Omnitrans

Omnitrans

Parent	Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority
Founded	1976 [1]
Headquarters	1700 West Fifth Street San Bernardino, California
Locale	San Bernardino Valley
Service area	San Bernardino Valley
Service type	Bus, Bus rapid transit, Paratransit
Routes	28
Stations	16 BRT [2]
Fleet	157 buses
Daily ridership	25,000 (weekdays, Q4 2024) [3]
Annual ridership	7,231,100 (2024) [4]
Fuel type	CNG, battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell
Operator	transdev (paratransit only)
Chief executive	Erin Rogers [5] [6]
Website	omnitrans.org

Omnitrans (stylized as OmniTrans) is a public transportation agency in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The largest transit operator within San Bernardino County, it serves the San Bernardino Valley. ^[1] The agency was established in 1976 through a joint powers agreement ^[1] and today includes 15 cities and portions of the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. In addition to the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, Omnitrans provides service to parts of Riverside and Los Angeles Counties. Omnitrans currently carries about 11 million passengers per year. Omnitrans currently operates fixed route bus service, bus rapid transit and a paratransit service for the disabled, “Access.” Omnitrans operates throughout the urbanized area of southwestern San Bernardino County: south of the San Bernardino Mountains, from Upland, Montclair, and Chino in the west to Redlands, California and Yucaipa in the east. The Omnitrans service area covers approximately 480 square miles (1,200 km²). ^[1]

In 2024, the system had a ridership of 7,231,100, or about 25,000 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2024.

History

In October 2019, Omnitrans faced increasing deficits and reduced service. They plan to cut service by 11 percent. They were the operator for the Arrow commuter rail service between San Bernardino and Redlands. the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Transit Committee voted to transfer the operation and construction duties to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority. ^[7]

The Transit Committee, announced that it would launch a study considering “complete consolidation” of Omnitrans under the SBCTA due to a $520 million fiscal deficit over the next 20 years. ^{[8] [9]} However, in 2021, SBCTA decided against the consolidation of Omnitrans due to the results of a commissioned study. That indicated, that due to state law, SBCTA was required to pay off the agency's unfunded pension liability, at a one-time cost of between $100 million to $174 million. ^[10] Instead SBCTA opted to provide $100 million to Omnitrans to keep it viable through 2040. ^[11]

Former Services

OmniLink

Omnitrans formerly operated OmniLink, a demand-response service that operated in Yucaipa and Chino Hills. OmniLink ceased operation 29 August 2014. ^[12]

Future

On February 27, 2020 it was announced that Omnitrans placed a new order for four forty-foot, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty transit buses. ^[13]

On March 1, 2023 the Omnitrans Board of Directors approved the purchase of four New Flyer Fuel Cell buses ^[14]

Routes

Local routes

Route	Terminals		Via	Division/Garage	Notes
1	Colton Arrowhead Regional Medical Center	San Bernardino Lynwood Dr & Victoria Av	Valley Bl, Vernon Av, Pacific St	East Valley	Serves San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot and San Bernardino Transit Center
2	San Bernardino Palm Park & Ride	Loma Linda VA Hospital	Kendall Dr, N St, E St,	East Valley	Serves Cal State San Bernardino, Inland Center and San Bernardino Transit Center
3	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center		Baseline St, Highland Av	East Valley	Counter-clockwise route
4					Clockwise route
6	San Bernardino Cal State San Bernardino	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Northpark Bl, Sierra Wy	East Valley
8	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Yucaipa Crafton Hills College	Tippecanoe Av, Redlands Bl, Lugonia Av	East Valley	Selected trips serves the Amazon Fulfillment Center Serves San Bernardino–Tippecanoe Station and Redlands–Downtown Station
10	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Baseline St	East Valley
14	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Foothill Bl	East Valley
15	Redlands Redlands–Downtown Station	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Orange St, Merrill Av	East Valley	Selected trips serves the Amazon Air Freight Fulfillment Center Serves Citrus Plaza and San Bernardino Transit Center
19	Yucaipa Yucaipa Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Citrus Av, Barton Rd, San Bernardino Av	East Valley	Serves Crafton Hills College
22	Colton Arrowhead Regional Medical Center	Rialto Alder Av & Casa Grande Dr	Riverside Av	East Valley
61	Pomona Pomona Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Holt Av, San Bernardino Av	West Valley	Serves Ontario International Airport and Ontario Mills
66	Montclair Montclair Transit Center	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Foothill Bl	West Valley	Serves Montclair Place
81	Rancho Cucamonga Chaffey College	Ontario East Ontario Station	Haven Av	West Valley	Serves Ontario Mills
82	Rancho Cucamonga Foothill Bl & Day Creek Bl (weekday only)	Fontana Summit Av & Lytle Creek Rd	Milliken Av, Jurupa Av, Sierra Wy	West Valley	Serves Rancho Cucamonga Station, Ontario Mills and Fontana Transit Center
	Fontana Banana Av & Cherry Av
83	Chino Chino Transit Center	Upland Euclid Av & Foothill Bl	Euclid Av	West Valley	Serves Ontario Station and Upland Station
84	Chino Chino Transit Center	Montclair Montclair Transit Center	Mountain Av	West Valley
85	Chino Chino Transit Center	Rancho Cucamonga Chaffey College	Central Av, Arrow Hwy, Arrow Rte	West Valley	Serves Montclair Place and Montclair Transit Center
87	Rancho Cucamonga Chaffey College	Eastvale Amazon Eastvale	19th St, Ontario Ranch Rd	West Valley	Serves Ontario Station
88	Chino Hills Gran Av & City Center Dr	Montclair Montclair Transit Center	Ramona Av	West Valley	Serves Montclair Place

