# City of Santa Clarita Transit

City of Santa Clarita Transit is a local bus service, administered by the City's transit division, that serves the City of Santa Clarita, California and nearby surrounding unincorporated areas. In 2024, the system had a ridership of 2,473,000, or about 8,700 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2024. Daily operations and maintenance of the fleet are under contract with MV Transportation. City of Santa Clarita Transit routes connect with services operated by Metro and Metrolink.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works contracts with City of Santa Clarita Transit to provide fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services in some unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County that are near the city limits of Santa Clarita. These areas include the communities of Castaic, Forest Park, Stevenson Ranch, Sunset Pointe, and Val Verde.

## History

The City of Santa Clarita assumed responsibility for local transit in 1991 from Los Angeles County, which had developed an embryonic transit network. A small City staff provides supervision over a contract operator. Over time, the local fixed route network and dial-a-ride service was expanded. Under City management, a number of new regional express services to various points in the San Fernando Valley, West Los Angeles, Antelope Valley, and downtown Los Angeles were added or improved.

### MV Transportation

In mid-2007 Santa Clarita Transit entered into a contract with MV Transportation and underwent a branding overhaul. The agency was renamed "City of Santa Clarita Transit" and buses received a new green and blue livery which reflect the colors of the city logo. The livery debuted in August 2007 on 2 brand new 60-foot (18 m) articulated buses. Also receiving an overhaul are the city's bus stops through a $2-million dollar Bus Stop Improvement Program. This included replacing 51 Clear Channel advertising shelters, benches, and trash cans. In addition, 40 additional stops will receive new non-advertising shelters, as well as a number of stops receiving new non-advertisement benches. An element of public art will be added to approximately 15 bus stops. The program's purpose is threefold, bus stops will become more uniform in look and features, the advertisement on benches will be eliminated, and public art will have a large expansion. The overhauls are major parts of the city's efforts to make transit more attractive to citizens.
Starting in 2010, City of Santa Clarita Transit began Summer Beach bus service to Santa Monica State Beach, from Canyon Country, and Newhall. Beginning in the 2023 Summer Season, the service exclusively services Ventura Harbor, starting and ending from Via Princessa station and stopping at the McBean Regional Transit Center in both directions. The beach bus is identified by route number, 103, only in operation from June to Labor Day in September, only on Saturdays and Sundays.

### 2023 Transit Service Workers Strike

On September 15, 2023, after over a year of negotiations with MV Transportation, transit service workers represented by Teamsters Local 572 voted to go on strike until a fair contract is reached. MV Transportation was notified of the decision to strike on September 28.
The strike officially began on October 9, halting all bus and paratransit services across the city. The strike forced Santa Clarita Transit and William S. Hart High School District to negotiate an emergency contract with charter bus company Transit Systems in order to provide limited school tripper services to select schools and infrequent bus services along routes 1, 2, 5, 6, and 12. Santa Clarita City Council declined to enter into contract negotiations as a third party.
The strike ended on December 3rd, 2023. Teamsters Local 572 reached an agreement with MV Transportation. Buses returned to operation on December 4th, the strike lasted 55 days.

