (Union Landing direction only), Tamarack Dr, Whipple Rd,
Calaveras Landing Shopping Center, Dyer St, Union Landing Transit Center |
Continues as Route 3 (Almaden) at Union Landing back to BART | |||
Dyer |
Dyer St &
Union City Blvd |
Union Sq, Alvarado-Niles Rd, Union Landing Transit Center, Dyer St, Alvarado Blvd, Mark Green Sports Center, Union City Blvd, Regents Blvd |
Former/ Suspended Routes[]
Route & Name | Terminals | Days of Operation | Via | Notes | |
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Central Discontinued |
Union City BART | East Plaza | Weekdays | Mann Ave, Perry Rd, H St., Civic Center, Alvarado-Niles Rd, Central Ave, Whipple Road, Decoto Rd, East Plaza |
|
Alvarado Circulator (Suspended) |
Union Landing Transit Center | Weekdays & Saturdays | Union Landing ▶Dyer St ▶Calaveras Landing Shopping Center ▶Whipple Rd ▶Kohoutek Way ▶Kaiser Permanente ▶Union City Blvd ▶Mark Green Sports Center ▶Smith St ▶ Dyer St ▶Union City Blvd ▶Delores Dr ▶Contempo Park ▶Union Landing | No Sunday service
Last trip of every weekday started at Union City BART, with stops along Alvarado-Niles Rd | |
Alvarado-Niles (Suspended) |
Union City BART | Union City Blvd & Whipple Rd | Daily | Union Square, Mann Ave, Perry Rd, Royal Ann Dr, Alvarado-Niles Rd, Union Landing Transit Center, Smith St, Union City Blvd, Kaiser Permanente Union City Medical Offices | Previously continued as Route 2 at Kaiser Permanente |
Dyer Express (Suspended) |
Union City Blvd & Rocklin Dr | Weekdays | Alvarado-Niles Rd (2 stops only at Royal Ann Dr/ H St and Central Ave), Union Landing, Dyer St, Union City Blvd | Weekday Service:
|
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ "East Bay Express | Stanford Transportation". transportation.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ Nelson/Nygard Consulting Associates (November 2007). "Short Range Transit Plan: FY 2008-2017" (PDF). Union City, CA: City of Union City: 1. Retrieved 2008-03-28. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Union City Time-Line". Union City Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
1974: First City-Wide Bus Service (The Flea) starts
- ^ Union City Transit Short Range Plan (2013-2022)
- ^ "Union City Transit". www.unioncity.org. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
Union City Transit has increased vehicle frequency on three (3) of the most used routes (Routes 1, 2, and 5) to address your travel needs and decrease wait times.
- ^ Union City Transit
External links[]
- Bus transportation in California
- Public transportation in Alameda County, California
- Union City, California
- Government agencies established in 1974
- 1974 establishments in California
- United States bus transportation stubs
- California transportation stubs