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City of Santa Clarita Transit
City of Santa Clarita Transit bus at Santa Clarita station.
ParentCity of Santa Clarita
FoundedAugust 5, 1991 (1991-08-05)
HeadquartersTransit Maintenance Facility
28250 Constellation Rd
LocaleCity of Santa Clarita
Los Angeles County
Service typeTransit bus
Routes38
Hubs
Fleet109 buses
Daily ridership12,000 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[1]
Annual ridership2,111,800 (2023)[2]
Fuel typeCNG, Diesel, Gasoline
OperatorMV Transportation
WebsiteSanta 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. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,111,800, or about 12,000 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. Daily operations and maintenance of the fleet are under contract with MV Transportation.[3] City of Santa Clarita Transit routes connect with services operated by Metro and Metrolink.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works contracts with City of Santa Clarita Transit to provide fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services in some unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County that are near the city limits of Santa Clarita. These areas include the communities of Castaic, Forest Park, Stevenson Ranch, Sunset Pointe, and Val Verde.

History

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Santa Clarita Transit bus in the original 1991 livery

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.[4]

MV Transportation

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In mid-2007 Santa Clarita Transit entered into a contract with MV Transportation and underwent a branding overhaul. The agency was renamed "City of Santa Clarita Transit" and buses received a new green and blue livery which reflect the colors of the city logo.[5] 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.[6] The overhauls are major parts of the city's efforts to make transit more attractive to citizens.

Starting in 2010, City of Santa Clarita Transit began Summer Beach bus service to Santa Monica State Beach, from Canyon Country, and Newhall. Beginning in the 2023 Summer Season, the service exclusively services Ventura Harbor, starting and ending from Via Princessa station and stopping at the McBean Regional Transit Center in both directions. The beach bus is identified by route number, 103, only in operation from June to Labor Day in September, only on Saturdays and Sundays. [7]

2023 Transit Service Workers Strike

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On September 15, 2023, after over a year of negotiations with MV Transportation, transit service workers represented by Teamsters Local 572 voted to go on strike until a fair contract is reached. MV Transportation was notified of the decision to strike on September 28.[8]

The strike officially began on October 9, halting all bus and paratransit services across the city. The strike forced Santa Clarita Transit and William S. Hart High School District to negotiate an emergency contract with charter bus company Transit Systems in order to provide limited school tripper services to select schools and infrequent bus services along routes 1, 2, 5, 6, and 12.[8] Santa Clarita City Council declined to enter into contract negotiations as a third party.[9]

The strike ended on December 3rd, 2023. Teamsters Local 572 reached an agreement with MV Transportation. Buses returned to operation on December 4th, the strike lasted 55 days.

Fixed-route Service

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Local routes

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Santa Clarita Transit operates 38 bus lines: 9 Local routes, 2 Station Link routes, 20 School Tripper routes, and 9 Commuter Express routes.[10]

Route Terminals via Notes
1 Castaic
Sloan Canyon Rd & The Old Rd 		Santa Clarita
McBean Regional Transit Center 		The Old Rd, Commerce Center Dr, Newhall Ranch Rd, McBean Plwy
2 Val Verde
Val Verde Park 		Santa Clarita
McBean Regional Transit Center 		Del Valle Rd, Chiquito Canyon Rd, Henry Mayo Dr, Newhall Ranch Rd, McBean Plwy
  • Serves Val Verde Park, Valencia Commerce Center, Valencia Industrial Center and Valencia Town Center
3 Valencia
Middleton St & Ramblewood St 		Santa Clarita
Tamarack Ln & Seco Canyon Rd 		Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Seco Canyon Rd
4 Santa Clarita
LARC Ranch 		Santa Clarita
Newhall station 		Bouquet Canyon Rd, Tournament Rd, Lyons Ave
5 Stevenson Ranch
Faulkner Dr & Thurber Wy 		Santa Clarita
Sierra Hwy & Vasquez Cyn Rd 		The Old Rd, Lyons Ave, McBean Pkwy, Soledad Canyon Rd, Sierra Hwy
6 Stevenson Ranch
Faulkner Dr & Thurber Wy 		Santa Clarita
Shadow Pines Bl & Grandifloras Rd 		The Old Rd, Lyons Ave, McBean Pkwy, Soledad Canyon Rd
  • Serves Newhall station, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Town Center, and Santa Clarita station
7 Valencia
Middleton St & Ramblewood St 		Santa Clarita
Tamarack Ln & Seco Canyon Rd 		Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Copper Hill Dr
  • Serves Six Flags Magic Mountain, College of the Canyons, McBean Regional Transit Center and Valencia Town Center
12 Santa Clarita
McBean Regional Transit Center 		Santa Clarita
Heller Cir & Maitland Ln 		Railroad Av, Sierra Hwy, Whites Canyon Rd
14 Santa Clarita
Heller Cir & Maitland Ln 		Santa Clarita
Newhall station 		Bouquet Canyon Rd, Tournament Rd, Lyons Av
  • Serves Saugus High School, Valencia Town Center, McBean Regional Transit Center, College of the Canyons, California Institute of the Arts, and Hart High School
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Station Link service provides service from the Santa Clarita station to local places of employment within the Santa Clarita Valley. Station Link service operates on weekdays peak periods (6-9am, 4-6pm) only except route 501, which as of February 2023, makes morning and afternoon trips excluding midday even on Saturdays and Sundays, select holidays included.