## Fixed-route Service
### Local routes

Santa Clarita Transit operates 38 bus lines: 9 Local routes, 2 Station Link routes, 20 School Tripper routes, and 9 Commuter Express routes.
| Route | Terminals | Terminals | via | Notes |
| 1 | Castaic Sloan Canyon Rd & The Old Rd | Santa Clarita McBean Regional Transit Center | The Old Rd, Commerce Center Dr, Newhall Ranch Rd, McBean Plwy | Serves Valencia Commerce Center, Valencia Industrial Center and Valencia Town Center |
| 2 | Val Verde Val Verde Park | Santa Clarita McBean Regional Transit Center | Del Valle Rd, Chiquito Canyon Rd, Henry Mayo Dr, Newhall Ranch Rd, McBean Plwy | Serves Val Verde Park, Valencia Commerce Center, Valencia Industrial Center and Valencia Town Center |
| 3 | Valencia Middleton St & Ramblewood St | Santa Clarita Tamarack Ln & Seco Canyon Rd | Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Seco Canyon Rd | Serves Six Flags Magic Mountain, College of the Canyons, McBean Regional Transit Center and Valencia Town Center |
| 4 | Santa Clarita LARC Ranch | Santa Clarita Newhall station | Bouquet Canyon Rd, Tournament Rd, Lyons Ave | Serves Valencia Town Center, McBean Regional Transit Center, College of the Canyon and California Institute of the Arts |
| 5 | Stevenson Ranch Faulkner Dr & Thurber Wy | Santa Clarita Sierra Hwy & Vasquez Cyn Rd | The Old Rd, Lyons Ave, McBean Pkwy, Soledad Canyon Rd, Sierra Hwy | Serves Newhall station, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Town Center, Santa Clarita station and College of the Canyons Canyon Country Campus |
| 6 | Stevenson Ranch Faulkner Dr & Thurber Wy | Santa Clarita Shadow Pines Bl & Grandifloras Rd | The Old Rd, Lyons Ave, McBean Pkwy, Soledad Canyon Rd | Serves Newhall station, McBean Regional Transit Center, Valencia Town Center, and Santa Clarita station |
| 7 | Valencia Middleton St & Ramblewood St | Santa Clarita Tamarack Ln & Seco Canyon Rd | Magic Mountain Pkwy, McBean Pkwy, Newhall Ranch Rd, Copper Hill Dr | Serves Six Flags Magic Mountain, College of the Canyons, McBean Regional Transit Center and Valencia Town Center |
| 12 | Santa Clarita McBean Regional Transit Center | Santa Clarita Heller Cir & Maitland Ln | Railroad Av, Sierra Hwy, Whites Canyon Rd | Selected trips serve the Via Princessa station Serves Valencia Town Center and Newhall station |
| 14 | Santa Clarita Heller Cir & Maitland Ln | Santa Clarita Newhall station | Bouquet Canyon Rd, Tournament Rd, Lyons Av | Serves Saugus High School, Valencia Town Center, McBean Regional Transit Center, College of the Canyons, California Institute of the Arts, and Hart High School |

### Station Link routes

Station Link service provides service from the Santa Clarita station to local places of employment within the Santa Clarita Valley. Station Link service operates on weekdays peak periods (6-9am, 4-6pm) only except route 501, which as of February 2023, makes morning and afternoon trips excluding midday even on Saturdays and Sundays, select holidays included.
| Route | Terminals | Terminals | via | Notes |
| 501 | Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station | Santa Clarita Six Flags Magic Mountain Employee Gate | Valencia Bl, Tourney Rd, Magic Mountain Pkwy | Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at Santa Clarita station |
| 502 | Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station | Castaic Commerce Center Dr & Witherspoon Pkwy | Newhall Ranch Rd | Service operates in a loop beginning and ending at Santa Clarita station Serves Valencia Industrial Center |

### School Tripper routes

Supplemental School Day Service routes (also known as Tripper Service), provide service to and from local Junior High and High Schools from residential areas. Supplemental School Day Service routes are numbered in the 600's. This service is only operated on weekdays when schools are in session. Trips are timed with school bell schedule.
Routes include:
* Route 620 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
* Route 621 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
* Route 622 – Rio Norte Jr. High School
* Route 623 – Rio Norte Jr. High School
* Route 624 – Valencia High School
* Route 626 – La Mesa Jr. High School
* Route 627 – La Mesa Jr. High School
* Route 628 – Golden Valley High School
* Route 629 – Golden Valley High School
* Route 632 – Canyon High School
* Route 633 – Saugus High School
* Route 634 – Rancho Pico Jr. High School & West Ranch High School
* Route 635 – Ranch Pico Jr. High School & West Ranch High School
* Route 636 – Valencia High School & West Ranch High School
* Route 637 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School
* Route 638 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
* Route 640 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
* Route 641 – Placerita Jr. High School & Hart High School
* Route 643 – Arroyo Seco Jr. High School & Saugus High School
* Route 644 – La Mesa Jr. High School

