Yuba-Sutter Transit

{{Short description|Municipal public bus transit service in northern California, US}}

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| name = Yuba-Sutter Transit

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| parent = Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority

| operator = Storer Transit Systems

| founded = 1975{{cite web|url=http://www.yubasuttertransit.com/about.htm|title=Annual Board Report - January 2015|author=Staff|publisher=Yuba-Sutter Transit|date=January 2015|access-date=July 4, 2015}}

| headquarters = 2100 B Street

| locale = Marysville, California

| service_area = Yuba–Sutter area

| service_type = Bus service

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| routes = 8

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| fuel_type = Diesel

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| website = [http://www.yubasuttertransit.com yubasuttertransit.com]

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The Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority, operating as Yuba-Sutter Transit, is the public transportation agency serving the Yuba–Sutter area in Northern California.

Service

Yuba-Sutter Transit runs six local bus routes in Marysville, Yuba City and surrounding communities, running hourly or half-hourly between 6:30 am and 6:30 pm Mondays through Saturdays.{{cite web|url=http://www.yubasuttertransit.com/download/guides/Ride%20Guide%208-12-13%20FINAL.pdf|title=Ride Guide & System Map|author=Staff|publisher=Yuba-Sutter Transit|date=August 12, 2013|access-date=July 4, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yubasuttertransit.com/files/5f0e5ecf9/YST_Ride+Guide_07-01-2019+Searchable.pdf|title=Ride Guide & System Map|author=Staff|first=Adam|date=July 1, 2019|website=|publisher=Yuba-Sutter Transit|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 26, 2019}} There is also weekday commuter and midday service to Sacramento along Routes 70 and 99;{{cite web|url=https://www.yubasuttertransit.com/files/5cff838dc/YST_Sacramento_07-01-2019+Searchable.pdf|title=Sacramento Commuter & Midday Express|author=Staff|date=July 1, 2019|website=Yuba-Sutter Transit|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 26, 2019}} three rural routes to Live Oak, the Yuba County foothills, and Wheatland;{{cite web|url=http://www.yubasuttertransit.com/ruralroutes.htm|title=Rural Routes|author=Staff|publisher=Yuba-Sutter Transit|access-date=July 4, 2015}} and Dial-a-Ride service available to seniors and those with disabilities as both a paratransit and door-to-door service, with general public availability offered after 6:00 pm.{{cite web|url=https://www.yubasuttertransit.com/files/0d253a92e/YST_Dial-A-Ride_07-01-2019+Searchable.pdf|title=Dial-A-Ride Services|author=Staff|date=|website=|publisher=Yuba-Sutter Transit|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=November 26, 2019}}

Fares

The basic one-way fare is $1.50 on local fixed routes, $3 on rural routes, and $4.50 on commuter and midday express services. Dial-a-Ride service has a base fare of $3 during the day and $2 after 6:00 pm for senior (65+), Disabled or ADA certified. Up to two children 4 or under may travel free with a paying adult on any route. In addition, on all routes except the commute-hour Sacramento service, a 50% fare discount is provided to seniors 65 or older, youths from 5-18, and disabled riders with approved ID.

Ticket sheets are available in denominations of fifty cents (for $10 per sheet) or seventy-five cents (for $15 per sheet), and they are good on local and rural routes, Dial-a-Ride, and routes serving Sacramento. Monthly passes valid on local fixed routes are available for $30 to the general public and $15 to youths, seniors, and the disabled.{{cite press release|first1=Keith|last1=Martin|first2=Matt|last2=Mauk|title=$6 Monthly Bus Pass Program for Eligible Riders|url=http://www.yubasuttertransit.com/PressReleases/2014/12/PressRelease_Pass%20Program%202015.pdf|location=Marysville, CA|publisher=Yuba-Sutter Transit|date=December 19, 2014|access-date=July 4, 2015}} Any discount-status passes are also valid on rural routes. For commuter services a monthly commuter pass costs $135, and a combined Yuba-Sutter Transit/Sacramento RT monthly pass for $185.

Route list

=Local fixed routes=

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Route # ! Name ! Termini ! Places served ! Headway ! Service hours
1 \| Yuba City to Yuba College \| Walton Terminal Yuba College \| Yuba City Marketplace, Yuba-Sutter Mall, Alturas & Shasta Terminal, Yuba County Government Center, Amtrak Thruway 3 connection (at 858 I Street), North Beale Transit Center \| 30 min \|rowspan="6"\| 6:30 am to 6:30 pm weekdays 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Saturdays
2 (2A clockwise, 2B counter-clockwise) \| Yuba City Loop \| N/A \| Walton Terminal, Senior Center, Alturas & Shasta Terminal, Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds, Yuba City High School \| 30 min
3 \| Olivehurst to Yuba College \| Johnson Park Yuba College \| McGowan Park & Ride, North Beale Transit Center \| 30 min
4 (4A clockwise, 4B counter-clockwise) \| Marysville Loop \| N/A \| Alturas & Shasta Terminal (4A), Marysville High School, Yuba County Government Center, Amtrak Thruway 3 connection (at 858 I Street),North Beale Transit Center (4B), Peach Tree Clinic (4B) \| 60 min
5 \| Southwest Yuba City \| Walton Terminal South Yuba City \| Bogue Park & Ride, Winco Center, Yuba City Marketplace \| 60 min
6 \| Linda Shuttle \| Yuba College Edgewater & Rupert \| North Beale Transit Center \| 60 min

