San Mateo County Transit District

The **San Mateo County Transit District** (or **SamTrans**) provides public transportation to San Mateo County, California and as well as portions of San Francisco and Palo Alto. SamTrans owns a fleet of approximately 310 buses, and operates over a network of 76 bus routes, several of which are contracted by MV Transportation.

## History

* For direct predecessor and precursor bus service in San Mateo County, see Discontinued SamTrans Routes
* SamTrans was established in 1976.
* SamTrans took over the Greyhound peninsula commute routes in 1977, then they contracted with Greyhound to operate the routes. Greyhound lost the contract after their strike in 1990. Grosvenor Bus Lines was awarded the contract afterward. Today, MV Transportation is the contracted operator for several SamTrans routes.

### Community

* **14 (School days only)** - Loop to/from Linda Mar Park and Ride
* **16 (Weekdays only)** - Pacifica (Terra Nova High School) to Daly City (Hickey Bvld. & Gateway Dr.)
* **17** - Montara (Main St. & 7th St.) or Linda Mar Park and Ride (weekends only) to Half Moon Bay (Miramontes Point Rd. & Maidenhair Walk)
* **24 (School days only)** - South San Francisco (Old Country Rd. & San Francisco Ave.) to Daly City (Mission St. & Bismark St.)
* **35 (School days only)** - South San Francisco (Del Monte Ave. & Romney Ave.) to Daly City (Gellert Ave. & Victoria St.)
* **36 (School days only)** - South San Francisco (Evergreen Dr. & Mission Rd.) to Daly City (Callan Bvld. & Wembley Dr.)
* **37 (School days only)** - South San Francisco (Hillside Blvd. & Franklin Ave.) to South San Francisco (Alta Loma Middle School)
* **38** - Colma BART Station/San Bruno BART Station/South San Francisco (Airport Bvld. & Linden Ave.) to San Bruno (Safe Harbor Shelter)
* **43 (School days only)** - Burlingame (Murichson Dr. & Magnolia Ave.) to San Bruno BART Station
* **46 (School days only)** - Burlingame (Arundel Way & Trousdale Dr.) to Burlingame (Howard Ave. & Arundel Rd.)
* **53 (School days only)** - Burlingame (Peninsula Ave. & Humboldt St.) to San Mateo (Edinburgh St. & Barneson Ave.)
* **54 (School days only)** - Foster City loop to/from Hillsdale Bvld. & Norfolk St.
* **55 (School days only)** - San Mateo (Poplar Ave. & El Camino Real) to San Mateo (Edinburgh St. & Barneson Ave.)
* **58 (School days only)** - San Mateo (Borel Ave. & Edinburgh St.) to San Mateo (Polhemus Rd. & Tower Rd.)
* **62 (School days only)** - San Mateo (El Camino Real & 31st Ave.) or Belmont (Dale View Ave. & Hiller St.) to Belmont (Carlmont Village Shopping Center)
* **72 (School days only)** - Redwood City (Northumberland Ave. and Marlborough Ave.) to Redwood City (Selby Ln. & Serrano Dr.) - Redwood Shores
* **73 (School days only)** - San Carlos (Clifford Ave. & Victoria Manor) to Redwood City (G St. & Industrial Rd.)
* **83 (School days only)** - Atherton (Santa Cruz Ave. & Elder Ave.) to Menlo Park (Bay Rd. & Marsh Rd.)
* **85 (School days only)** - Menlo Park (Middlefield Rd. & Ringwood Ave.) to Portola Valley (Skyline Bvld. & La Honda Dr.)

