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Parent | Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) |
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Founded | August 1972 |
Headquarters | 550 S. Main St Orange, California, USA |
Service area | Orange County |
Service type | Public Transportation |
Routes | 58[1] |
Stops | 5,483 |
Fleet | 508 buses |
Daily ridership | 110,300 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[2] |
Annual ridership | 34,442,800 (2023)[3] |
Fuel type | CNG, Hydrogen, Electric |
Operator | OCTA Keolis (Anaheim & Irvine) Transdev (OC ACCESS) |
Website | octa |
OC Bus is the transit bus service operated by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), serving every city in Orange County. Some of the lines serve the Los Angeles County border communities of Lakewood, La Mirada, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, and Long Beach. As of February 2023, there are 52 routes in the system.
The agency is the second-largest public transportation provider in the metropolitan area after the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Its predecessor agencies include not only the prior Orange County Transit District but also such diverse entities as the Pacific Electric Railway and the South Coast Transit Corporation. In 2005, OCTA was judged America's Best Public Transportation System by the American Public Transportation Association, for its record gains in bus and Metrolink commuter trains ridership that it operates or funds.
The Authority's administrative offices are located in the city of Orange and it maintains bus operations bases in the cities of Garden Grove, and Santa Ana. Keolis operates about 40% of OCTA's Fixed Routes out of the Anaheim and Irvine bases,[4] while Transdev operates OCTA's paratransit base for the authority's ACCESS service, also in Irvine.
All OCTA buses are equipped with bike racks and can carry two bikes, and three bicycles on some buses at any time.
South Coast Plaza is the most served location on the OC Bus system, served by five routes (55, 57, 86, 150, 553). The longest is route 1 (Long Beach–San Clemente) which utilizes Pacific Coast Highway for the vast majority of its 40-mile (64 km) route. Trips take an average of 2 to 2.5 hours.
Routes
1-99 (Local Routes)
Routes with numbers less than 100 are fixed routes that cover almost every city in Orange County. Buses operate on most major arterial streets. Route 1 is the only single-digit route, acquiring the number from California State Route 1.
Route | Terminals | via | Operates | Notes | |
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1
|
Long Beach California State University, Long Beach |
San Clemente El Camino Real & Avenida Santa Margarita |
Pacific Coast Hwy | Daily | Longest OCTA Bus route |
Newport Beach Newport Transportation Center (short line) | |||||
25
|
Fullerton Fullerton Park and Ride |
Huntington Beach Pacific Coast Hwy & 1st St |
Goldenwest St, Knott Av | Daily | |
26
|
Fullerton Fullerton Park and Ride |
Yorba Linda Lemon Dr & Lakeview Av |
Commonwealth Av, Yorba Linda Bl | Daily | |
29
|
La Habra Beach Bl & La Habra Bl |
Huntington Beach Pacific Coast Hwy & 1st St |
Beach Bl | Daily | Operates alongside Bravo! Route 529 between Fullerton Park and Ride and Goldenwest Transportation Center |
29A
|
Buena Park Buena Park station | ||||
Also deviates to Goldenwest Transportation Center | |||||
30
|
Cerritos Los Cerritos Center |
Anaheim Hills Fairlynn Bl & Esperanza Rd |
Orangethorpe Av | Daily | |
33
|
Fullerton Fullerton Park and Ride |
Huntington Beach Pacific Coast Hwy & Magnolia St |
Magnolia St | Daily | |
35
|
Fullerton Fullerton Park and Ride |
Costa Mesa Triangle Square (Newport Bl & 18th St) |
