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Amtrak Thruway is a feeder bus network for [[Amtrak]] train routes. In the Bay Area, Amtrak Thruway provides service from:
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* San Francisco to Emeryville
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Amtrak Thruway is a bus network to support [[Amtrak]] train routes. Its main functions are to connect cities off the train route (San Francisco and Emeryville, Eureka and Martinez), and to fill service gaps between the Amtrak routes (e.g. Bakersfield and Los Angeles, San Jose and San Luis Obispo). Because Amtrak trains run on tracks mostly owned by private railroads, Amtrak cannot operate trains when and where track capacity is constrained.
* Santa Rosa and Napa to Martinez
 
* San Jose to Stockton
 
* [[Highway 17 Express|Santa Cruz to San Jose]]†
 
* [[MST 55|Monterey to San Jose]]†
 
  
By state law, except Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Highway 50 routes, Amtrak Thruway tickets can only be purchased as a part of a train trip. It is possible to buy a train-bus ticket from Los Angeles to [[Wasco Station]] (one stop on the San Joaquin train from Bakersfield) and only take the bus from LA to Bakersfield.  
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By California law, except Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Highway 50 routes, Amtrak bus tickets can only be purchased as a part of a train trip. It is possible to buy a train-bus ticket from Los Angeles to [[Wasco Station]] (one stop on the San Joaquin train from Bakersfield) and only take the bus from LA to Bakersfield.  
  
 
† - Santa Cruz and Monterey routes are regular transit routes that accept Amtrak Thruway tickets.
 
† - Santa Cruz and Monterey routes are regular transit routes that accept Amtrak Thruway tickets.
  
[http://www.dot.ca.gov/rail/go/dor/division-of-rail-reports/index.cfm Statewide train and Thruway bus timetable]
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: [http://www.dot.ca.gov/rail/go/dor/division-of-rail-reports/index.cfm Statewide train and Thruway bus timetable]
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==Thruway routes==
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[[Category:Amtrak]]

Latest revision as of 17:12, 6 August 2012

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Amtrak Thruway is a bus network to support Amtrak train routes. Its main functions are to connect cities off the train route (San Francisco and Emeryville, Eureka and Martinez), and to fill service gaps between the Amtrak routes (e.g. Bakersfield and Los Angeles, San Jose and San Luis Obispo). Because Amtrak trains run on tracks mostly owned by private railroads, Amtrak cannot operate trains when and where track capacity is constrained.

By California law, except Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Highway 50 routes, Amtrak bus tickets can only be purchased as a part of a train trip. It is possible to buy a train-bus ticket from Los Angeles to Wasco Station (one stop on the San Joaquin train from Bakersfield) and only take the bus from LA to Bakersfield.

† - Santa Cruz and Monterey routes are regular transit routes that accept Amtrak Thruway tickets.

Statewide train and Thruway bus timetable

Thruway routes

Route Destinations
Portland - Eugene {{{3}}}
Santa Cruz - San Jose Diridon Station (Weekday/weekend) - San Jose State University (Weekday selected trips) {{{3}}}
[[Pacific Crest Bus Lines|]] {{{3}}}
Brookings - Crescent City - Medford - Klamath Falls {{{3}}}
Merced - Mariposa - Yosemite National Park {{{3}}}