Omnitrans

Omnitrans, stylized as "OmniTrans," is a public transportation agency in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The largest transit operator within San Bernardino County, it serves the San Bernardino Valley.[1] The agency was established in 1976 through a joint powers agreement[1] and today includes 15 cities and portions of the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. In addition to the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, Omnitrans provides service to parts of Riverside and Los Angeles Counties. Omnitrans currently carries about 11 million passengers per year. Omnitrans currently operates fixed route bus service, bus rapid transit and a paratransit service for the disabled, “Access.” Omnitrans operates throughout the urbanized area of southwestern San Bernardino County: south of the San Bernardino Mountains, from Upland, Montclair, and Chino in the west to Redlands, California and Yucaipa in the east. The Omnitrans service area covers approximately 480 square miles (1,200 km2).[1]

Omnitrans
ParentOmnitrans Joint Powers Authority
Founded1976[1]
Headquarters1700 West Fifth Street
San Bernardino, California
LocaleSan Bernardino Valley
Service areaSan Bernardino Valley
Service typeBus, Bus rapid transit, Paratransit
Routes28
Stations16 BRT[2]
Fleet157 buses
Daily ridership21,300 (weekdays, Q4 2023)[3]
Annual ridership6,429,000 (2023)[4]
Fuel typeCNG, battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell
OperatorFirst Transit (paratransit only)
Chief executiveErin Rogers[5][6]
Websiteomnitrans.org

In 2023, the system had a ridership of 6,429,000, or about 21,300 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

History

In October 2019, Omnitrans faced increasing deficits and reduced service. They plan to cut service by 11 percent. They were the operator for the Arrow commuter rail service between San Bernardino and Redlands. the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Transit Committee voted to transfer the operation and construction duties to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority.[7]

The Transit Committee, announced that it would launch a study considering “complete consolidation” of Omnitrans under the SBCTA due to a $520 million fiscal deficit over the next 20 years.[8][9] However, in 2021, SBCTA decided against the consolidation of omnitrans due to a study that it commissioned. That indicated, that due to state law, SBCTA was required to pay off the agency's unfunded pension liability, at a one-time cost of between $100 million to $174 million.[10] Instead SBCTA opted to provide $100 million to Omnitrans to keep it viable through 2040[11]

Omnitrans formerly operated OmniLink, a demand-response service that operated in Yucaipa and Chino Hills. OmniLink ceased operation 29 August 2014.[12]

Future

On February 27, 2020 it was announced that Omnitrans placed a new order for four forty-foot, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty transit buses.[13]

On March 1, 2023 the Omnitrans Board of Directors approved the purchase of four New Flyer Fuel Cell buses[14]

Routes

Local routes
Route Terminals Via Notes
1 Colton

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

 San Bernardino

Lynwood Dr & Victoria Av

 Valley Bl, Vernon Av, Pacific St
2 San Bernardino

Palm Park & Ride

 Loma Linda

VA Hospital

 Kendall Dr, N St, E St,
3 San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

 Baseline St, Highland Av
  • Counter-clockwise route
4
  • Clockwise route
6 San Bernardino

Cal State San Bernardino

San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

 Northpark Bl, Sierra Wy
8 San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

 Yucaipa

Crafton Hills College

 Tippecanoe Av, Redlands Bl, Lugonia Av
  • Selected trips serves the Amazon Fulfillment Center
  • Serves San Bernardino–Tippecanoe Station and Redlands–Downtown Station
10 San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

 Fontana

Fontana Transit Center

 Northpark Bl, Baseline St
  • Serves San Bernardino Transit Center
14 San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

 Fontana

Fontana Transit Center

 Foothill Bl
15 Redlands

Redlands–Downtown Station

 Fontana

Fontana Transit Center

 Orange St, Merrill Av
  • Selected trips serves the Amazon Air Freight Fulfillment Center
  • Serves Citrus Plaza and San Bernardino Transit Center
19 Yucaipa

Yucaipa Transit Center

 Fontana

Fontana Transit Center

 Citrus Av, Barton Rd, San Bernardino Av
  • Serves Crafton Hills College
22 Colton

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

 Rialto

Alder Av & Casa Grande Dr

 Riverside Av
61 Pomona

Pomona Transit Center

 Fontana

Fontana Transit Center

 Holt Av, San Bernardino Av
66 Montclair

Montclair Transit Center

 Fontana

Fontana Transit Center

 Foothill Bl
  • Serves Montclair Place
67 Rancho Cucamonga

Chaffey College

 Fontana

Fontana Transit Center

 Baseline Rd
81 Rancho Cucamonga

Chaffey College

 Ontario

East Ontario Station

 Haven Av
82 Rancho Cucamonga

Foothill Bl & Day Creek Bl

(weekday only)

