SamTrans

Public transit operator in San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans)

Parent| San Mateo County Transit District
Founded| July 1, 1976
Headquarters| 1250 San Carlos Ave.
San Carlos, California
Locale| San Francisco Peninsula
Service area| San Mateo County
Service type| bus service, express bus, paratransit
Routes| 66
Fleet| 296
Daily ridership| 34,900 (weekdays, Q1 2025)[1]
Annual ridership| 10,706,300 (2024)[2]
Operator|

* SamTrans (most fixed-routes)
* MV Transportation (certain fixed-routes and shuttles)[3][4][5]
* Trans Dev (paratransit)[6]

Website| samtrans.com

SamTrans (stylized as samTrans; officially the San Mateo County Transit District) is a public transport agency in and around San Mateo, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It provides bus service throughout San Mateo County and into portions of San Francisco (a consolidated city-county) and into portions of Palo Alto and Stanford in Santa Clara County. SamTrans also operates commuter shuttles to BART stations and community shuttles. Service is largely concentrated on the east side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, and, in the central county, I-280, leaving coast-side service south of Pacifica spotty and intermittent.[7]

SamTrans is constituted as a special district under California state law. It is governed by a board of nine appointed members; two county Supervisors, one "transportation expert" appointed by the county Board of Supervisors, three city council members appointed by the cities in the county to represent the county's judicial districts, and three citizens appointed by the other six board members (including one from the coastside).

The district was established in 1976 and consolidated eleven different municipal bus systems serving the county. One year later, SamTrans began operation of mainline bus service to San Francisco. Shuttle service began in 2000.[8]

In addition to fixed-route bus and paratransit operations, the district participates in the administration of the San Jose-San Francisco commuter rail line Caltrain. SamTrans also provides administrative support for the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, a separate board charged with administering the half-cent (0.5 percent) sales tax levy that funds highway and transit improvement projects.

In 2024, the system had a ridership of 10,706,300, or about 34,900 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2025.

## History

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SamTrans annual statistics Year | Finances[a] | Annual Ridership[b]

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Passenger Fare Revenue | Operating Expenses | Farebox recovery ratio[c][d] | Passengers[c]
1995[9] | 12,094 | 52,155 | 26.3%  | 19,363
1996[9] | 13,749 | 53,930 | 27.9%  | 18,895
1997[9] | 14,217 | 55,187 | 27.7%  | 18,455
1998[9] | 14,388 | 58,647 | 27.3%  | 18,991
1999[9] | 15,896 | 57,770 | 30.9%  | 17,886
2000[9] | 15,196 | 64,911 | 27.1%  | 17,675
2001[9] | 15,919 | 71,914 | 30.0%
(25.7%)[e] | 17,958
2002[9] | 14,779 | 81,995 | 28.1%
(20.9%)[e] | 17,103
2003[9] | 15,273 | 91,560 | 44.4%
(22.4%)[e] | 16,121
2004[9] | 14,542 | 94,164 | 52.8%
(20.3%)[e] | 14,710
2005[10] | 13,863 | 94,118 | 55.6%
(17.9%)[e] | 14,190
2006[11] | 16,296 | 103,692 | 19.3%
(19.0%)[f] | 14,691
2007[12] | 16,830 | 109,329 | 19.4%
(18.8%)[g] | 14,351
2008[13] | 17,203 | 118,756 | 18.1%  | 15,362
2009[14] | 17,325 | 116,563 | 17.5%  | 15,549
2010[15] | 17,149 | 112,406 | 18.2%  | 14,422
2011[16] | 17,373 | 111,128 | 18.0%  | 13,692
2012[17] | 17,452 | 115,269 | 17.3%  | 13,118
2013[18] | 17,808 | 114,151 | 18.2%  | 12,997
2014[19] | 18,557 | 116,513 | 18.7%
(20.4%)[h] | 12,784
2015[20] | 18,816 | 120,210 | 18.1%  | 13,159
2016[21] | 18,078 | 118,099 | 16.6%  | 12,794
2017[22] | 17,041 | 124,979 | 15.4%  | 11,817
2018[23] | 15,742 | 131,899 | 11.9%  | 11,133
2019[24] | 15,567 | 147,782 | 10.7%  | 10,671
2020[25] | 11,690 | 160,648 | 7.3%  | 8,788
2021[26] | 5,615 | 146,246 | 3.8%  | 4,581
2022[27] | 8,913 | 128,838 | 6.0%  | 6,957
Notes

