City of Santa 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 2022, the system had a ridership of 2,111,800, or about 11,600 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2022. 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.

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
Routes9 local routes
2 Station Link routes
7 Commuter Express routes
21 school routes
Hubs
Fleet87
Daily ridership11,600 (weekdays, Q4 2022)[1]
Annual ridership2,111,800 (2022)[2]
Fuel typeCNG
Diesel
Gasoline
OperatorMV Transportation
Websitesantaclaritatransit.com

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works pays 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, Stevenson Ranch, Sunset Pointe, Val Verde, and as far south as the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.

History
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]

In mid-2007 Santa Clarita Transit 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, Santa Clarita Transit began Summer Beach bus service to Santa Monica, from Canyon Country, and Newhall. They were separated into two routes servicing each destination to Santa Monica. However, the 2023 Summer Beach Bus, is no longer serving Santa Monica Beach, it instead is serving Ventura Harbor. The service stops at Via Princessa Metrolink Station & McBean Regional Transit Center. This service is only operated during the summer.

Transfer Stations

Transit Maintenance Facility

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

Fixed-route Service

Local Routes
Route No. North/West Terminal Via South/East Terminal Major Destinations Served Frequency
1 Castaic Sloan Canyon Rd, Lake Hughes Rd, Ridge Route Rd, Parker Rd, The Old Road, Commerce Center Dr, Newhall Ranch Road, Ave Stanford, Rye Canyon Rd, Ave Scott, Ave Tibbits, McBean Parkway McBean Regional Transit Center 45-60 minutes

[Interlined with Route 2]

2 Val Verde Chiquito Cyn Rd (westbound) San Martinez Rd, Commerce Center Dr (eastbound), Hasley Canyon Rd (eastbound), Del Valle (eastbound), Newhall Ranch Road, Ave Stanford, Rye Canyon Rd, Ave Scott, Ave Tibbits, McBean Parkway McBean Regional Transit Center
  • Val Verde Park
  • Valencia Commerce Center (eastbound)
  • Valencia Industrial Center
  • Valencia High School
  • Westfield Valencia Town Center
 45-60 minutes

[Interlined with Route 1]

3 Six Flags Magic Mountain
(main gate)		 Magic Mountain Pkwy, Tourney Rd, Valencia Blvd, McBean Regional Transit Center, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Bouquet Cyn Rd, Seco Cyn Rd, Hazel St, Tamarack Ln Seco Canyon
(Tamarack loop)
  • Kaiser Medical Center
  • College of the Canyons Valencia Campus
  • Westfield Valencia Town Center
  • Arroyo Seco Jr. High School
 70 minutes

[Interlined with Route 7]

4 Bouquet Canyon
(LARC Ranch)		 Bouquet Canyon Rd, Alaminos Dr, Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Blvd, Rockwell Cyn Rd, Tournament Rd, Wiley Cyn Rd, Lyons Ave, Newhall Ave, Market St, Railroad Ave Newhall station 60 minutes

[Interlined with Route 14]

5 Stevenson Ranch Hemingway Ave, Kavenaugh Ln, Mallory Dr, Faulkner Dr, Poe Pkwy, Stevenson Ranch Pkwy, The Old Rd, Chiquella Ln, Lyons Ave, Newhall Ave, Market St, Railroad Ave, Dalbey Dr, Orchard Village Rd, McBean Pkwy, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Blvd, Soledad Cyn Rd, Golden Valley Rd, Centre Pointe Pkwy, Ruether Ave, Sierra Highway Vasquez Canyon
  • Hart High School
  • Newhall Community Center
  • Newhall station
  • Civic Center
  • Santa Clarita station
  • Bowman High School (select trips)
  • Aquatic Center
  • Canyon Country Library
  • College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus (select trips)
 45-90 minutes

[Interlined with Route 6]

6 Stevenson Ranch Hemingway Ave, Kavenaugh Ln, Mallory Dr, Faulkner Dr, Poe Pkwy, Stevenson Ranch Pkwy, The Old Rd, Chiquella Ln, Lyons Ave, Newhall Ave, Market St, Railroad Ave, Dalbey Dr, Orchard Village Rd, McBean Pkwy, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Blvd, Soledad Cyn Rd, Golden Valley Rd, Centre Pointe Pkwy, Ruether Ave, Mammoth Ln, Shadow Pines Blvd Shadow Pines
  • Hart High School
  • Newhall Community Center
  • Newhall station
  • Civic Center
  • Santa Clarita station
  • Bowman High School (select trips)
  • Aquatic Center
  • Canyon Country Library
 30-60 minutes

[Interlined with Route 5]

7 Six Flags Magic Mountain
(main gate)		 Magic Mountain Pkwy, The Old Road, Valencia Blvd, McBean Regional Transit Center, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Rye Cyn Rd, Kelly Johnson Pkwy, Constellation Rd, Decoro Dr, Copper Hill Dr, Seco Cyn Rd, Hazel St, Tamarack Ln Seco Canyon
(Tamarack loop)
  • Six Flags Magic Mountain
  • College of the Canyons Valencia Campus
  • Westfield Valencia Town Center
  • City of Santa Clarita Transit Offices
  • Valencia High School
 70 minutes

[Interlined with Route 3]

12 McBean Regional Transit Center Valencia Bl, Bouquet Cyn Rd, Railroad Ave, Newhall Ave, Sierra Hwy, Via Princessa (select trips), Soledad Cyn Rd, Whites Cyn Rd Plum Canyon
(Heller Circle)		 10-35 minutes
14 Plum Canyon
(Heller Circle)		 Heller Circle, Plum Cyn Rd, Bouquet Canyon Rd, Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Blvd, Rockwell Cyn Rd, Tournament Rd, Wiley Cyn Rd, Lyons Ave, Newhall Ave, Market St, Railroad Av Newhall station
  • Saugus High School
  • College of the Canyons Valencia Campus
  • California Institute of the Arts
  • Hart High School
  • Santa Clarita Senior Center
  • Hart Park
  • Newhall Community Center
  • Newhall Library
 60 minutes

