Discontinued Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Routes

VTA began service on January 1, 1973, taking over local bus operations from San Jose City Lines, Peerless Stages, and Palo Alto Transit. In the past 48 years, dozens of service changes have resulted in the discontinuance of many lines.

*This list is incomplete*

## Light Rail

* **Almaden Shuttle (900)** - Shuttle train from Ohlone/Chynowith to Almaden via Oakridge stations. (Discontinued 12/27/2019)
* **Santa Teresa - Baypointe (901)** - Santa Teresa to Baypointe via Downtown San Jose
* **Mountain View - Baypointe (902)** - Mountain View - Baypointe
* **Commuter Express** - Santa Teresa - Baypointe (nonstop from Ohlone/Chynoweth - Convention Center). 10/4/2010-10/8/2018

### Notes on Currently Operating Lines (As of 2021)

* **Blue Line**- Fomerly Santa Teresa - Alum Rock. Shortened to Baypointe 12/28/19
* **Green Line**- Formerly Mountain View - Winchester. Shortened to Old Ironsides 12/28/19

## Local Bus Routes

* **1** - Santa Clara via the Alameda, via Homestead Road, Benton St, Kaiser Hospital. Only route outside San Jose city limits. Former San Jose City Lines route.
* **2** - No. City Limits, Civic Center/First St via Willow St and Meridian Rd, Minnesota Ave. Former San Jose City Lines route.
* **3** - Foxworthy via Lincoln Ave/10th and Keyes. Former San Jose City Lines route.
* **4** - Delmas via Curtner Ave, Meridian Road. Former San Jose City Lines route.
* **5** - Valley Fair/O'Connor Hospital (later County Hopsital) via San Carlos St, 17th and Santa Rosa. Former San Jose City Lines route.
* **6** - 22nd and William. Former San Jose City Lines route.
* **7** - Park Ave. Former San Jose City Lines route.
* **10** - Free. (Airport Flyer) Metro Light Rail Station - Santa Clara Caltrain Station. Discontinued 12/28/2019, combined into line 60
* **11** - First & Santa Clara - Los Gatos via County Hospital, Bascom, First & Campbell, Hazel & Virginia, San Tomas, Vasona Junction. Former [Peerless Stages] route.
* **12** - First & Santa Clara - Los Gatos via Union District, Bascom, San Jose Ave. Former [Peerless Stages] route.
* **12** - Eastridge to San Jose Civic Center via the Flea Market. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **13** - First & Santa Clara - Los Gatos via Valley Fair, Winchester, First & Campbell, Hazel & Virginia, San Tomas, Vasona Junction. Former [Peerless Stages] route.
* **13** - Almaden - Ohlone/Chynoweth Light Rail Station. Renamed line 83, 12/28/2019
* **14** - First & Santa Clara - Los Gatos via Valley Fair Shopping Center, Westgate Shopping Center, McFarland & Devon, downtown Saratoga. Former [Peerless Stages] route.
* **14** - Morgan Hill - Watsonville Road. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **15** - First & Santa Clara - Los Gatos via Valley Fair, Payne & Winchester, First & Campbell, Union, National & and Carlton. Former [Peerless Stages] route.
* **15** - Morgan Hill - Jackson Oaks
* **16** - Morgan Hill - Burnett Avenue. Renamed line 87, 12/28/2019
* **16** - First & Santa Clara - Alum Rock Ave and White Road. Former [Peerless Stages] route.

* **17** - Gilroy - Arroyo Circle. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **18** - First & Santa Clara - Monte Vista Loyola Corners, St. Francis High, Holy Cross High (Mountain View) (former Mayfair route). Former [Peerless Stages] route.
* **18** - Renamed line 86, 12/28/2019
* **18A** - Gilroy - South Valley Hospital
* **19** - Gilroy - 1st Street. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **30** - Eastridge via Tully and Ruby
* **32** - Santa Clara Caltrain - Mountain View. Merged into route 21, 12/28/2019
* **33** - Baypointe LRT Station - Weller and Main
* **34** - El Camino Hospital - San Antonio Shopping Center
* **34** - Santa Clara Caltrain - Mountain View. Merged into route 21, 12/28/2019
* **35** - Stanford Shopping Center - Downtown Mountain View Transit Center
* **36** - East San Jose - Vallco
* **38** - Monterey/Senter - Los Gatos
* **41** - Lockheed - Westgate Shopping Center. Introduced July 2, 1973.
* **41** - Lawrence Caltrain Shuttle
* **42** - Santa Clara Kaiser Hospital - Foothill College. Introduced July 2, 1973.
* **43** - Mountain View - San Antonio Road, California St, Grant Rd
* **43** - Lawrence Caltrain - Alviso
* **44** - Valley Fair Shopping Center - Saratoga and Los Gatos. Introduced July 2, 1973.
* **45** - Fremont BART to downtown San Jose via Milpitas, Old Oakland Road. Introduced July 2, 1973.
* **45** - Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **46** - Gilroy and downtown San Jose via Morgan Hill and San Martin. Introduced July 2, 1973.
* **46** - Great Mall Transit Center - Escuela@Milpitas High. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **47** - Alviso - Santa Clara Kaiser Hospital. Introduced April 1, 1974.
* **48** - Downtown Mountain View to Middlefield & Ellis. Merged into route 27, 12/28/2019
* **49** - Los Gatos Civic Center - Winchester Transit Center via Los Gatos Road. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **51H** - Cupertino Middle School, Mountain View High, Alta Vista High
* **54** - West Valley College - Fair Oaks/Tasman. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **55X** - Lakewood Village to Fremont High School
* **58** - West Valley College - Alviso. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **62** - Los Gatos - Sierra/Piedmont. Merged into route 61, 12/28/2019
* **63** - Almaden Valley - San Jose State. Merged into route 64B, 12/28/2019
* **64** - Almaden Station - Alum Rock. Split into 64A and 64B. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **65** - Almaden Light Rail Station - San Jose State University. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **66** - Fremont BART - Santa Teresa Hospital. Current route only goes as far north as Milpitas (shortened when Express Three began)
* **67** - Tamien Light Rail Station - Santa Teresa Light Rail Station
* **74** - Eastridge - Milpitas
* **76** - Summit Road
* **81** - East San Jose - Vallco. Replaced by Route 51 and Route 53, 12/28/2019
* **82** - 19th/Mission - Westgate. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **83** - 7th/Keyes - South San Jose
* **87** - McLaughlin/Wilson - Santa Clara
* **88** - Palo Alto Veterans Hospital - Louis/Meadow. Split into routes, 288, 288L, 288M 12/28/2019
* **92** - Castro/Villa Loop via Mayfield Mall/Rengstorff Pk.
* **94** - Pruneyard Towrs - Saratoga/Prospect
* **95** - Stelling/Stevens Creek - Hamilton/Winchester
* **96** - Kaiser Hospital - Stelling/Stevens Creek
* **97** - El Camino/Showers - El Camino/Sylvan
* **98** - Tasman/Viena - Sunnyvale Community Center
* **99** - Sunnyvale Community Center - Sunnyvale SP Depot
* **201 DASH Shuttle** - Discontinued 12/28/2019