1. ^ Fiscal year ends on June 30. Reported in Year of Expenditure $×1,000.
2. ^ Cumulative annual ridership over the fiscal year, in thousands
3. ^ a b For fixed routes only.
4. ^ Starting in FY 1996, insurance premiums and loss payments are included as expense credits.
5. ^ a b c d e Revised farebox recovery ratio (FRR) reported in FY 2006[11]
6. ^ Revised FRR reported in FY 2007[12]
7. ^ Revised FRR reported in FY 2008[13]
8. ^ Revised FRR reported in FY 2015[20]

Initial logo (before 1980)

Voters in San Mateo County approved the formation of the San Mateo County Transit District in 1974. SamTrans was formed in 1976 by the consolidation of 11 different city bus systems throughout San Mateo County; several more systems were added over the following years.[28] SamTrans took over Western Greyhound Lines commuter service on July 2, 1977; some routes were curtailed from downtown San Francisco to Daly City station.[29] SamTrans purchased 40 buses from Greyhound at that time, and its fleet exceeded 200 buses by 1980.[30]

In August 2013, the agency merged two routes along El Camino Real into the single all-day ECR route with 15-minute headways,[31][32] briefly stemming a long-term decline in bus ridership that began in the early 1990s. Ridership on SamTrans buses was 52,140 passengers per weekday in November 2009;[33] by November 2017, it had fallen to 37,830 bus passengers per weekday[34] and continues to decline, further threatening the agency's budget.[35] According to a route-level analysis, in 2014, four lines accounted for more than half of all weekday riders: ECR, 120, 292, and 122/28, with ECR alone accounting for more than one quarter of all weekday riders.[8]: 37  A half-cent sales tax, Measure W, which partially goes to SamTrans, passed on the November 2018 ballot.[36]

## Facilities

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SamTrans headquarters are at 1250 San Carlos Avenue in a 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m2) building built in 1979 and acquired in 1990, one block southwest of the San Carlos Caltrain station.[8] In 2023, SamTrans authorized the acquisition of a new building near Millbrae BART and Caltrain station to be used as the new headquarter.[37]

SamTrans has two maintenance bases. North Base opened in 1988. It is in South San Francisco, just north of San Francisco International Airport and adjacent to U.S. 101 and I-380. South Base opened in 1984 near the San Carlos Airport, east of U.S. 101 off Redwood Shores Parkway. Primary maintenance is carried out at North Base, which can store 200 buses. South Base can store 150 buses.[8] SamTrans also owns Brewster Depot in Redwood City, which is used by its subcontractor MV Transportation for storage and dispatching; Brewster Depot is 3,000 square feet (280 m2) and was built in 1940.[8]

## Bus service

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Currently, SamTrans serves the cities of San Mateo County, including Atherton, Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Pacifica, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Redwood Shores, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, and South San Francisco. Most routes provide connecting service to BART, Caltrain, or both. There is also regular scheduled service to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Transbay Terminal in downtown San Francisco.

Unlike most large transit operators in the Bay Area, SamTrans outsources to private contractors the operation of a number of its routes. The current contract operator for Peninsula mainline, Coastside and paratransit services is MV Transportation.

SamTrans previously operated special service for a couple of Bay Area events such as San Francisco 49ers home football games and the quirky Bay to Breakers footrace in San Francisco.

### Route designations

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samTrans route numbering scheme[38][a][b][c] 2  | 9  | 2

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Transit connections  | Areas served / Express sequence[39] | Sequence number / Express
—  | "Community route", no inter-agency connection[d] | A  | Sequential alphabetic designator for express route[e] | X  | Designates express service
1  | Connects to BART | 1  | Coastside  | 0  | Sequential number assigned to numbered routes
2  | Connects to Caltrain | 2  | North County  | Colma / Daly City |
3  | Connects to BART and Caltrain  | 3  | Brisbane / South San Francisco
| 4  | San Bruno / Millbrae / Burlingame
5  | Mid County  | San Mateo / Foster City / Redwood Shores
6  | Belmont / San Carlos
7  | Redwood City
8  | South County  | Menlo Park / East Palo Alto / Palo Alto
9  | Multi-city service

Notes

1. ^ One exception is for Route ECR, which designates the line that replaced Routes 390 and 391, operating along El Camino Real between Daly City and Palo Alto.
2. ^ Another exception is for Route FLX, a circulator route in Pacifica.
3. ^ Another exception is for Route SFO, a loop route between Millbrae Intermodal Station and San Francisco International Airport.
4. ^ In general, express routes do connect with other Bay Area transit agencies, including BART, Caltrain, Muni, AC Transit, and VTA, despite the lack of the third-digit designator.
5. ^ For example, the first express route was AX, followed by BX, CX, DX, etc.