Brookhurst St, Orangethorpe Ave | Daily | |
37
|
La Habra 1st Av & Main St |
Fountain Valley MacArthur Bl & Hyland Av |
Euclid St | Daily | |
38
|
Lakewood Del Amo Bl & Pioneer Bl |
Anaheim Hills Anaheim Hills Festival Shopping Center |
Del Amo Bl, La Palma Av | Daily | |
42
|
Hawaiian Gardens Norwalk Bl & Carson St |
Orange The Village at Orange |
Seal Beach Bl, Los Alamitos Bl, Lincoln Av | Daily | |
42A
|
Seal Beach Electric Av & Main St |
Deviates to Braille Institute | |||
43
|
Fullerton Harbor Bl & Valley View Dr |
Costa Mesa Triangle Square (Newport Bl & 18th St) |
Harbor Bl | Daily | Operates alongside Bravo! Route 543 between MacArthur Bl and Fullerton Transportation Center |
46
|
Long Beach Wardlow Av & Norwalk Bl |
Orange The Village at Orange |
Ball Rd, Taft Av | Daily | |
47
|
Fullerton Fullerton Transportation Center |
Newport Beach Balboa Bl / 23rd St |
Anaheim Bl, Fairview St | Daily | |
50
|
Long Beach California State University, Long Beach |
Orange The Village at Orange |
Katella Av | Daily | |
53
|
Anaheim Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center |
Irvine Yale Loop & Alton Pkwy |
Main St | Daily | |
Santa Ana Main St & MacArthur Bl (short line) |
Operates alongside Bravo! Route 553. | ||||
54
|
Garden Grove Chapman Av & Valley View St |
Orange Santiago Canyon College (Mon-Sat) |
Chapman Av | Daily | Does not operate east of Rancho Santiago Bl on Sundays |
Orange Chapman Av & Rancho Santiago Bl (Sun) | |||||
55
|
Santa Ana Civic Center (Flower St & 6th St) |
Newport Beach Newport Transportation Center |
Standard Av, Bristol St, Fairview St, 17th St | Daily | |
56
|
Garden Grove Chapman Av & Valley View St (early AM / late PM) |
Orange Orange Transportation Center |
Garden Grove Bl | Daily | |
Garden Grove Belgrave Av & Valley View St | |||||
57
|
Brea Brea Mall |
Newport Beach Newport Transportation Center |
State College Bl, Bristol St, Jamboree Rd | Daily | |
Fullerton State College Bl & Orangethorpe Av |
Costa Mesa South Coast Plaza |
Short line | |||
59
|
Anaheim La Palma Av & Kraemer Bl |
Irvine University of California, Irvine (weekdays) |
Kraemer Bl, Glassell St, Grand Av, Von Karman Av | Daily | |
Tustin The District (weekends) | |||||
60
|
Tustin Larwin Square |
Long Beach Cal State Long Beach University |
Westminster Ave, 17th St | Daily | Operates alongside Bravo! Route 560. |
Westminster Main Street & Locust St |
Santa Ana Tustin Ave & Fruit Street |
Short line serves on weekends and holidays only. | |||
64
|
Westminster Westminster Mall |
Tustin Larwin Square |
Bolsa Av, 1st St | Daily | |
66
|
Huntington Beach Goldenwest Transportation Center |
Irvine, California Irvine Valley College |
McFadden Av, Walnut Av | Daily | |
Tustin Larwin Square (short line) | |||||
70
|
Sunset Beach Warner Av & Pacific Coast Hwy |
Tustin Tustin station |
Edinger Av | Daily | |
71
|
Yorba Linda Placentia-Linda Hospital |
Newport Beach Hoag Hospital |
Tustin Av, Red Hill Av, Newport Bl | Daily | |
72
|
Sunset Beach Warner Av & Pacific Coast Hwy |
Tustin Tustin Metrolink Station |
Warner Av | Daily | |
76
|
Huntington Beach Talbert Av & Beach Bl |
Santa Ana John Wayne Airport |
Talbert Av, MacArthur Bl | Weekdays | |
79
|
Tustin Larwin Square |
Newport Beach Newport Transportation Center |
Bryan Av, Culver Dr, University Dr | Daily | |
82
|
Foothill Ranch Foothill Ranch Town Centre |
Rancho Santa Margarita Plano Trabuco Dr & Alas De Paz |
Portola Pkwy, Santa Margarita Pkwy | Weekdays | |
83
|
Fullerton Fullerton Park & Ride |
Laguna Hills Laguna Hills Transportation Center |
I-5, Main St | Daily | |
85
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Laguna Niguel Crown Valley Pkwy & Niguel Rd |