### Commuter Express routes

Commuter Express provides service to and from to major places of employment outside of the Santa Clarita Valley (Routes 796-799), and also provides service from areas outside of the Santa Clarita Valley to major places of employment inside the Santa Clarita Valley (Routes 791-794). All Commuter Express Routes run on weekdays only, except for Route 757, which runs seven days a week.
| Route | Terminals | Terminals | Via | Notes |
| 757 | Santa Clarita McBean Regional Transit Center | North Hollywood North Hollywood station | In Santa Clarita: Sierra Highway, Railroad Avenue, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway (Weekdays only) Express Portion: I-5, CA-170 (Hollywood Freeway) | On weekdays service operates in a counter-clockwise loop in Santa Clarita making several stops, on weekends service operates directly to the McBean Regional Transit Center Serves Newhall station on weekdays |
| 791 | Warner Center Topanga Canyon Bl & Victory Bl | Santa Clarita Technology Dr & Av Hall | In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway Express Portion: I-5, SR 118 In the San Fernando Valley: Topanga Canyon Boulevard | Serves Chatsworth station |
| 792 | Century City Century Park West & Solar Wy | Santa Clarita Av Stanford & Technology Dr | In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway Express Portion: I-5, I-405 In West LA: Westwood Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard | Serves UCLA |
| 794 | Downtown LA Los Angeles Union Station | Santa Clarita Av Stanford & Technology Dr | In Santa Clarita: Avenue Scott, Valencia Boulevard, McBean Parkway Express Portion: I-5 | Serves Downtown Burbank station |
| 796 | Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station | Warner Center Victory Bl & Topanga Canyon Bl | In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue Express Portion: Sierra Highway, I-5, SR 118 In the San Fernando Valley: De Soto Avenue | Serves Newhall station and Chatsworth station |
| 797 | Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station | Century City Century Park West & Solar Wy | In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue Express Portion: I-5, I-405 In West LA: Westwood Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard | Serves Newhall station and UCLA |
| 799 | Santa Clarita Santa Clarita station | Downtown LA 8th St & Spring St | In Santa Clarita: Valencia Boulevard, Orchard Village Road, Newhall Avenue Express Portion: I-5 In Downtown LA: Alameda Street, 1st Street, Hope Street | |

## Transfer Stations

* McBean Regional Transit Center
* Santa Clarita station
* Newhall station
* Via Princessa station
* Vista Canyon Multi-Modal Center (Future)
* North Hollywood station (757)
* Chatsworth Metrolink station (791)
* Downtown Burbank station (794)
* Union Station (Los Angeles) (794)

## Transit Maintenance Facility

City of Santa Clarita Transit is housed in the City's Transit Maintenance Facility. The facility has been gold LEED certified. City of Santa Clarita has placed an order for eight (8) New Flyer XHE40’s, expected to be delivered by Q4 2025. These buses will be hydrogen powered.

### Active fleet

| Make/Model | Fleet Numbers | Year | Notes |
| Hometown Manufacturing Villager | 100 | 2017 | Only used for events |
| Optima AH–28 | 101 | 2006 | Only used for events Runs on Diesel Ex–Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' | 102–104, 106–112 | 2013 | On November 6, 2017, Bus 102 was totaled in a fatal multi-vehicle accident on Sierra Highway |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' | 113–123 | 2014 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' | 124–127 | 2018 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' | 128–134 | 2019 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' | 135–137 | 2020 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' | 138–140 | 2020 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' | 146–149 | 2022 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' | 150–151 | 2023 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 40' | 154-155, 158-159 | 2024 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 29' | 142–145 | 2021 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 29' | 152–153 | 2023 | |
| Gillig Low Floor CNG 29' | 156-157 | 2024 | |
| NABI 60-BRT CNG | 177–178 | 2007 | Used for School Tripper routes |
| MCI D4500CT CNG | 259–264 | 2013 | Used for Commuter Express routes |
| MCI D4500CT CNG | 265–269 | 2015 | Used for Commuter Express routes |
| MCI D4500CT CNG | 270–279 | 2017 | Used for Commuter Express routes |
| MCI D4500CT CNG | 280–282 | 2018 | Used for Commuter Express routes |
| MCI D4500CT CNG | 283–284 | 2020 | Used for Commuter Express routes |
| MCI D4500CT CNG | 285–286 | 2022 | Used for Commuter Express routes |
| MCI D4500CT CNG | 287–288 | 2023 | Used for Commuter Express routes |
| Glaval Bus | 368–371 | 2012 | Used for Dial–a–Ride services |
| Glaval Bus | 372–389 | 2017 | Used for Dial–a–Ride services |