 Fontana

Summit Av & Lytle Creek Rd

 Milliken Av, Jurupa Av, Sierra Wy
  • Serves Rancho Cucamonga Station, Ontario Mills and Fontana Transit Center
Fontana

Banana Av & Cherry Av

83 Chino

Chino Transit Center

 Upland

Euclid Av & Foothill Bl

 Euclid Av
  • Serves Ontario Station and Upland Station
84 Chino

Chino Transit Center

 Montclair

Montclair Transit Center

 Mountain Av
85 Chino

Chino Transit Center

 Rancho Cucamonga

Chaffey College

 Central Av, Arrow Hwy, Arrow Rte
  • Serves Montclair Place and Montclair Transit Center
87 Rancho Cucamonga

Chaffey College

 Eastvale

Amazon Eastvale

 19th St, Ontario Ranch Rd
  • Serves Ontario Station
88 Chino Hills

Gran Av & City Center Dr

 Montclair

Montclair Transit Center

 Ramona Av
  • Serves Montclair Place

Express routes
Route Terminals Via Notes
sbX Green Line San Bernardino

Palm Park & Ride

 Loma Linda

VA Hospital

 Kendall Dr, N St, E St,
sbX Purple Line Pomona

Pomona Transit Center

 Rancho Cucamonga

Victoria gardens

 Holt Bl
  • Opening in 2025
215 San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

 Riverside

University Av & Lemon St

 I-215
290 San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

 Montclair

Montclair Transit Center

 I-10, I-215
  • Suspended

Shuttle routes
Route Terminals Via Notes
300 San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

 2nd St
305 San Bernardino

San Bernardino Transit Center

 Grand Terrace

Barton Rd & Town Square

 Waterman Av
312 San Bernardino

Cal State San Bernardino

 Fontana

Fontana Transit Center

 Linden Av
319 Yucaipa

Yucaipa Transit Center

 5th St, California St
  • South Loop
Bryant St
  • North Loop
380 Rancho Cucamonga

Rancho Cucamonga Station

 Ontario

Ontario International Airport

 Haven Av

OmniAccess ADA Service

Access provides public transportation services for persons who are physically or cognitively unable to use regular bus service (ADA certified and/or Omnitrans Disability Identification Card holders). Access operates curb to- curb service with minibuses or vans, complementing the Omnitrans fixed-route bus system. The Access service area is defined as up to 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) on either side of an existing fixed route. Service is available on the same days and at the same times that fixed-route services operate.[2]

Omni Ride

Omni Ride does served as Bloomington, Chino, Chino Hills, and Upland area.[15]

Bus fleet

Active fleet
Make/Model Fleet Numbers Thumbnail Year Engine Transmission Notes
New Flyer C40LFR 1201-1227 2009 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R 6 speed
Cummins Westport L9N
New Flyer XN40 1251-1270 2012 Cummins Westport ISL G Voith D864.5
New Flyer XN40 1281-1296 2014 Cummins Westport ISL G Voith D864.5
New Flyer XN40 1301-1315 2015 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40 1321-1333 2016 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40 1341-1364 2018 Cummins Westport L9N Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40 2341-2363 2019 Cummins Westport L9N Allison B3400 xFE 6 speed
New Flyer XE40 2501-2504 2021 Siemens ELFA2 XALT Energy
New Flyer XN60 6001-6014 2012 Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B500R 6 speed
  • Used only on sbX Bus Rapid Transit service
New Flyer XN60 6015 2018 Cummins Westport L9N Allison B500R
  • Used only on sbX Bus Rapid Transit service

References
  1. "About Omnitrans". Omnitrans. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. "Transit Services". Omnitrans. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. "Erin Rogers Named Omnitrans CEO and General Manager – OmniTrans". Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  6. "StackPath".
  7. Scauzillo, Steve (21 October 2019). "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". The Sun. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". 21 October 2019.
  9. "SBCTA Adds New Department to Organization". 9 December 2019.
  10. https://omnitrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Item-E3-Attachments-B-C-1.pdf
  11. "Omnitrans dodges takeover, but endures service cuts and layoffs". 16 January 2021.
  12. "OmniLink service ends in Chino Hills and Yucaipa". Omnitrans. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  13. "Omnitrans expands California's zero-emission public transit footprint with four new Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses from New Flyer" (Press release). St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA: New Flyer of America Inc. 2020-02-27. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  14. "Purchase Order MNT23-25 Fuel Cell Bus Purchases". omnitrans.primegov.com. Omnitrans. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  15. "OmniTrans On Demand Ride".
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