Minor service changes begin on December 18
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11/22/2011
Service changes on several bus lines go into effect Sunday, December 18.
| Line | Description of Changes |
|---|---|
| 51A | Trips operating school days only redesignated as Line 634. Other minor schedule adjustments. |
| 60 | School-day-only trip leaving Cal State East Bay at 3:38 p.m. discontinued. |
| 70 | School-day-only trip leaving Juan Crespi Middle School redesignated as Line 685. Other minor schedule changes. |
| 76 | School-day-only trip leaving Kennedy High School redesignated as Line 686. Other minor schedule changes. |
| 89 | On weekdays, all times moved 14 minutes earlier, and the earliest trip in each direction discontinued. |
| 232 | Service between NewPark Mall and Ohlone College Newark Campus discontinued. (Lines 216, 242, 251, and 264 also provide service between these points.) Service between NewPark Mall, Union City BART, and Fremont BART will remain, with minor schedule changes. |
| 634 | New line incorporating school-day-only trips that were formerly designated 51A. |
| 662 | Trips formerly beginning or ending at Oakland Technical High School are now designated 696. (Updated Dec. 14: There will not be a route change on Line 662 after all. Buses heading toward Skyline High School will continue to stop on Mountain Blvd. and Medau Pl. in Montclair. An updated map will be available shortly.) |
| 685 | New line incorporating school-day-only trips that were formerly designated 70. |
| 686 | New line incorporating school-day-only trips that were formerly designated 76. |
| 696 | New line incorporating trips serving Oakland Technical High School that were formerly designated 662. (Updated Dec. 14: heading toward Redwood Rd., buses will travel on Mountain Blvd. and Medau Pl. in Montclair. They will not stop at the Montclair Recreation Center heading southeast toward Redwood Rd. An updated map will be available shortly.) |
| 800 | Final eastbound trip on Sundays from San Francisco will terminate at El Cerrito Plaza BART. Passengers will be able to transfer to a second Line 800 bus to continue to Richmond BART. |
| C | Trip leaving San Francisco at 6:32 a.m. discontinued. |
| DB | (Corrected Dec. 13) Trips leaving Deer Creek at 9:52 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and trip leaving Union City BART at 3:20 p.m., discontinued. Minor time changes on other trips. |
| DB1 | Trip leaving Deer Creek at 7:20 p.m. discontinued. |
| DB3 | Line discontinued. |
| Other | Minor schedule adjustments made to lines 11, 26, 37, 51B, 57, 72, 72M, 72R, 73, 74, 88, 97, 98, 212, 314, 339, 356, 631, 646, 657, 669, 673, 680, 682, F, J and OX. |
In addition, several changes to bus stops will be made in the AC Transit service area.
| Location | Description of Changes |
|---|---|
| Broadway at 19th St., Oakland | Lines 12, 51A, 651, and 851 will no longer stop on Broadway at 19th St. heading northbound. Board these lines on Broadway at 17th St. or T.L. Berkley Way (20th St.) |
| Fremont BART | Stops reconfigured at Fremont BART. Stops for lines 217, 251, 333, 345, and U are moving. See this map or check maps at the station for the new location of your stop. |
| 40th St. & Adeline St., Emeryville | Line 26 toward Emeryville Public Market will now stop at the same stop as lines C and F, rather than at the stop with Line 31. |
New schedules and route maps will be available at www.actransit.org by December 9. Look for new pocket timetables on your bus one week before December 18. For specific questions, call 511 and say, “AC Transit,” or use the online form.
AC Transit Marketing and Community Relations, December 1, 2011