Commuter Express routes

Route	Terminals		Via	Division /Garage	Notes
sbX Green Line	San Bernardino Palm Park & Ride	Loma Linda VA Hospital	Kendall Dr, N St, E St,	East Valley
sbX Purple Line	Pomona Pomona Transit Center	Rancho Cucamonga Victoria Gardens	Holt Bl	West Valley	Opening in Spring 2026
215	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Riverside Riverside-Downtown Metrolink (Vine St Mobility Hub)	I-215	East Valley
290	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Montclair Montclair Transit Center	I-10, I-215	East & West Valley	Serves Ontario Mills

Shuttle routes

Route	Terminals		Via	Notes
300	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center		2nd St
305	San Bernardino San Bernardino Transit Center	Grand Terrace Barton Rd & Town Square	Waterman Av
312	San Bernardino Cal State San Bernardino	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Linden Av
319	Yucaipa Yucaipa Transit Center		5th St, California St	South Loop
			Bryant St	North Loop
367	Rancho Cucamonga Chaffey College	Fontana Fontana Transit Center	Baseline Rd
380	Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga Station	Ontario Ontario International Airport	Haven Av

OmniAccess ADA Service

Access provides public transportation services for persons who are physically or cognitively unable to use regular bus service (ADA certified and/or Omnitrans Disability Identification Card holders). Access operates curb to- curb service with minibuses or vans, complementing the Omnitrans fixed-route bus system. The Access service area is defined as up to 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) on either side of an existing fixed route. Service is available on the same days and at the same times that fixed-route services operate. ^[2]

Omni Ride

Omni Ride serves Bloomington, Chino, Chino Hills, and Upland area. ^[15]

Bus fleet

Active fleet

Make/Model	Fleet Numbers	Thumbnail	Year	Engine	Transmission	Notes
New Flyer C40LFR	1201-1227	C40LFR	2009	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
				Cummins Westport L9N
New Flyer XN40	1251-1270	Layover	2012	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	1281-1296	2014 New Flyer XN40 #1281 on the 290 at SBTC	2014	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	1301-1315	Fentana	2015	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	1321-1333	Xcelsior lean	2016	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	1341-1364	Omnitrans XN40	2017	Cummins Westport ISL G NZ	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	2341-2363	2351 rooftop	2018-2019	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B3400 xFE 6 speed
New Flyer XE40	2501-2504	2021 New Flyer XE40 #2501 on the 3 at SBTC	2021	Siemens ELFA2	XALT Energy
New Flyer XHE40	3001-3004	Omnitrans 2023 XHE40 #3002 entering Pomona Transit Center	2024	Siemens ELFA3	Ballard FCmove-HD Hydrogen Fuel Cell	• 3004 was the first unit to enter in service
New Flyer XN60	6001-6014	SBX XN60	2012	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B500R 6 speed	Used only on sbX Bus Rapid Transit service
New Flyer XN60	6015	2018 New Flyer XN60 #6015 outside SBTC.	2018	Cummins Westport ISL G NZ	Allison B500R	Used only on sbX Bus Rapid Transit service
New Flyer XE40	6101-6118	2024 New Flyer XE40 #6102 outside SBTC	2024	Siemens ELFA3	XALT Energy	Used only on sbX Bus Rapid Transit service 6101 delivered to East Valley Maintenance Facility as of May 2024. 6102 also delivered to East Valley Maintenance Facility as of May 2024.

References

1. "About Omnitrans". Omnitrans. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
2. "Transit Services". Omnitrans. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
3. "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
4. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 19, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
5. "Erin Rogers Named Omnitrans CEO and General Manager – OmniTrans". Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
6. "StackPath". 14 July 2020.
7. Scauzillo, Steve (21 October 2019). "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". The Sun. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
8. "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". 21 October 2019.
9. "SBCTA Adds New Department to Organization". 9 December 2019.
10. https://omnitrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Item-E3-Attachments-B-C-1.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
11. Scauzillo, Steve (16 January 2021). "Omnitrans dodges takeover, but endures service cuts and layoffs". Southern California News Group.
12. "OmniLink service ends in Chino Hills and Yucaipa". Omnitrans. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
13. "Omnitrans expands California's zero-emission public transit footprint with four new Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses from New Flyer" (Press release). St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA: New Flyer of America Inc. 2020-02-27. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
14. "Purchase Order MNT23-25 Fuel Cell Bus Purchases". omnitrans.primegov.com. Omnitrans. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
15. "OmniTrans On Demand Ride".

External links

• Official website