### Express

* **ECR Rapid** - Daly City BART - Redwood City Transit Center (Currently Suspended)
* **118 (Weekday peak periods only)** - Daly City BART Station - Colma BART Station - Linda Mar Park and Ride
* **294** - Half Moon Bay (Main & Poplar) to Burlingame Caltrain Station
* **398** - SF Financial District (Drumm & Clay) - SFO Airport - Redwood City Transit Center (No longer a MV Transportation Contracted Route)
* **FCX** - San Francisco (Drumm & Clay) - Foster City

### Local BART Connectors

* **110** - Daly City BART Station to Linda Mar Park and Ride
* **112** - Colma BART Station to Linda Mar Park and Ride
* **120** - Daly City (Brunswick St. & Templeton Ave.) to Colma BART Station
* **121** - Daly City (Pope St & Bellevue Ave) to San Bruno (Skyline College)
* **122** - Downtown San Francisco - Stonestown Galleria (19th Ave. & Winston Dr.) to South San Francisco BART Station
* **130** - Daly City BART Station to South San Francisco (Airport & Linden)
* **140** - Pacifica (West Manor Dr. and Palmetto Ave.) to SFO AirTrain
* **141** - San Bruno (Shelter Creek) to South San Francisco (Airport & Linden)

### Local Caltrain Connectors

* **250** - Downtown San Mateo - College of San Mateo to San Mateo Caltrain Station
* **251 (No Sundays or holidays)** - Foster City (Bridgepointe Shopping Center) to San Mateo (Hillsdale Shopping Center)
* **256 (No Sundays or holidays)** - Hillsdale Mall to Foster City (Hillsdale & Foster City Blvd)
* **260 (No Sundays or holidays)** - College of San Mateo - Belmont Caltrain Station (Continentals Way & Ralston Ave.) to San Carlos Caltrain Station
* **270 (No Sundays or holidays)** - Loop to/from Redwood City Transit Center/Atherton (Florence & 17th)
* **274 (Weekdays only)** - Redwood City Transit Center to Cañada College
* **275 (No Weekends or Holidays)** - Redwood City Transit Center to Woodside & Fernside
* **276 (No Weekends or Holidays)** - Redwood City Transit Center to Atherton (Florence & 17th)
* **278 (No Weekdays or Sundays)** - Redwood City Transit Center to Cañada College
* **280** - Menlo Park (Purdue Ave. & Fordham St.) to Palo Alto (Stanford Shopping Center)
* **281** - Menlo Park (Onetta Harris Community Center) to Palo Alto (Stanford Shopping Center)
* **286 (No Weekends or Holidays)** - Atherton (Sharon Park & Sharon) to Menlo Park (Middlefield & Oak Grove)
* **292** - San Francisco (Drumm & Clay) - SFO Airport - San Mateo (Hillsdale Shopping Center)
* **295 (Weekdays only)** - San Mateo Caltrain Station to Menlo Park Caltrain Station
* **296** - East Palo Alto (East Bayshore Rd. & Cooley Ave.) to Redwood City Caltrain Station - Palo Alto Caltrain Station - All Nighter Service

### Local BART and Caltrain Connectors

* **ECR** - Palo Alto Transit Center - Daly City BART
* **SFO** - SFO Airport - Millbrae Transit Center
* **397 (Daily late night service between 1am to 6am)** - Palo Alto Transit Center - Mountain View Transit Center - San Francisco Financial District (Drumm & Clay) - All Nighter Service

## Facilities

### Office

* **Address:** 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, CA 94070-1306
* **Phone:**
	+ **Admin:** 650-508-6200
	+ **Customer Service/Info:** 510-817-1717 or 1-800-660-4287

### Brewster Depot (MV Transportation)

* **Address:** 934 Brewster Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063

### Half Moon Bay Depot (MV Transportation)

* **Address:** 121 Main St., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

### North Base

* **Address:** 301 North Access Rd., South San Francisco, CA 94080

### South Base

* **Address:** 501 Pico Blvd., San Carlos, CA 94070

## References

1. ↑ SamTrans New Hybrid Buses Hit The Road, samtrans.com, dated December 2, 2013, retrieved on February 5, 2014
2. ↑ www.facebook.com
3. ↑ norcalbusfans.jalbum.net
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5. ↑ goldcountry.craigslist.org
6. ↑ reno.craigslist.org
7. ↑ www.facebook.com
8. ↑ www.dailymail.co.uk & www.insider.com
9. ↑ www.ebay.com
10. ↑ www.facebook.com
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12. ↑ www.flickr.com (T114 Photo)
13. ↑ Rapid Transit Press - 2005-2006 Bus Auction and Sales Report Book