SamTrans reorganized its bus routes in August 1999 and adopted a new route designation system to identify service types, geographical coverage, and connections to rail services.

### Routes

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Main article: List of SamTrans bus lines

Local routes have either two or three digits or a special designation (e.g., ECR). For three-digit routes, the first digit identifies a rail connection:

* 1 – Connection to BART stations only (primarily routes in Daly City, Colma, South San Francisco and San Bruno)
* 2 – Connection to Caltrain stations only (primarily routes south of Millbrae) (Route 292, with service between San Francisco and San Mateo, only began connecting to BART at Millbrae in 2022;[40] since it originally served Caltrain stations but no BART stations, its first digit is 2.)
* 3 – Connection to both BART and Caltrain stations (ECR, previously designated 390 and 391, provides service between Palo Alto and Daly City, 397 provides overnight service between San Francisco and Palo Alto as a part of the All Nighter network, and ECR OWL, previously designated 399, provides overnight service between Daly City and San Francisco International Airport as a part of the All Nighter network.)

All two-digit routes are community service routes. Most of these routes do not connect with rail and operate only on school days.

#### Express routes

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Express bus routes are designated by two letters followed by X; previously, just one letter preceded the X. In December 2009, six express routes (DX, FX, MX, NX, PX, and RX)[41] were eliminated due to high budget constraints; a seventh express route, Route CX, was redesignated Route 118, and then replaced by route PCX in 2024.[42] In August 2018, express route, KX, was folded into Route 398,[43] which was replaced by new express route EPX in February 2024.[44] Express route FCX, between Foster City and San Francisco, debuted in August 2019[45]

In April 2017, SamTrans identified fifteen potential express bus routes connecting the Peninsula counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara. Most of the potential routes ran along U.S. 101, and some were planned to take advantage of managed lanes to provide speedier service. By June 2018, the list of potential bus routes was reduced to eight.[46][47] The draft final report was released in November 2018, and the Board adopted it in December.[48] SamTrans relaunched express bus service in August 2019 from Foster City to downtown San Francisco along U.S. 101, followed by a second route in Spring/Summer of 2020 from Palo Alto to western San Francisco along I-280.[49] The Foster City–San Francisco route was launched as FCX in August 2019, but ridership and frequency have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the San Francisco Bay Area. The launch of the other proposed express route planned for Phase 1, PAX (Palo Alto to western San Francisco), has been delayed indefinitely and there is currently no exact or estimated date for it to begin operation. Phase 2 of the express bus plan includes two additional routes: EPX (East Palo Alto to San Bruno) and an un-named route (San Mateo to downtown San Francisco); EPX was launched in 2023 after SamTrans completed acquisition of XE40 battery-electric buses.[50]

### Fares

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Since January 1, 2020[51][52]

Fare category  | Cash/[a]
Mobile[b] | Clipper  | Transfers[c][d] &
Reciprocity[e] | Day pass  | Monthly pass

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Adult[f] | Local  | $2.25  | $2.05  | –  | $4.50  | $65.60
Express[g] | $4.50  | $4.00  | $1.95[h] |  | $130
Youth[i] &
Eligible Discount[j] | Local  | $1.10  | $1.00  | –  | $2.00  | $27
Express[g] | $2.25  | $2.00  | $1.00  |

Notes

1. ^ No change cards provided after April 1, 2020.
2. ^ Purchases made using the samTrans mobile app for smartphones.
3. ^ For riders who hold a single-ride local fare, within two hours of purchase, when purchased using Clipper or samTrans mobile app.
4. ^ Transfers for riders who have purchased express fare to local service are free, when purchased using samTrans mobile app.
5. ^ For holders of samTrans local monthly passes, AC Transit/Dumbarton Express 31-day tickets, Caltrain 2-zone monthly passes, or VTA monthly passes
6. ^ Ages 19–64
7. ^ a b Fare for express routes, such as FCX.
8. ^ $2.25 for holders of local day passes.
9. ^ Ages 6–18
10. ^ Eligible discounts apply to riders who are Senior (Ages 65+), Disabled, or Medicare cardholder

As of December 22, 2010, Clipper card fare machines became fully operational throughout the system, allowing riders to pay fares using Clipper card, a transit smart card that is also accepted by most other Bay Area transit agencies.

