Tri Delta Transit

Last updated
Tri Delta Transit
Tri Delta Transit 2017 logo.png
ParentEastern Contra Costa Transit Authority
Founded1977 (1977)
Headquarters801 Wilbur Ave, Antioch, California, United States
LocaleEast Contra Costa County, California
Service type bus service, paratransit
Routes17 weekday, 6 weekend [1]
Stopsapproximately 650 [1]
Fleet
[1]
Daily ridership4,800 (weekdays, Q4 2023) [2]
Annual ridership1,304,700 (2023) [3]
Operator Transdev [1]
Website trideltatransit.com

Tri Delta Transit, formally the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, is a joint powers agency of the governments of Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood, and Contra Costa County that provides bus service for the eastern area of Contra Costa County, California, United States. [1] Tri Delta Transit local buses connect to the BART rapid transit system at Antioch, Pittsburg Center, Pittsburg/Bay Point and Concord. Tri Delta Transit buses also connect with County Connection bus service, WestCAT bus service, Delta Breeze bus service and Amtrak at shared bus stops. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,304,700, or about 4,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

Contents

Tri Delta Transit service began on June 6, 1977. Initial service was two local routes in Antioch and Pittsburg, which connected with express bus service serving BART. AC Transit operated the service under contract until 1984, when it was transferred to a private operator. [4]

Overview of fixed-route service

Tri Delta Transit bus in Pittsburg. Tri Delta Transit bus in Pittsburg, February 2018.JPG
Tri Delta Transit bus in Pittsburg.

Tri Delta Transit operates in eastern Contra Costa County and has stops in Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood, Bay Point, Pittsburg, Martinez, and Concord. Tri Delta Transit operates local and express routes on weekdays and local routes on weekends/holidays.

Major transfer points for the majority of Tri Delta Transit's routes include:

Route list

Tri Delta Transit operates seventeen bus routes. On weekdays, all of them are operated throughout the cities of Concord, Bay Point, Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood, and Martinez. On weekends, six of them are operated throughout the aforementioned cities except Concord and Martinez. They're intended to be the longer routes to cover the many segments of the weekday-only bus routes. Even though most of the routes have the same terminus, various of them have their own ways of reaching their terminus. [5]

All weekday routes
RouteWestbound TerminalEastbound Terminal
200X Martinez station (Amtrak)Pittsburg/Bay Point BART
201X Concord BART
202XBrentwood Park & Ride (loop back via Los Medanos College Brentwood Center)
300XAntioch BARTBrentwood Park & Ride
379 Antioch Medical Center
380Pittsburg/Bay Point BARTAntioch BART
381 Pittsburg Marina Los Medanos College
383Wilbur and Cavallo Rd (Tri Delta Transit HQ)Blue Goose Park
384Antioch BARTBrentwood Park & Ride
385
387Pittsburg/Bay Point BARTAntioch BART
388Antioch Medical Center
389Pittsburg/Bay Point BART (loop around via Bay Point)
390Pittsburg/Bay Point BARTAntioch BART
391Pittsburg Center BARTBrentwood Park & Ride
395Antioch BARTThe Streets of Brentwood
709Pittsburg/Bay Point BARTAntioch BART
All weekend routes
380Pittsburg/Bay Point BARTAntioch BART
381Pittsburg MarinaLos Medanos College
388Pittsburg/Bay Point BARTAntioch Medical Center
389Pittsburg/Bay Point BART (loop around via Bay Point)
391Pittsburg Center BARTBrentwood Park & Ride
395Antioch BARTStreets of Brentwood

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bay Area Rapid Transit</span> Rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. BART serves 50 stations along six routes and 131 miles of track, including a 9-mile (14 km) spur line running to Antioch, which uses diesel multiple unit vehicles, and a 3-mile (4.8 km) automated guideway transit line serving Oakland International Airport. With an average of 160,400 weekday passengers as of the fourth quarter of 2023 and 48,119,400 annual passengers in 2023, BART is the seventh-busiest rapid transit system in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Contra Costa County, California</span> County in California, United States

Contra Costa County is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 1,165,927. The county seat is Martinez. It occupies the northern portion of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area and is primarily suburban. The county's name refers to its position on the other side of the bay from San Francisco. Contra Costa County is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brentwood, California</span> City in California, United States

Brentwood is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population is 66,854 as of 2022, an increase of 287% from 23,302 at the 2000 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AC Transit</span> Public transit operator in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, California

AC Transit is an Oakland-based public transit agency serving the western portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. AC Transit also operates "Transbay" routes across San Francisco Bay to San Francisco and selected areas in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. AC Transit is constituted as a special district under California law. It is governed by seven elected members. It is not a part of or under the control of Alameda or Contra Costa counties or any local jurisdictions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County Connection</span> Public transit agency in Contra Costa County, California

