AC Transit Route 72

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AC Transit route 72 bus on 20th Street, March 2018.JPG
Overview
OperatorEastbay Motor Coach Lines (1933–)
AC Transit (1960–)
Began service1933 (1933)
Route
Locale Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, El Sobrante, San Pablo
ViaSan Pablo Avenue
Daily ridership2,692 (Fall 2022, 72) [1]
2,583 (Fall 2022, 72M) [1]
3,971 (Fall 2022, 72R) [1]
Map 72, 72M, 72L
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The 72 is a bus route in the East Bay operated by AC Transit. It serves the San Pablo Avenue corridor between Jack London Square in Oakland and Hilltop Mall in Richmond. The service is descendant from the original streetcar lines that ran along the street.

Transit services along San Pablo Avenue were previously provided by two streetcar systems. The Oakland Traction Company San Pablo Line served the street in Alameda County and the East Shore and Suburban Railway served the street in Contra Costa County with a transfer between the two at the county line. A one-seat ride was established with the introduction of buses along San Pablo Avenue on November 7, 1933. The 72 Line initially terminated at Sixth Street in Richmond and at Tenth Street in Oakland. [2]

By 1973 and the start of Bay Area Rapid Transit services, the 72 ran as several branching lines off San Pablo with letter designations: 72B, 72C, 72M, and 72P. [3]

On June 30, 2003, AC Transit inaugurated its first service with bus rapid transit features along the 72's route. Stops on the 72R are spaced roughly every 23 mile (1.1 km), with priority given at signals along the route. [4] On August 10, 2025, as part of AC Transit Realign, the 72R was relabeled to the 72L and the 72 was truncated from Hilltop Mall to Contra Costa College.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Individual Route Profiles (Fall 2022)". AC Transit . Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  2. "Bus Service To Richmond Will Start Tomorrow". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 6, 1933. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  3. "AC Transit Alters Bus Lines; BART to Open". The Berkeley Gazette. Berkeley, California. January 24, 1973. p. 30. Retrieved February 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  4. Holstege, Sean (June 30, 2003). "AC Transit launches rapid buses". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. pp. 1, 9 . Retrieved January 31, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
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