Clipper cards come in four varieties: adult, youth, senior and disabled (which includes Medicare cardholders). Adult Clipper cards may be obtained from a wide variety of vendors, but youth, senior and disabled Clipper cards must be obtained from SamTrans or another Bay Area transit agency. Each Clipper card contains some sort of stored value (e.g., monthly passes, "Clipper Cash" e-funds used for transit fares) and the history of recent trips using the card. Clipper cards generally confer an approximately 10% discount relative to cash fares.

SamTrans does not provide physical transfers, but Clipper cards offer free transfers to other SamTrans buses within 2 hours of the first boarding.[53] SamTrans additionally offers a Day Pass which allows unlimited rides on local routes and a credit on higher-cost routes. The cost of the Day Pass is thrice the one-way fare on the local routes for adults, youth, and seniors/disabled/Medicare cardholders.

With the exception of youth summer passes, all SamTrans monthly passes must be loaded onto a Clipper card. Youth, senior and disabled monthly passes may only be loaded onto a corresponding Clipper card obtained from SamTrans or another Bay Area transit agency.

To ride SamTrans with Clipper card, the card must be "tagged" (read) by the Clipper card reader installed at the front of the bus near the farebox. The reader checks for a SamTrans monthly pass and local-fare credits from other agencies, computes the remaining fare and (if there is one) collects it in Clipper Cash. Note that northbound passengers on route KX to San Francisco must "tag" their Clipper card twice: once when boarding within San Mateo County (which collects a local fare or equivalent) and once before exiting in San Francisco (which collects any remaining fare).

Caltrain monthly passes (with two or more zones) and VTA monthly passes (that have been tagged on VTA in the last two hours) are honored on SamTrans as a local-fare credit.[54] To use a local-fare credit from a monthly pass loaded onto a Clipper card on higher-cost routes, the remaining fare must be collected in Clipper Cash.

New fareboxes were installed in June 2011. The fareboxes collect fares, issue new magnetic striped tickets (e.g., day passes, change cards) and process previously issued magnetic striped tickets (e.g., day passes, youth summer passes, change cards). When a patron does not have exact change, a change card is issued with a cash value that can be redeemed at a future farebox transaction for up to a year.

Up to three kids under 5 with fare-paying rider can board for free.

### Fleet

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Main article: SamTrans fleet

The most common type of bus operated by SamTrans, the Gillig BRT

SamTrans currently has a fleet of 296 buses of various sizes for its fixed-route service. Fifty-five are articulated buses made by New Flyer Industries with the 10 m (35 ft) and 12 m (40 ft) buses with low flooring, are made by the Gillig Corporation. Each bus is equipped with GPS tracking providing both visual and voice next-stop announcements, and are accessible to passengers in wheelchairs and those with limited mobility.

In 2009, SamTrans added 135 custom made Gillig low floor buses to their fleet, numbered 400-490, 500-539 & 2900-2903, replacing 137 older Gillig Phantom buses in their fleet.[55]

In 2018, SamTrans placed an order for 10 Proterra 40-foot Catalyst BE40s buses as a first step towards the goal to have an all-electric fleet by 2033.[56] The battery electric buses were expected to enter revenue service in early 2019, and a charging station will be installed at each SamTrans maintenance facility. However, issues with battery charges and turning radius led to Samtrans ending the program. Recently, Samtrans took possession and testing of a New Flyer battery power bus, which has now led to both bases getting chargers installed or in process of being installed.[57]

In 2023, SamTrans ordered 108 hydrogen fuel cell buses from New Flyer at a cost of $168m.[58] SamTrans aims to have a diesel free bus fleet by the mid 2030s.[58]

## See also

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* AC Transit
* Bay Area Rapid Transit
* Caltrain
* Clipper card
* Dumbarton Cut-off — disused transbay rail line owned by SamTrans
* List of SamTrans bus lines
* Muni Metro
* San Francisco Municipal Railway
* Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

