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Union City Transit

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Founded
  
1974

Locale
  
Union City, California

Website
  
Transit

Headquarters
  
34650 Seventh Street

Routes
  
8

Service type
  
bus service, paratransit

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. The service was formerly known as "the Flea." 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.

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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 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

    • Fares

    Fares are effective 12 October 2013

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

    • References

    Union City Transit Wikipedia
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