AC Transit

AC Transit
A collage of AC Transit's buses
Founded1960
Headquarters1600 Franklin St,
Oakland, CA
LocaleEast Bay
Service areaWestern Alameda and Contra Costa counties
Service typebus service
Routes131[1]
Stopsapprox. 5,500[2]
Fleet630[2]
Daily ridership156,200 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[3]
Annual ridership37,702,700 (2023)[4]
OperatorAlameda-Contra Costa Transit District
Chief executiveMike Hursh, General Manager
Websiteactransit.org

AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) 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 (five from geographic wards and two at large). It is not a part of or under the control of Alameda or Contra Costa counties or any local jurisdictions.

Buses operate out of four operating divisions: Emeryville, East Oakland (Seminary), Hayward, and Richmond. The Operations Control Center is in Emeryville.[2] The Richmond operating division closed in 2011,[5] but opened again in early 2017 due to a revived economy.[6] The District is the public successor to the privately owned Key System.

In 2023, the system had a ridership of 37,702,700, or about 156,200 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ "Maps & Schedules | Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District".
  2. ^ a b c Ridership, Bus Fleet and Service
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  5. ^ AC Transit cuts costs to balance budget
  6. ^ Grand Re-Opening of Richmond Division 3 Bus Facility/, January 27, 2017