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Route #

! Name

! Termini

! Places served

! Headway

! Service hours

| Yuba City to Yuba College

| Walton Terminal
Yuba College

| Yuba City Marketplace, Yuba-Sutter Mall, Alturas & Shasta Terminal, Yuba County Government Center, Amtrak Thruway 3 connection (at 858 I Street), North Beale Transit Center

| 30 min

|rowspan="6"| 6:30 am to 6:30 pm weekdays
8:30 am to 5:30 pm Saturdays

2 (2A clockwise, 2B counter-clockwise)

| Yuba City Loop

| N/A

| Walton Terminal, Senior Center, Alturas & Shasta Terminal, Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds, Yuba City High School

| 30 min

| Olivehurst to Yuba College

| Johnson Park
Yuba College

| McGowan Park & Ride, North Beale Transit Center

| 30 min

4 (4A clockwise, 4B counter-clockwise)

| Marysville Loop

| N/A

| Alturas & Shasta Terminal (4A), Marysville High School, Yuba County Government Center, Amtrak Thruway 3 connection (at 858 I Street),North Beale Transit Center (4B), Peach Tree Clinic (4B)

| 60 min

| Southwest Yuba City

| Walton Terminal
South Yuba City

| Bogue Park & Ride, Winco Center, Yuba City Marketplace

| 60 min

| Linda Shuttle

| Yuba College
Edgewater & Rupert

| North Beale Transit Center

| 60 min

=Rural=

All rural routes terminate at the Yuba County Government Center.

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Name ! Rural terminus ! Places served ! Trips
Foothill \| Brownsville \| Loma Rica, Willow Glen, Oregon House \| Tuesday–Thursday: morning inbound trip, midday round-trip, and afternoon outbound trip
Live Oak \| Live Oak \| Yuba College Sutter County Center (by reservation) \| Daily: morning inbound trip, midday round-trip, and afternoon outbound trip
Wheatland \| Wheatland \| North Beale Transit Center \| Tuesday–Thursday: morning inbound trip and afternoon outbound trip

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Name

! Rural terminus

! Places served

! Trips

Foothill

| Brownsville

| Loma Rica, Willow Glen, Oregon House

| Tuesday–Thursday: morning inbound trip, midday round-trip, and afternoon outbound trip

Live Oak

| Live Oak

| Yuba College Sutter County Center (by reservation)

| Daily: morning inbound trip, midday round-trip, and afternoon outbound trip

Wheatland

| Wheatland

| North Beale Transit Center

| Tuesday–Thursday: morning inbound trip and afternoon outbound trip

=Commuter=

Yuba-Sutter Transit provides nine scheduled peak-hour commuter bus runs each in the morning and afternoon, three along Routes 70 and six along Route 99. Morning commuter buses first depart for Sacramento at 5:20 am, with the last morning bus arriving in Sacramento at 7:45 am. The first bus in the afternoon leaves downtown Sacramento at 3:45 pm, while the last bus arrives at the Yuba County Government Center at 6:35 pm. Three midday express buses to and from Sacramento run during off-peak hours, arriving in Sacramento around 9:00 am, noon, and 2:00 pm.

History

Current fleet

There are 51 buses in the Yuba-Sutter Transit fleet currently in revenue service. Each bus uses diesel fuel and has room for two wheelchair passengers.{{cite web|url=https://www.yubasuttertransit.com/files/6fd6b2518/Yuba+-Sutter+SRTP+2015+Final+Plan_optimized.pdf#page=87 |title=Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority Short Range Transit Plan|author=LSC Transportation Consultants|publisher=Yuba-Sutter Transit|date=June 5, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015}}

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Fleet Numbers (Qty.) ! Manufacturer ! Model ! Year ! Seated capacity ! Notes
1681–1686 (6) \| Glaval \| Titan II 4500 \| 2014 \| 16 \| Used for Dial-a-Ride and rural service
1690–1691 (10) \| Glaval \| Universal \| 2019 \| 16 \| Used for Dial-a-Ride and rural service
2721–2725, 2727 (6) \| NABI/Optima \| Opus 29SD \| 2008 \| 27 \| Used for local fixed route service
3150–3160 (11) \| Gillig \| Low Floor G27B \| 2019 \| 31 \| Used for local fixed-route service
3230–3240 (11) \| Gillig \| 35DD \| 2013–14 \| 32 \| Used for local fixed-route service
5701–5713 (13) \| MCI \| D4500 \| 2010, 2012, 2018 \| 57 \| Used for Sacramento commuter service

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Fleet Numbers (Qty.)

! Manufacturer

! Model

! Year

! Seated capacity

! Notes

1681–1686 (6)

| Glaval

| Titan II 4500

| 2014

| 16