About:AC Transit/service change/12-23-2018
AC Transit 12-23-2018
AC Transit Service Changes Effective Sunday, December 23, 2018
News Articles
11/27/2018
Highlights of changes:
- New trips added on Transbay lines C, FS, G, H, J, P, SB, V and W.
- In Alameda, Line 96 is being extended to Monarch St. in Alameda Point. Marina Village Parkway and Challenger Drive will be served by Line 19 instead of Line 96.
- Pierce St. in Albany and Richmond will be served by Line LA instead of Line L.
Changes affecting many lines:
| Description of changes | Line(s) |
|---|---|
| Due to the Salesforce Transit Center closure, Transbay lines to San Francisco are serving the Transbay Temporary Terminal. (The change occurred in September but will now be accurate on apps and web sites.) | B, C, CB, E, F, FS, G, H, J, L, LA, NL, NX, NX1, NX2, NX3, NX4, NXC, O, OX, P, S, SB, V, W, Z |
Other changes:
| Line(s) | Description of changes |
|---|---|
| Schedule changes so that on weekdays, in both directions, service begins at approximately 5:45 a.m. Other minor schedule changes. | |
| Line 14 will be realigned in the Fruitvale District. Between 14th Ave. and 35th Ave., Line 14 will travel via E. 21st St., 23rd Ave., E. 27th St., Fruitvale Ave., and School St. It will no longer serve Brookdale Ave. Coolidge Ave., or 25th Ave. Other minor schedule changes. | |
| Between the Webster and Posey tubes and the intersection of Atlantic Ave. & Challenger Dr., buses will travel via Marina Village Parkway and Challenger Drive. Buses will no longer serve Atlantic Ave. between Challenger Dr. and Webster St. Other minor schedule changes. | |
| Line 70 travels between Rheem Ave. and Barrett Ave. via Rheem Ave., 13th St., Lincoln Ave., and 23rd and 22nd streets. It no longer serves 18th St. or 19th St. (The change occurred in June but is now being made permanent.) | |
| Line 96 will be extended west in Alameda Point. Toward Alameda Point, it will continue on West Midway Ave. to Monarch St. Toward downtown Oakland and the Dimond District, it will travel via Monarch St., West Tower Ave. and Pan Am Way before returning to West Midway Ave. Line 96 will no longer serve Marina Village Parkway or Challenger Drive; Line 19 will serve these areas. Buses will no longer serve Atlantic Ave. between Challenger Dr. and Webster St. | |
| The morning trip toward Head Royce School and Oakland Hebrew Day School operates ten minutes later, leaving North Berkeley BART at 7:24 a.m. (The change occurred in September but will now be accurate on apps and web sites.) | |
| Toward Irvington High School and Horner Junior High School, there will be three trips instead of two. The trips will operate beginning earlier in the morning, leaving Milpitas Blvd. and Dixon Landing Rd. at 7:02, 7;04, and 7:06 a.m. | |
| Trips leaving Korematsu Middle School at 1:45 p.m. will leave ten minutes earlier, at 1:35 p.m. Other minor schedule changes on Line 667. | |
| The morning trip toward El Cerrito High School will operate later, beginning at Richmond BART at 7:08 a.m. | |
| Until the Salesforce Transit Center reopens, Line 800 will stop on Beale St. at Howard St., near the Temporary Transbay Terminal, instead of on 1st St. at Mission St. | |
| One new trip will operate toward San Francisco, beginning on Highland Way at Highland Ave. at 8:46 a.m. | |
| A new morning schedule will operate three more trips, for a total of nine, leaving Solano Ave. and Colusa Ave. between 6:10 a.m. and 8:51 a.m. Evening trips will have minor schedule changes. | |
| Line G will no longer serve areas of Richmond St. between Potrero Ave. and Central Ave. Instead, buses will begin at Central Avenue and San Pablo, continuing to the intersection of Richmond St. and Fairmount Avenue and on to San Francisco. Trips from San Francisco will serve the stop at Richmond St. and Fairmount Ave., then continue to the end of line at Central Avenue and San Pablo. One new trip added leaving San Francisco at 4:10 p.m. Other minor schedule changes. | |
| One new trip will leave San Pablo Ave. & Barrett Ave. at 8:35 a.m. Other minor schedule changes. | |
| One new trip will leave San Francisco at 4:25 p.m. | |
| Line L will use the Central Ave. interchange of Interstate 80 instead of Buchanan St. Line LA will serve areas of Pierce St. between Central Ave. and Buchanan St. New trips leave San Francisco at 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Other minor schedule changes. | |
| Line LA will begin and end its trips at Park Central & Hilltop Dr., and not serve the Hilltop Green area. Toward San Francisco, Line LA will exit Interstate 80 at Central Ave. and serve stops on Pierce St. between Central Ave. before re-entering the freeway at Buchanan St. Similarly, returning from San Francisco, Line LA will exit Interstate 80 at Buchanan St. and serve stops on Pierce St. before re-entering the freeway at Central Ave. The 7:15 p.m. trip from San Francisco will leave fifteen minutes later at 7:30 p.m., and one new trip has been added leaving San Francisco at 8:00 p.m. | |
| LC | Line discontinued, but new trips on both Line L and Line LA leave at 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. |
| Trip at 8:30 p.m. from San Francisco discontinued. | |
| New schedule has 12 trips (instead of 13) leaving San Francisco between 4:05 p.m. and 7:50 p.m. Other minor schedule changes. | |
| New schedule adds two trips in the morning, leaving Highland Way & Highland Ave. between 6:55 a.m. and 8:55 a.m. | |
| One new trip added each way, leaving Cedar Blvd. & Stevenson Blvd. at 8:00 a.m. and leaving San Francisco at 3:30 p.m. | |
| One new trip added each way, leaving College Ave. & Broadway at 8:50 a.m. and leaving San Francisco at 3:50 p.m. | |
| New schedule adds two trips in the morning, leaving Broadway & Blanding between 5:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Minor schedule changes in the evening. | |
| Other |
Minor schedule changes on lines 28, 51B, 65, 72, 72M, 72R, 210, 216, 621, 681, 851, CB, NL and O. |
"Minor schedule changes" are those that move the times of bus trips earlier or later by a few minutes.
In addition, lines that have trips that operate school days only will have updated information available on the specific dates they operate available on the AC Transit web site, actransit.org. These lines are 33, 39, 46, 51A, 72M, 76, 95, 97, 217, and 600 through 699.
New schedules and route maps are available at actransit.org. Look for new pocket timetables for lines 12, 14, 19, 28, 51B, 65, 70, 72, 72M, 72R, 96, 210, 216, 800, NL and O on your bus (other timetables are available online or by request from AC Transit Customer Service). For specific questions, call (510) 891-4777, or use the online form.
