About:VTA/service change/10-31-2022

VTA 10-31-2022

Changing seasons and changing traffic conditions could only mean one thing, it’s time to change things up again at VTA! The following bus and light rail service changes will take effect on Monday, October 31, 2022.

Be sure to check the updated bus schedules for better coordination with new light rail, Caltrain, and BART schedules.

Blue, Green, and Orange Light Rail Lines: All light rail lines will operate every 15 minutes during the day on weekdays. There will also be adjustments to the evening schedules.

Bus Route 21: Weekday service will be extended to 9:30 p.m. in addition to other minor schedule adjustments.

Bus Route 23: A new, 9:20 p.m. westbound trip will be added for Sunday evening along with schedule adjustments on weekdays and Sunday.

Bus Route 40: Improved weekday evening service will operate every 50 minutes, with all buses serving the Mountain View Transit Center. Other minor schedule adjustments will be made.

Bus Route 57: The 8:32 a.m. northbound trip on Saturdays will start at West Valley College. Minor schedule adjustments will be made to the weekday and weekend schedules.

Bus Route 200: This late night route from Milpitas BART to Mountain View will be restored and will operate 3 westbound trips every day after the Orange Line stops running.

Bus Route Rapid 500: The northbound bus stop and timepoint will move from Taylor & 13th to Taylor & 11th. The southbound bus stop and timepoint will move to 10th & Taylor. Improved weekend service will operate every 15 minutes to match the new BART schedule. Minor schedule adjustments will be made to the weekday and weekend schedules as well.

Bus Route Rapid 523: The bus stop and timepoint will move from Stevens Creek & Winchester to Stevens Creek & Santana Row/Valley Fair. The 8:38 p.m. westbound weekday trip will be extended to Lockheed Martin. Minor schedule adjustments will also be made to the weekday and weekend schedules.

Bus Route Rapid 568: An earlier morning northbound trip will be added leaving Gilroy at 4:56 a.m. as well as a later evening southbound trip leaving Diridon Station at 7:23 p.m. Other minor schedule adjustments will be made.

Major Schedule Changes: Bus Routes 23, 25, 27, 37, 39, 53, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 72, and 73.

Other Schedule Changes: Bus Routes 20, 22, 26, 31, 42, 44, 47, 51/51H, 55, 64A, 64B, 66, 68, 70, 71, 77, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, Express 101, Express 102, Express 103, Express 104, Express 121, and Rapid 522.

With these October service changes being the last set of changes planned for 2022, we look forward to kicking off 2023 with changes in January that get us even closer to full pre-pandemic service levels. The Board of Directors adopted the 2023 Transit Service Plan at its meeting on October 6, 2022, which gives VTA the green light to phase into this plan throughout 2023.

Planned changes in January include restoring weekday early morning and/or late night hours of operation on some routes, and weekend frequencies and hours of operation on other routes.