## References

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1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2025" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
3. ^ "Transparency in service delivery" (PDF). MV Transportation. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
4. ^ "MV Transportation Selected to Continue Operation of SamTrans CUB Service" (PDF) (Press release). MV Transportation. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
5. ^ Weigel, Samantha (28 April 2015). "Shuttle provider suing SamTrans: Parking Company of America claiming transit agency erred in denying contract". San Mateo Daily Journal. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
6. ^ "First Transit Awarded SamTrans New Redi-Wheels Service Contract" (Press release). First Transit. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
7. ^ Angelica Pence (12 May 2000). "SamTrans to Add Shuttle Service Along the Coast New route around Half Moon Bay". the San Francisco Chronicle.
8. ^ a b c d e Final Draft: San Mateo Count Transit District: Short Range Transit Plan – Fiscal Years 2014–2023 (PDF) (Report). samTrans. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j SamTrans Finance Division (8 October 2004). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2004 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 47–49. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
10. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (21 October 2005). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2005 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 51–53. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
11. ^ a b SamTrans Finance Division (13 October 2006). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2006 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 43, 54–55. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
12. ^ a b SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2007). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2007 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 45, 56–57. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
13. ^ a b SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2008). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2008 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 48, 51–52. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
14. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2009). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 48, 59–60. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
15. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2010). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 51, 62–63. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
16. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2011). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 51, 62–63. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
17. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2012). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2012 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 48, 58–59. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
18. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2013). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2013 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 54, 64–65. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
19. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2014). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2014, and 2013 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 54, 64–65. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
20. ^ a b SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2015). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015, With Comparative Totals for 2014 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 62, 74–75. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
21. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2016). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 56, 68–69. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
22. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (30 November 2017). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2017, and 2016 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 54, 66–67. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
23. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (5 November 2018). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2018, and 2017 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 59, 66–67. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
24. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (31 October 2019). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2019, and 2018 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 56, 71–72. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
25. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (26 October 2020). Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2020, and 2019 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 63, 75. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
26. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (11 October 2021). Annual Comprehensive Financial Report For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2021, and 2020 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 65, 75–76. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
27. ^ SamTrans Finance Division (13 October 2022). Annual Comprehensive Financial Report For the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2022, and 2021 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. pp. 67, 75. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
28. ^ "SamTrans Bus Operations History". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
29. ^ Reinka, Janet (22 June 1977). "SamTrans to expand service over Greyhound system". The Peninsula Times Tribune. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
30. ^ "Transportation History". Sustainable San Mateo County. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
31. ^ "SamTrans Upgrades El Camino Real Bus Service With More Reliable Route". Streetsblog San Francisco. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
32. ^ "Rider's Digest" (PDF). SamTrans. August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
33. ^ Multimodal Ridership Report—November 2009 (PDF) (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. 13 January 2010. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
34. ^ Multimodal Ridership Report — November 2017 (PDF) (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. 3 January 2018. p. 18. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
35. ^ Clark, Zachary (17 February 2018). "SamTrans ridership dropping". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
36. ^ "November 6, 2018 – Election Results". Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder & Elections, County of San Mateo. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
37. ^ DiNapoli, Alyse (19 December 2023). "SamTrans' HQ moving to Millbrae". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
38. ^ "Schedules". samTrans. 17 November 2002. Archived from the original on 17 December 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
39. ^ "Timetables". samTrans. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
40. ^ "Rider's Digest: Upcoming Service Changes Effective August 7, 2022". SamTrans. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
41. ^ "Service Reductions & Alternate Transportation" (PDF). SamTrans. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
42. ^ "Timetable Updates effective August 4, 2024". SamTrans. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
43. ^ "Rider's Digest" (PDF). samTrans. August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
44. ^ "Reimagine SamTrans Phase 3 Implementation". SamTrans. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
45. ^ "Express Bus Service Foster City <=> San Francisco". SamTrans. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
46. ^ "US-101 Express Bus Feasibility Study". SamTrans. 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
47. ^ US-101 Express Bus Feasibility Study (PDF) (Report). samTrans. November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
48. ^ "SamTrans Board Adopts Express Bus Study" (Press release). samTrans. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
49. ^ Clark, Zachary (7 December 2018). "Express buses set for rollout". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
50. ^ Hansel, Derek; Olmeda, David (2 June 2021). Award of contract for the purchase of seven battery electric buses through a Commonwealth of Virginia cooperative purchasing contract and increase the Fiscal Year 2021 capital budget by $8,802,841 for a total capital budget of $20,701,363 (Report). San Mateo County Transit District. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
51. ^ SamTrans Fare Chart
52. ^ "2020 Fare Changes". samTrans. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
53. ^ "Free 2-Hour Transfers". samTrans. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
54. ^ "Interagency Transfers". samTrans. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
55. ^ Rosenberg, Mike (28 December 2009). "SamTrans rolls out new buses with sleeker look, more features". East Bay Times. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
56. ^ "SamTrans Orders 10 Proterra Catalyst E2 Buses and Sets A 100 Percent Zero-Emission Fleet Goal by 2033" (Press release). Cision PR Newswire. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
57. ^ Clark, Zachary (9 March 2018). "SamTrans acquires 10 electric buses". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
58. ^ a b "California, SamTrans approves purchase of 108 fuel cell buses from New Flyer". Sustainable Bus. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