## Limited Stop Bus Routes

* **300** - Eastridge Transit Center - Palo Alsto Caltrain via El Camino
* **304** - South San Jose - Downtown Mountain View Transit Center via Arques. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **305** - South San Jose - Downtown Mountain View Transit Center via Kife. Discontinued 1/14/2008
* **321** - Eastridge - Lockheed. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **323** - De Anza College - Downtown San Jose. Became Rapid 523
* **328** - Almaden/Camden - Lockheed. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **330** - Almaden/Camden - North San Jose. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **345** - Eastridge - Mountain View.

## Express

Single Digits

* **Express One** -
* **Express Two** -
* **Express Three** - Fremont BART -

100 Series Express

* **120** - Moffett Industrial Park -Fremont BART. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **122** - Santa Teresa - Lockheed. Discontinued as of 4/6/20
* **140** - Fremont BART - Sunnyvale. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **141** - Fremont BART - Great America (Operated weekends, only when park is open.)
* **160** - 1st/Highway 237 - Downtown San Jose - Gilroy Express
* **168** - Gilroy/Morgan Hill - San Jose Diridon. Replaced by route 568 effective 10/11/21.
* **180** - Fremont BART (later Warm Springs BART) to Great Mall transit center. Formerly to San Jose. Discontinued 12/28/2019
* **181** - Fremont BART (later Warm Springs BART) to Diridon station via I-880, Alder, Downtown San Jose
* **182** - Page Mill Rd & El Camino Real - IBM at Bailey Rd. Discontinued as of 4/6/20
* **183** - Fremont BART - Aborn Rd & S White Rd
* **185** - Discontinued as of 4/6/20

Game Day Express Routes

* **251** - Fremont BART (later Warm Springs BART)- Levis Stadium
* **252** - Vallco (SW San Jose) - Levis Stadium
* **253** - Gilroy and Morgan Hill - Levis Stadium
* **254** - Eastridge Transit Center - Levis Stadium
* **255** - Almaden & Camden via San Tomas Expressway - Levis Stadium
* **256** - Ohlone/Chynoweth Station - Levis Stadium

500 Series Express

* **501** - Palo Alto - IBM Bailey
* **503** - Eastridge - Palo Alto
* **520** - Fremont BART to Shoreline Industrial Park via Lockheed Martin
* **521** - Gilroy - Lockheed, NASA/Ames

## Shuttles

* **Great America Shuttle (801)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **River Oaks Shuttle (803)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH) (804)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **Business Park Shuttle (805)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **IBM Shuttle (806)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **Kaiser/VA Shuttle (807)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **Old Ironsides Shuttle #2 (809)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **Old Ironsides Shuttle #1 (810)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **Orchard Shuttle (811)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **McCarthy Area Shuttle (812)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **Edenvale Shuttle (814)** - Light Rail Shuttle
* **ACE Tan Line - North San Jose (829)** - Altamont Commuter Express Shuttle
* **ACE Gold Line - South Santa Clara (830)** - Altamont Commuter Express Shuttle. Renamed yellow.
* **Dumbarton Express (971)** - Union City BART - Palo Alto
* **Arena Shuttle** - For All Arena Events, Service is provided at least every 15 minutes begining one and a half hours before each event and running 30 minutes after the end of the event.

### Light Rail Shuttle

* **200/Orange Shuttle** - Milpitas BART - Mountain View

## References

1. ↑ Norcal Express, Winter 2011
2. ↑ Facebook
3. ↑  VTA Express Bus Program
4. ↑ VTA Arena Shuttle