Route Terminals via Notes
501 Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita station 		Santa Clarita
Six Flags Magic Mountain Employee Gate 		Valencia Bl, Tourney Rd, Magic Mountain Pkwy
  • Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at Santa Clarita station
502 Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita station 		Castaic
Commerce Center Dr & Witherspoon Pkwy 		Newhall Ranch Rd
  • Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at Santa Clarita station
  • Serves Valencia Industrial Center

School Tripper routes

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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. Trips are timed with school bell schedule.[11]

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 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 632 – Canyon High School
  • Route 633 – Saugus High School
  • Route 634 – Rancho Pico Jr. High School & West Ranch High School
  • Route 635 – Ranch Pico Jr. High School & 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 640 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
  • Route 641 – Placerita Jr. High School & Hart High School
  • Route 643 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
  • Route 644 – La Mesa Jr. High School

Commuter Express routes

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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.[12]

Route Terminals Via Notes
757 Santa Clarita
McBean Regional Transit Center 		North Hollywood
North Hollywood 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 station on weekdays
791 Warner Center
Topanga Canyon Bl & Victory Bl 		Santa Clarita
Technology Dr & Av Hall 		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 & Solar Wy 		Santa Clarita
Av Stanford & Technology Dr 		In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway
Express Portion: I-5, I-405
In West LA: Westwood Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard
794 Downtown LA
Los Angeles Union Station 		Santa Clarita
Av Stanford & Technology Dr 		In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway
Express Portion: I-5
796 Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita station 		Warner Center
Victory Bl & Topanga Canyon Bl 		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
  • Serves Newhall station and Chatsworth station
797 Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita station 		Century City
Century Park West & Solar Wy 		In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue
Express Portion: I-5, I-405
In West LA: Westwood Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard
  • Serves Newhall station and UCLA
799 Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita station 		Downtown LA
8th St & Spring St 		In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue
Express Portion: I-5
In Downtown LA: Alameda Street, 1st Street, Hope Street

Transfer Stations

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Transit Maintenance Facility

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City of Santa Clarita Transit is housed in the City's Transit Maintenance Facility. The facility has been gold LEED certified.

Active fleet

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Make/Model Fleet Numbers Thumbnail Year Notes
Hometown Manufacturing Villager 100 2017 Only used for events
Optima AH–28 101 2006
Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' 102–104, 106–112 2013 On November 6, 2017, Bus 102 was totaled in a fatal multi–vehicle accident on Sierra Highway[13]
113–123 2014
124–127 2018
128–134 2019
135–137 2020
138–140 2020
146–149 2022
150–151 2023
Gillig Low Floor CNG 29' 142–145 2021
152–153 2023
NABI 60-BRT CNG 177–178 2007 Used for School Tripper routes
New Flyer C40LFR 188–194 2010 In the process of retirement
MCI D4500CT CNG 259–264 2013 Used for Commuter Express routes
265–269 2015
270–279 2017
280–282 2018
283–284 2020
285–286 2022
287–288 2023
Glaval Bus 368–371 2012 Used for Dial–a–Ride services
372–389 2017


References

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  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Santa Clarita Signal- New Contractor on Board for Buses
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ City of Santa Clarita, CA – Purchasing: Solicitations Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ City of Santa Clarita, CA – CITY BUS SHELTERS GET A FACE LIFT Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ babreu (2024-05-28). "All Aboard the Summer Beach Bus Beginning June 1". City of Santa Clarita. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  8. ^ a b "Transit Service Workers On Strike In Santa Clarita. What This Means For Riders". LAist. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  9. ^ Service, City News (2023-10-10). "Bus driver strike enters second day in Santa Clarita". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  10. ^ "Santa Clarita Transit Routes" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Supplemental School Day Schedules". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  12. ^ "Santa Clarita Transit Commuter Express routes" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Canyon Country woman killed in Santa Clarita crash is identified". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
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