Mission Viejo Portola Plaza |
Marguerite Pkwy, Crown Valley Pkwy | Weekdays | |
86
|
Costa Mesa South Coast Plaza |
Mission Viejo Norman Murray Community Center |
Alton Pkwy, Jeronimo Rd | ||
87
|
Rancho Santa Margarita Aventura & Avenida Empresa |
Laguna Niguel Crown Valley Pkwy & Niguel Rd |
Alicia Pkwy | ||
89
|
Mission Viejo Portola Plaza |
Laguna Beach Laguna Beach Bus Station |
El Toro Rd, Laguna Canyon Rd | Daily | |
90
|
Tustin Tustin station |
Dana Point Dana Point Harbor |
Irvine Center Dr, Moulton Pkwy, Golden Lantern St | ||
91
|
Laguna Hills Laguna Hills Transportation Center |
San Clemente Avenida Pico & Calle de Los Molinos |
Paseo De Valencia, Camino Capistrano, Del Obispo St |
100s (Community Routes)
Routes with numbers in the 100s descended from the old RunAbout service that formerly served residential neighborhoods, or provide service to portions of 1-99 routes that have reduced demand. Three routes (129, 143, 153) were truncated from routes 29, 43, 47, 53, and 59 as a result of March 2010 service change; the 153 was later discontinued in February 2023. These routes are operated by Keolis, although between February 2022 and June 2023 OCTA temporarily operated many of these routes in-house except for the 129, 143, and 177, likely due to contractor driver shortages.
Route | Terminals | via | Operates | Notes | |
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123
|
Anaheim Anaheim Canyon station |
Huntington Beach Goldenwest Transportation Center |
Malvern Av, Valley View St, Bolsa Chica Rd | Weekdays | |
129
|
La Habra La Habra Bl & Beach Bl |
Anaheim Kraemer Bl & La Palma Av |
La Habra Bl, Brea Bl, Birch St, Kraemer Bl | Daily | |
143
|
La Habra La Habra Bl & Beach Bl |
Brea Brea Mall |
Whittier Bl, Harbor Bl, Brea Bl, Birch St | ||
150/150A
|
Santa Ana Civic Center (Flower St & 6th St) |
Costa Mesa South Coast Plaza |
Flower St, Fairview St | Weekdays | Loop routing. Route 150 operates clockwise, Route 150A operates counterclockwise. |
167
|
Orange The Village at Orange |
Irvine University of California, Irvine |
Meats Av, Santiago Bl, Wanda Rd, Hewes St, Newport Av, Irvine Bl, Jeffrey Rd, Campus Dr | ||
177
|
Foothill Ranch Foothill Ranch Town Centre |
Laguna Hills Laguna Hills Transportation Center |
Lake Forest Dr, Muirlands Bl, Los Alisos Bl | Monday–Saturday | |
178
|
Huntington Beach Yorktown Av & Goldenwest St |
Irvine University of California, Irvine |
Adams Av, Birch St, Campus Dr | Weekdays |
400s (StationLink/iShuttle)
Routes with numbers in the 400s are "StationLink" and Irvine Shuttle (iShuttle) routes which travel between Metrolink stations and business districts. These routes operate only during weekday rush hours and do not operate reverse peak services. These routes are operated by First Transit.
Route | Terminals | via | Operates | ||
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400A
|
Tustin Tustin station |
Santa Ana John Wayne Airport |
Von Karman Av | Weekday peak hours | Irvine Shuttle (iShuttle) route. |
401B
|
Tustin Tustin station |
Irvine Business Center Dr |
Jamboree Rd, Michelson Dr | ||
403D
|
Irvine Irvine Transportation Center |
Irvine Sand Canyon Av & Waterworks Way |
Irvine Spectrum Center, Alton Pkwy | ||
453
|
Orange Orange Transportation Center |
Orange St. Joseph's Hospital |
Chapman Av, Main St, La Veta Av | Served from/to Metrolink Rail Line Stations | |
472
|
Tustin Tustin station |
Irvine Fairchild Rd & Jamboree Rd |
Edinger Av, Red Hill Av, Campus Dr, Jamboree Rd | ||
473
|
Tustin Tustin station |
Irvine University of California, Irvine |
Edinger Av, Harvard Av | ||
480
|
Irvine Irvine station |
Lake Forest Lake Forest Dr & Regency Ln |
Alton Pkwy, Bake Pkwy, Lake Forest Dr |
500s (Bravo!)
