Union City Transit

Union City Transit

Founded	1974
Headquarters	34650 Seventh Street
Locale	Union City, California
Service type	bus service, paratransit
Routes	8
Website	Transit

Union City Transit is a public transit service in Union City, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It began operations in 1974 with the opening of the Union City BART station. ^[1] The service was formerly known as "the Flea." ^[2] As of October 12, 2013, Union City Transit is operating nine bus lines that connect riders to local destinations, such as schools, shopping centers, and the Union City BART station. Nine routes operate Monday-Friday, seven routes operate on Saturday, and four routes operate on Sunday. On August 1 2015, Union City Transit will go to eight bus lines as Route 6 will no longer be in service due to low ridership.^[3]

AC Transit also provides service to Union City.

Routes

The main transfer points for Union City Transit are located at Union City BART and Union Landing Transit Center. On 12 October 2013, the transit agency expanded its service significantly^[4] by providing:

• New routes on top of its existing services (removing the A and B suffixes from Route 1)
• More hours on its most popular services
• Sunday service on four routes (Routes 1, 3, 4, and 7)
• A more frequent service along Alvarado-Niles Road, one of the city's main arterial roads (Routes 1, 3, 5, 8, and 9)
• A new express service (Route 9) that operates peak periods between BART and residential neighborhoods on the western part of the city

Route & Name	Terminals		Days of Operation	Via	Notes
1 Delores	Union City BART	Union City Blvd. & Dyer St.	Daily	Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union Landing, Dyer St., Contempo Park, Delores St., Rocklin St., Union City Blvd.	Operates clockwise around Dyer Street, Meteor Street, and Delores Street. For counterclockwise service, see Route 7.
2 Whipple	Union City BART	Union Landing Transit Center	Weekdays & Saturdays	Decoto District, Whipple Ave., Kaiser Hospital, Union City Blvd., Smith St.	Weekdays: bus continues as Route 3 (Almaden) at Union Landing back to BART Saturdays: bus continues as Route 8 (Alvarado-Niles) at Union Landing back to BART
3 Almaden	Union City BART	Union Landing Transit Center	Daily	Alvarado-Niles Rd., Medallion St., Almaden St., The Tropics	Weekdays: bus continues as Route 2 (Whipple) at Union Landing back to BART Weekends: bus continues as Route 4 (Tamarack) at Union Landing back to BART
4 Tamarack	Union City BART	Union Landing Transit Center	Daily	Seventh St., Seven Hills, Mission Blvd., Tamarack Rd., Whipple Ave., Calaveras Landing Shopping Center, Dyer St.	Weekdays: bus continues as Route 8 (Alvarado-Niles) at Union Landing back to BART Weekends: bus continues as Route 3 (Almaden) at Union Landing back to BART
5 Dyer	Union City BART	Union City Blvd. & Dyer St.	Weekdays & Saturdays	Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union Landing, Dyer St., Alvarado Blvd., Union City Sports Center, Union City Blvd., Regents St.	Operates counterclockwise around Union City Blvd., Dyer St., and Regents St. before returning to BART
6 Central	Union City BART	East Plaza	Weekdays	Mann St., Perry St., H St., Civic Center, Alvarado-Niles Rd., Central Ave., Whipple Ave., Decoto District	Operates two morning (from 6am to 7:50am) and three afternoon trips (from 3:30pm to 6:20pm) No BART access available from East Plaza terminal
7 Alvarado Circulator	Union Landing Transit Center		Daily	Dyer St., Calaveras Landing Shopping Center, Whipple Ave., Kaiser Hospital, Union City Sports Center, Union City Blvd., Delores St., Contempo Park	Operates counterclockwise around Dyer Street, Delores Street, and Meteor Street. For clockwise service, see Route 1.
8 Alvarado-Niles	Union City BART	Union Landing Transit Center	Weekdays & Saturdays	Alvarado-Niles Rd.	Weekdays: bus continues as Route 4 (Tamarack) at Union Landing back to BART Saturdays: bus continues as Route 2 (Whipple) at Union Landing back to BART
9 Dyer Express	Union City BART	Union City Blvd. & Rocklin St.	Weekdays	Alvarado-Niles Rd., Union Landing, Dyer St., Union City Blvd.	Operates AM commute to BART every 45 minutes from 6:27am to 8:17am Operates PM commute from BART every 45 minutes from 4:18pm to 6:55pm

Fares

Fares are effective 12 October 2013 ^[5]

Type	Adults (18-59)	Youth (6-17) ^†	Senior (60+)/Disabled ^‡
Single ride	US$2.00	US$1.25	US$1.00
Monthly Passes	US$55.00	US$35.00	US$26.00

• † Children under six years of age may ride free, but must be accompanied by an adult.
• ‡ Appropriate identification must be presented to obtain the discounted Senior/Disabled fare.

Transfers ^₮	Fees
Union City Transit Transfer	FREE
BART-to-Bus	US$0.50
AC Transit & Dumbarton Express Transfers	US$0.25
BART Plus Pass	FREE

• ₮ Transfers are only issued with cash fares at the time of boarding. Transfers and passes must be valid.

References

1. Nelson/Nygard Consulting Associates (November 2007). "Short Range Transit Plan: FY 2008-2017" (PDF). Union City, CA: City of Union City: 1–1. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
2. "Union City Time-Line". Union City Historical Museum. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 1974: First City-Wide Bus Service (The Flea) starts
3. "Union City route changes". Union City Website. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-15. 2015: (The Flea) starts
4. Union City Transit Short Range Plan (2013-2022)
5. Union City Transit

External links

• Union City Transit official pages
• Union City Transit info at transit.511.org
• Bus pictures at Transit Rider