## External links

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* MV Transportation
* SamTrans Official site
* Coastside Opportunity Center

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San Jose|

* Berryessa
* Diridon
* Eastridge TC
* Metro/SJC
* Milpitas
* Tamien
* Tasman

* Antioch
* Bay Fair
* Berkeley
* Downtown Berkeley
* Cloverdale
* Curtola Park & Ride
* Concord
* Daly City
* Dublin/Pleasanton
* El Cerrito del Norte
* Emeryville
* Fairfield TC
* Fremont
* Fremont-Centerville
* Gilroy
* Great America
* Hayward
* Hercules TC
* Hillsdale
* Larkspur Landing
* Martinez
* Millbrae
* Mountain View
* Novato Downtown
* Petaluma
* Palo Alto
* Pittsburg/Bay Point
* Richmond
* Richmond Ferry
* Richmond Parkway TC
* San Rafael TC
* Santa Clara
* VTA Santa Clara
* Santa Rosa
* Santa Rosa Downtown
* Sausalito
* SFO
* Tiburon
* Union City
* Vacaville TC
* Vallejo Station
* Walnut Creek
* Windsor

Major historical
services|

* East Bay Electric Lines
* East Shore and Suburban Railway
* Golden Gate Ferry Company
* Key System
* Market Street Railway
* Northwestern Pacific interurban lines
* Oakland Railroad Company
* Ocean Shore Railroad
* Richmond–San Rafael Ferry Company
* San Mateo interurban

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Caltrain

Stations|

* 22nd Street
* Bayshore
* Belmont
* (Blossom Hill)
* (Broadway)
* Burlingame
* California Avenue
* (Capitol)
* (College Park)
* (Gilroy)
* Hayward Park
* Hillsdale
* Lawrence
* Menlo Park
* Millbrae
* (Morgan Hill)
* Mountain View
* Palo Alto
* Redwood City
* San Antonio
* San Bruno
* San Carlos
* San Francisco 4th and King Street
* San Jose Diridon
* (San Martin)
* San Mateo
* Santa Clara
* South San Francisco
* (Stanford)
* Sunnyvale
* Tamien

Planned
Castroville
Pajaro/Watsonville
Salinas
Salesforce

Former
Atherton
Bay Meadows
Butler Road
Castro
Paul Avenue

Management|

* Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
* City and County of San Francisco
* SamTrans
* Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
* Amtrak
* TransitAmerica Services

History|

* Bayshore Cutoff
* San Francisco and San Jose Railroad
* Southern Pacific Railroad
* Peninsula Commute
* California High-Speed Rail

Projects|

Completed
Caltrain Centralized Equipment Maintenance and Operations Facility
Caltrain Express
Caltrain Modernization Program

In Progress
Monterey County Rail Extension

Planned
The Portal
Dumbarton Rail Corridor

Miscellaneous|

* Clipper card
* California High-Speed Rail
* Category for related articles
* Coast Line

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San Carlos, California

San Mateo County, California, United States

Schools|

* San Carlos School District
* Central Middle School
* Tierra Linda Middle School
* Sequoia Union High School District
* San Carlos High School (closed)

Other education|

* Peninsula Library System

Landmarks|

* Circle Star Theater (closed)
* Hassler Health Farm (closed)
* Devil's Canyon Brewing Company

Natural features|

* Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve
* Cordilleras Creek

Historic Places|

* Nathanial Brittan Party House

Transportation|

* SamTrans
* Caltrain
* San Carlos Caltrain station
* San Carlos Airport
* Hiller Aviation Museum
* SCOOT (bus service) (discontinued in 2005)
* Bayshore Freeway
* State routes
* Route 82

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