The County Connection is a Concord-based public transit agency operating fixed-route bus and ADA paratransit service in and around central Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area. Established in 1980 as a joint powers authority, CCCTA assumed control of public bus service within central Contra Costa first begun by Oakland-based AC Transit as it expanded into suburban Contra Costa County in the mid-1970s. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,661,400, or about 9,900 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wheels (California)</span>

Wheels is a public bus service in the Tri-Valley region (southeast Alameda County) of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States. It is operated by the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA). Wheels operates local and limited-stop service in Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore, with limited service into Contra Costa County along Interstate 680. The LAVTA was formed in 1985; service began in Dublin and Pleasanton in 1986. In 1987, it took over the 1978-opened Rideo service in Livermore. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,289,600, or about 5,100 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Bay</span> Eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, US


The East Bay is the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area and includes cities along the eastern shores of the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. The region has grown to include inland communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. With a population of roughly 2.5 million in 2010, it is the most populous subregion in the Bay Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golden Gate Transit</span> Public transit operator in the North Bay region of California

Golden Gate Transit (GGT) is a public transportation system serving the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States. It primarily serves Marin County, Sonoma County, and San Francisco, and also provides limited service to Contra Costa County. In 2023, Golden Gate Transit had a ridership of 1,366,600, or about 4,200 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yellow Line (BART)</span> Rapid transit line in the San Francisco Bay Area

The Yellow Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs between Antioch and San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Some morning trains and all trains after 9 pm are extended from SFO to serve Millbrae station when the Red Line is not running. It serves 28 stations in Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Orinda, Oakland, San Francisco, Daly City, Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and Millbrae. It is the most-used BART line, and the only line with additional trains on weekdays.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Concord station (BART)</span> Rapid transit station in San Francisco Bay Area

Concord station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Concord, California. The station is located between the downtown business district to the west and residential neighborhoods to the east. Concord station has a single elevated island platform and is served by the Yellow Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dublin/Pleasanton station</span> Rapid transit station in Pleasanton, California, US

Dublin/Pleasanton station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the border of Dublin and Pleasanton in California. It is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line. It is also a major bus terminal served by six providers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pittsburg/Bay Point station</span> Rapid transit station in San Francisco Bay Area

Pittsburg/Bay Point station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Pittsburg, California, United States, adjacent to the community of Bay Point. It serves northern and eastern Contra Costa County, as well as the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. Passengers transfer between the light and heavy rail portions of the Yellow Line here, at a dedicated transfer platform east of the main station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All Nighter (bus service)</span> San Francisco Bay Area late night bus service

The All Nighter is a night bus service network in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Portions of the service shadow the rapid transit and commuter rail services of BART and Caltrain, which are the major rail services between San Francisco, the East Bay, the Peninsula, and San Jose. Neither BART nor Caltrain operate owl service due to overnight track maintenance; the All Nighter network helps fill in this service gap. The slogan is, "Now transit stays up as late as you do!"

<span class="mw-page-title-main">VINE Transit</span>

VINE Transit is a public transportation service in Napa County, California, United States; it is managed under the Napa Valley Transportation Authority and operated by Transdev. The system offers extensive service throughout the county along with providing connections to other public transportation systems in adjacent counties. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 498,600, or about 1,800 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

Bay Area Rapid Transit, widely known by the acronym BART, is the main rail transportation system for the San Francisco Bay Area. It was envisioned as early as 1946 but the construction of the original system began in the 1960s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pittsburg Center station</span> Rapid transit station in San Francisco Bay Area

Pittsburg Center station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station on the Yellow Line. It is located at the Railroad Avenue overpass of Highway 4 in Pittsburg, California and serves the downtown area of about one mile (1.6 km) away via connecting buses provided by Tri Delta Transit. There is no reserved parking available at this station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antioch station (BART)</span> Rapid transit station in San Francisco Bay Area

Antioch station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the Yellow Line. It is located in the median of Highway 4 at Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch, California. Antioch station is the eastern terminus of the BART to Antioch (eBART) section of the line.

eBART Hybrid rail line in Contra Costa County, California

eBART is a hybrid rail branch line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in eastern Contra Costa County, California, United States. The line extends the Yellow Line beyond Pittsburg/Bay Point station to Antioch station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SolTrans</span> Transportation service in Solano County, California

SolTrans, officially Solano County Transit, is a Joint Powers Authority that provides public transportation service to the southern Solano County cities of Vallejo and Benicia. SolTrans was established in 2011 and is the result of a merger between Vallejo Transit and Benicia Breeze. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 954,200, or about 3,700 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Us". Tri Delta Transit.
  2. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. Short Range Transit Plan 2020 – 2029 (PDF). Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority. August 26, 2020. p. 1.
  5. "Local Bus". Tri Delta Transit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.