Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District

Santa Cruz METRO
Temporary METRO Center in downtown Santa Cruz
Headquarters110 Vernon Street
Santa Cruz, California
Service areaSanta Cruz County
Service type
StationsAmtrak – METRO Center/RiverFront Station, 603 Front St., Santa Cruz36°58′26″N 122°01′26″W / 36.97385000431214°N 122.02378371556136°W / 36.97385000431214; -122.02378371556136
Daily ridership13,000 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[1]
Annual ridership3,650,300 (2023)[2]
Websitescmtd.com

Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (SCMTD), or simply Santa Cruz METRO, provides bus service throughout Santa Cruz County, California. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,650,300, or about 13,000 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

Santa Cruz METRO also operates the Highway 17 Express service for Amtrak Thruway between the city of Santa Cruz and San Jose Diridon station, in partnership with Amtrak California and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.

  1. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.