[Interlined with Route 4]

Station Link service provides service from the Santa Clarita Metrolink 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
East Terminal West Terminal
501 Santa Clarita Metrolink Magic Mountain
(employee gate)		 Soledad Canyon Road, Magic Mountain Parkway, Tourney Road, Valencia Boulevard.
  • Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at the Santa Clarita Metrolink station.
502 Santa Clarita Metrolink Valencia Commerce Center Soledad Canyon Road, Bouquet Canyon Road, Newhall Ranch Road, Avenue Tibbits, Avenue Scott, Rye Canyon Road, Avenue Stanford, Commerce Center Drive, Livingston Avenue, Witherspoon Parkway.
  • Also serves Valencia Industrial Center.
  • Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at the Santa Clarita Metrolink station.

Supplemental School Day Service

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.

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 630 – Golden Valley High School & Bowman High School
  • Route 632 – Canyon High School
  • Route 633 – Saugus High School
  • Route 634 – Rancho 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 639 - Saugus High School
  • Route 640 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
  • Route 641 – Placerita Jr. High School & Hart High School
  • Route 642 – Bowman High School & Canyon High School & La Mesa Jr. High School
  • Route 643 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
  • Route 644 – La Mesa Jr. High School

Commuter Express Service

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.

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 Metrolink Station on weekdays.
Route AM Pick-up
PM Drop-off		 AM Drop-off
PM Pick-up		 Via Notes
791
 Warner Center
Victory Bl & Topanga Canyon Bl		 Santa Clarita
Av Stanford & Technology Dr		 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 & Constellation Bl		 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 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 Metrolink 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
  • Also serves Newhall Metrolink Station, Chatsworth Metrolink Station
797
 Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita Metrolink station		 Century City
Century Park West & Constellation Bl		 In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue
Express Portion: I-5, I-405
In West LA: Westwood Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard
  • Also serves Newhall Metrolink Station, UCLA
799
 Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita Metrolink station		 Downtown Los Angeles
7th St & Spring St (AM)
8th St & Spring St (PM)		 In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue
Express Portion: I-5
In Downtown LA: Alameda Street, 1st Street, Hope Street

Fares

Exact cash fare is required. Under 5, up to 3 per fare-paying rider, ride for free. Passes are stored on reusable Transit Access Pass (TAP) cards that cost $2 each. Customers can also store cash-value on their TAP card that can be used with any Los Angeles county transit agency that accepts TAP. Since February 2018 fares are available for purchase on the Token Transit mobile ticketing app.[7]

The following table shows City of Santa Clarita Transit fares,[8] effective January 1, 2020:

Fare Type Regular Senior (60+)/
Disabled		 Notes
Local, School, Station Link
Single Ride $1 Free
Local Day Pass $2.50 1
Monthly Pass $34 1
Dial-A-Ride
Single Ride $2
Commuter Express Route 757
Single Ride $3 $1.50
Monthly Pass $110 $55 1
EZ transit pass + Zone 3 $176 $70.5 1, 2, 3
Interagency Transfer $.55 1
Commuter Express Routes 791, 796
Single Ride $4 $2
Monthly Pass $150 $75 1
EZ transit pass + Zone 4 $198 $80 1, 2, 3
Interagency Transfer $.55 1
Commuter Express Routes 792, 794, 797 & 799
Single Ride $4.50 $2.25
Monthly Pass $170 $85 1
EZ transit pass + Zone 5 $220 $89.5 1, 2, 3
Interagency Transfer $.55 1

Notes:

  1. TAP card required.
  2. The EZ transit pass is a monthly pass good for local travel on 21 different public transit carriers throughout the Greater Los Angeles region.
  3. Senior discount eligibility starts at age 62 for EZ transit pass.

Fleet

The City of Santa Clarita transit fleet consists of 87 Standard Vehicles and 33 Paratransit vehicles as of April 2022.[9][10][11]

On November 6, 2017, Bus 102 was totalled in a fatal multi-vehicle accident on Sierra Highway.[12]

Active
Fleet
Number(s)		 Photo Build
Date		 Manufacturer Model Notes
100 2017 Hometown Trolley Villager CNG Used for Events. Seats 28 passengers.
101 2001 Chance Coach American Heritage Streetcar AH-28 Used for Events. Seats 28 passengers. Runs on Diesel.
102-104, 106-112 2013 Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' Seats 42 passengers.
113-123 2014
124-127 2018
128-134 2019
135-140 2020
146-149 2022
142-145 2021 Gillig Low Floor CNG 29'
177-178 2007 NABI 60-BRT CNG Used on school and local service. Seats 60 passengers.
188-194 2010 New Flyer C40LFR Seats 38 passengers.
255-258 2010 MCI D4500CT Used for Commuter Express. Seats 55 passengers.
259-264 2013
265-269 2015 D4500CT CNG
270-279 2017
280-282 2018
283-284 2020
285-286 2022
368-371 2012 Glaval Bus Universal 23' Used for Dial-a-Ride services. Seats 18 passengers.
372-389 2017/18 Universal 23' CNG

References
  1. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  2. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2022" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  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. "Santa Clarita Transit Unveils New Token Transit App". City of Santa Clarita. February 5, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  8. "Fares & Passes". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  9. "2013 Transportation Development Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  10. "Our Fleet". City of Santa Clarita Transit. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  11. "City of Santa Clarita Transit – CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  12. "Canyon Country woman killed in Santa Clarita crash is identified". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
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