January 2025 Service Changes

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The following bus service changes will take effect on Monday, January 13, 2025.  No light rail changes will be made.

BUS

Route

Description of Changes

20 (Milpitas BART - Sunnyvale TC)

Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume. 

21 (Stanford Shopping Ctr. - Santa Clara Transit Ctr.)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume. 

22 (Palo Alto - Eastridge)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.  Two eastbound trips that currently start at El Camino & Showers at 6:24 a.m. and 6:49 a.m. will be extended to start at the Palo Alto Transit Center.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

23 (De Anza Coll - Alum Rock via Stevens Crk.)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume. 

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume. 

26 (West Valley Coll - Eastridge)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

27 (Winchester Stn. - Kaiser SJ via Dtwn. Los Gatos)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

37 (West Valley Coll - Capitol Stn

Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

40 (Foothill Coll - Mtn View TC via N. Bayshore

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume, plus improve Caltrain connections.

44 (Milpitas BART - McCarthy Rnch via Alde)

This route will be discontinued, but the segment between McCarthy Ranch and Alder Station will be added to Route 47.

47 (Milpitas BART - McCarthy Rnch via Prk Victoria)

The route will be extended on weekdays to operate to Alder Station and will serve the Milpitas Square Shopping Center on Barber Lane (see map).

Saturday: The frequency will remain every 40 minutes.

Sunday: The frequency will be improved to operate every 40 minutes.

52 (Foothill Coll - Mnt View TC via El Monte)

Schedule adjusted to improve Caltrain connections.

53 (Sunnyvale TC - Santa Clara TC)

Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume. 

55 (Old Ironsides Stn. De Anza College)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

56 (Lockheed Stn. - Tamien Stn.)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume, plus better coordination with schools in the Westgate area.

57 (Old Ironsides Stn - West Valley Coll)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

59 (Stevens Crk. & Saratoga - Baypointe via Alviso)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

Saturday/Sunday:: The frequency will be changed to operate every 50 minutes.

60 (Milpitas BART - Winchester Stn. via SJC Airport

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume, plus improve Caltrain connections.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

61 (Sierra & Piedmont - Good Samaritan Hospital)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

Saturday/Sunday:: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

66 (North Milpitas - Kaiser San Jose)

Sunday: Schedule shifted in conjunction with Route 68 changes.

68 (San Jose Diridon - Gilroy TC)

Weekday: The 10:54 p.m. southbound trip will be moved 4 minutes later to improve connections.

Saturday: The 10:51 p.m. southbound trip will be moved 4 minutes later to improve connections.

Sunday: Schedule shifted to better meet light rail and Caltrain.

70 (Milpitas BART - Capitol Stn. via Jackson)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to allow for construction delays along Capitol Expresssway.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to allow for construction delays along Capitol Expresssway.

71 (Milpitas BART - Eastridge via White)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

72 (Dtwn. SJ - Senter & Monterey via McLaughlin)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

73 (Dtwn. SJ - Senter & Monterey via Senter)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

77 (Milpitas BART - Eastridge via King

Weekday: The 9:07 p.m. northbound trip will be discontinued due to low ridership. Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

84 (Gilroy TC - St. Louise Hosp via Gilroy Outlets)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule shifted in conjunction with Route 68 changes.

85 (Gilroy TC - St. Louise Hosp. via West Gilroy)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule shifted in conjunction with Route 68 changes.

86 (Gavilan College - Gilroy TC)

Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

89 (California Ave Caltrain - Palo Alto VA Hosp)

The routing will be changed to operate on Page Mill Rd. instead of California Ave.  The California & El Camino timepoint will be moved to Page Mill & El Camino.  The Hillview & Arastradero peak hour routing will be discontinued due to low ridership.  See map for new routing. The service hours will be extended to 6:30 p.m. 

102 (South San Jose - Stanford Research Park)

Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

121 (Gilroy/Morgan Hill - Lockheed Martin)

Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

270

This route will be discontinued, but extra service will continue to be provided for Independence High School as needed on Route 70.

288

Route 288M will be discontinued, but Route 288 will be extended from Middlefield & Colorado to Loma Verde & Waverley to cover some of the former 288M routing.  The 4:22 p.m. trip on the 288 will only operate when there is a 4:10 p.m. school dismissal.

500 (San Jose Diridon - Berryessa BART)

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to coordinate with new BART schedule.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to coordinate with new BART schedule.

522 (Palo Alto TC - Eastridge)

A new stop will be added at El Camino & Page Mill in conjunction with the routing change for Route 89.

Weekday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume, plus allow for construction delays along Capitol Expresssway.  An additional bus will be added all day to improve layovers.

Saturday/Sunday: Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume, plus allow for construction delays along Capitol Expresssway.

523 (San Jose State - Lockheed Martin via De Anza)

Weekday: The 5:33 a.m. westbound trip will be extended to start at 7th & Santa Clara.  Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

568 (Gilroy TC - San Jose Diridon)

The timepoint at Monterey & 3rd will be moved to Monterey & Dunne.  The stop at Monterey &  Cohansey will be moved to Monterey & Farrell. Schedule adjusted to reflect changes in traffic conditions, traffic signal delays and passenger volume.

SCVMC

This route will be discontinued due to low ridership and loss of sponsorship.

NOTE: After January 13, the next service change date will occur on April 28, 2025.