It's still going to happen, but not this year. Negotiations are still underway to set a new start date for a wide range of new Transbay service funded by Regional Measure 2.
Transbay riders will most likely see the new Transbay service in mid-to-late January . AC Transit will be adding two new bus lines and dozens of new trips to existing lines. Many lines will also have their service hours extended until 8:00 p.m.
The chart below is a brief overview of the changes and service improvements planned for Transbay lines.
|
New Transbay Service |
|
(Implementation Date To Be Determined) |
| Lines |
Changes |
| B |
New eastbound trip leaving San Francisco at 7:00 p.m. |
| C |
Minor schedule change. |
| CB |
New eastbound trip leaving San Francisco at 8:00 p.m. |
| F |
Minor schedule change. |
| G |
New eastbound trip leaving San Francisco at 3:40 p.m. |
| H |
The Line H route will be changed to enter the freeway at Gilman, with new line J serving the stops between University and Ashby. Westbound morning trip times will be adjusted to leave Barrett & San Pablo Ave. every 20 minutes between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. Evening trips from San Francisco will leave every 20 minutes between 4:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m., with one last trip at 8:10 p.m. |
| J |
New route to begin at Sacramento and University, serving the former line H stops along Sacramento St. between University and Ashby, then through Emeryville along 65th and Christie. Returning from San Francisco it will serve 40th, Shellmound and then continue back onto Christie, 65th, Ashby and Sacramento. Line J will run every 20 minutes during peak commute hours, with the last trip leaving San Francisco at 8:00 p.m. |
| L |
The 8:30 p.m. eastbound trip from San Francisco will be moved up to 8:00 p.m. and a new eastbound trip will be added at 9:00 p.m. to serve both lines L and LA. |
| LA |
Line LA trips will be added effectively creating all-day service between San Francisco and Richmond Parkway. Morning and evening commute trips will operate every 10 minutes, mid-day trips will operate every 2 hours between 9am and 3pm, and a new trip leaving San Francisco at 9:0 p.m. will be added that will also serve Line L stops. |
| MA |
New line running from the Union City BART station across the San Mateo bridge to Oracle Corp. in Redwood City. With 30 minute service during peak periods, this new line will also serve Union Landing, Chabot College, the Hillsdale Caltrain station and Hillsdale Mall. |
| N |
Line N service will be replaced by the new regional "Owl" service and local lines 804 and 800. |
| NX's |
Additional combination routes for NX2 & NX3 and NX3 & NX4 after 8 pm. |
| O |
Additional weekend service -- will not operate hourly. |
| OX |
Additional afternoon peak service. |
| P |
Additional afternoon peak period service added with the first trip leaving San Francisco at 3:15 p.m. |
| S |
Service extended to the Eden Shores development south of Industrial and Hesperian. The Calaroga portion of the route will be discontinued, so all trips will run along Hesperian. |
| SA |
Service terminates at Hesperian and Paseo Grande. |
| SB |
Will now operate every 20 minutes during commute hours with the last trip leaving San Francisco at 8:00 p.m. |
| V |
Additional afternoon peak period service. |
| W |
New eastbound trip leaving San Francisco at 8:00 p.m. |
| 800 |
New "Owl" late night line will operate from San Francisco to all stations along BART's Richmond line after BART service ends each night at midnight. Picking up in San Francisco on Market St. from Van Ness to First St., then the Transbay Terminal, then accross the Bay Bridge and to a transfer hub in dowtown Oakland at 14th and Broadway, then to BART stations on the Richmond Line in Oakland, Berkeley, El Cerrito and Richmond. Hourly service on weekdays until 5:00 a.m., with 30 minute service on weekends to 7:00 a.m. Service available to BART stations on the Bay Point, Pleasanton and Fremont lines from the transfer point at 14th and Broadway in Oakland. |