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Routes with numbers in the 500s are "Bravo!" routes that operate on heavily used routes making limited stops and at transfer points to other routes. It is named according to the parent route it accompanies, for adding the number five to the beginning of the route indicating that it is a Bravo! express route. Bravo! routes use a dedicated fleet of buses and have different color schemes from regular route buses.
Route | Terminals | via | Operates | Notes | |
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529
|
Huntington Beach Goldenwest Transportation Center |
Fullerton Fullerton Park and Ride |
Beach Bl | Weekdays | Limited stop service. Operates alongside Route 29/29A. |
543
|
Fullerton Fullerton Transportation Center |
Costa Mesa Harbor Bl & MacArthur Bl |
Harbor Bl | Limited stop service. Operates alongside Route 43. | |
553
|
Anaheim Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center |
Costa Mesa Sunflower Av & Bristol St |
Main St | Limited stop service. Operates alongside Route 53. | |
560
|
Santa Ana Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center |
Westminster Main St & Locust St |
17th St, Westminster Av | Limited stop service. Operates alongside Route 60. |
800s (City Shuttle)
Routes with numbers in the 800s are City Shuttle routes. Route 862, the first and only 800 series route, serving as a circulator route in Downtown Santa Ana and was introduced in October 2019, replacing former StationLink Route 462.
Route | Terminals | via | operates |
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862
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Santa Ana Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center |
Civic Center Dr | Daily |
Bus fleet
Active fleet
Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Thumbnail | Year | Propulsion | Assigned Divisions | Notes |
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New Flyer XHE40 | 1111-1120 | 2018 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell | Santa Ana | Funded in part by the California Air Resources Board’s Low Carbon Transportation and Air Quality Improvement Program. | |
New Flyer XE40 | 1201-1210 | 2021-2022 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell | Garden Grove | To compliment the XHE40's. Unit 1204-1207 is in Bravo! livery. | |
Gillig Low Floor Plus CNG 40' | 2101-2199, 2201-2266, 2301-2366 |
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2021-2023 | CNG | Santa Ana, Garden Grove | Buses are equipped with at-seat USB device charging ports,[5] To replace the C40LFRs. |
New Flyer C40LFR | 5121-5150 | 2008 | CNG | Garden Grove, Irvine | Expected to be retired in 2024. | |
New Flyer C40LFR | 5501–5599, 5601–5674 | 2007–2008 | CNG | Anaheim, Irvine, Santa Ana | 5551 and 5552 used for Bravo! service. Expected to be retired in 2024. | |
New Flyer C40LFR | 5675-5678 | 2008 | CNG | Anaheim | Expected to be retired in 2024. | |
New Flyer XN40 | 5701-5799,
5801-5858 |
2015-2017 | CNG | Anaheim, Santa Ana, Garden Grove | ||
New Flyer XN40 | 5861-5866 | 2018 | CNG | Santa Ana | 5861–5866 used for Bravo! service | |
Gillig Low Floor CNG 29' | 6381-6392 | 2020-2021 | CNG | Irvine | Used on the iShuttle routes | |
New Flyer C40LFR | 7501–7528 | 2007–2008 | CNG | Anaheim, Santa Ana | Expected to be retired in 2024. | |
New Flyer C40LFR | 7529 | 2007 | CNG | Anaheim | Expected to be retired in 2024. | |
New Flyer C40LFR | 7530-7592 | 2008 | CNG | Anaheim, Santa Ana | 7575–7592 used for Bravo! service. Expected to be retired in 2024. | |
New Flyer XN60 | 7601–7620 | 2013 | CNG | Santa Ana | ||
New Flyer XN60 | 7621-7636 | 2016 | CNG | Santa Ana |
See also
- Bus stations in Orange County, California
- Bus transportation in California
- Public transportation in Orange County, California topics
References
- ^ "OC Bus Transit Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orange County Transportation Authority. August 11, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "OCTA Awards Cost-Saving Contract to Continue Providing More OC Bus Service". Orange County Transportation Authority. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Amendment to Agreement for 40–Foot Compressed Natural Gas–Powered Buses". Orange County Transportation Authority. June 14, 2021. p. 441.
External links
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