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 Passengers boarding a YARTS bus at the Merced Amtrak station. | |
| Founded | May 2000 |
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| Headquarters | Merced, California |
| Locale | Yosemite National Park |
| Service type | Intercity bus service |
| Alliance | Amtrak Thruway Greyhound Lines |
| Routes | 4 |
| Fleet | 16 MCI D4500 coaches[1] |
| Operator | YARTS JPA, in partnership with MCAG and First Transit |
| Website | yarts |
The Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System (YARTS) is a public transit bus line based in Merced, California providing scheduled fixed route service between Yosemite National Park and gateway communities. Service operates year-round on Highway 140, providing access to Merced and Mariposa counties. During the peak summer months (May through September), additional service is added along Highway 120 providing access to Tuolumne County, Highway 41 providing access to Fresno and Madera counties, and eastern Highway 120/US 395 providing access to Mono County.
YARTS is operated by a joint powers authority (JPA). The YARTS JPA is governed by a board that includes elected representatives from the counties that buses travel through. The JPA contracts with the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) to provide day-to-day management of the service and contracts with First Transit to operate the service and maintain the buses.
- ^ "Transit Asset Management Plan" (PDF). Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System. October 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2023.