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SamTrans

Bus Transit information
ParentSan Mateo County Transit District
Founded1 July 1976
Headquarters1250 San Carlos Ave.
San Carlos CA
LocaleSan Francisco Peninsula
Service areaSan Mateo County
Service typebus service, express bus, paratransit
Routes55
Fleet339
Daily ridership68,410 (2010)

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SamTrans (stylized as samTrans; officially the San Mateo County Transit District) is a public transport agency in and around San Mateo, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It provides bus service throughout San Mateo County and into portions of San Francisco and Palo Alto. Service is largely concentrated on the Bay side of the San Bruno Mountains, leaving coast-side service south of Pacifica spotty and intermittent.

SamTrans is constituted as a special district under California state law. It is governed by a board of nine appointed members; two county Supervisors, one “transportation expert” appointed by the county Board of Supervisors, three city councilpersons appointed by the cities in the county to represent the county's judicial districts, and three citizens appointed by the other six board members (including one from the coastside).

The district was established in 1976 by Pittsburgh resident John Mauro and consolidated eleven different municipal bus systems serving the county. One year later, SamTrans began operation of mainline bus service to San Francisco.

In addition to fixed route bus and paratransit operations, the district participates in the administration of the San Jose-San Francisco commuter rail line Caltrain and provides funding for the San Mateo County portion of BART system south of Daly City Station. SamTrans also once possessed the authority to alter service levels on this segment of BART which services the San Francisco International Airport (SFO), and has done so on several occasions. However, in the face of increasing financial disputes, SamTrans and BART decided to end their partnership, giving BART full control over the extension, in early 2007. SamTrans also provides administrative support for the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, a separate board charged with administering the half cent (US$0.005) sales tax levy funding various highway and transit improvement projects.

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The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office - Transit Police Bureau provides law enforcement services to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) and the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) under a contract approved by the two transit agencies and the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in January 2002. Deputies assigned to the Transit Police Bureau have special district jurisdiction throughout the service areas of both transit systems in the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara. The Transit Police Bureau is responsible for patrolling transit stations, railroad right-of-ways, district parking lots and related properties throughout San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties; the investigation of crimes, collisions, accidents and deaths involving SanTrans buses and Caltrain passenger trains. In addition, the Transit Police Bureau participates in special events, projects, and investigations as warranted.
3.10 min. | 3.45 user rating		 SamTrans - Go Where You Wanna Go
0.53 min. | 5.0 user rating		 A 1993 Gillig Phantom. #961 was previously equipped with Detroit Diesel 6V92TA and Allison HT748. Samtrans repowered all of the 1993 Gillig Phantoms 700 series and 900 series to Cummins ISM and Allison B400R. The bus was operating on Route 250.
9.78 min. | 5.0 user rating		 This is either the greatest or worst commercial ever, I can't tell which because my brain in screaming in mute agony.
0.50 min. | 4.33 user rating		 samTrans 1998 40ft Gillig Phantom 659 on route 391 to Redwood City Caltrain...i was riding this bus on a hot day when the A/C broke down, the bus started overheating and the bus driver had to make frequent stops to prevent it from braking down...i caught it restarting Engine:Cummins ISM Transmission:Allison B400r
0.37 min. | 4.11 user rating
1993 samTrans Gillig Phantom on Route 133 to Airport/Linden,the bus was at san bruno bart... Engine:Cummins ISM Transmission:Allison B400
0.68 min. | 4.28 user rating		 NABI 60SFW Samtrans 103 was built in 2002 with Cummins ISL and Allison B500R. This batch was an order of 60 buses and 103 was assigned to be the first bus in the official opening ceremony.
5.85 min. | 4.7 user rating		 A SF Muni Neoplan AN460 amd samtrans NABI 436 in front of the transbay Terminal Neoplan has a cummins Ism and the NABI has a ISL
0.38 min. | 5.0 user rating		 samTrans 1998 40ft gillig phantom. you can see gilligs 717, 607, and 322 at San Bruno BART. This particular bus shook so much it felt like it was about to fall apart Engine:Cummins ISM Transmission:allison B400R
6.90 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Golden Gate Transit's Nova RTS and MCI D4500 with SF muni's Neoplan AN460 and Samtrans Nabi 436 departing from the transbay Terminal
1.08 min. | 5.0 user rating

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SamTrans Tests New Fare Boxes on Buses - Patch.com Tweet this news
Patch.com--The fare boxes, which will be tried out on five buses for approximately four weeks, are designed to accept cash, coins, tokens, paper tickets and paper magnetic-stripe tickets, -SamTrans- spokeswoman Tasha Bartholomew said. If the testing proce - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:55:18 GMT+00:00
Caltrain Board Approves Controversial Full Service Budget Plan - Streetsblog San Francisco (blog) Tweet this news
Streetsblog San Francisco (blog)--Sure, 48 trains is all Caltrain can afford IF -SAMTRANS- IS UNABLE/UNWILLING to meet its formula contribution of $14 M, which is reduced to 10.6M for this budget. Per the PPT presented today, a 48-train schedule calls for - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:42:41 GMT+00:00
SamTrans Alters 19 Bus Routes - Patch.com Tweet this news
Patch.com---SamTrans- announced it has adjusted 19 bus routes in an effort to improve on-time performance and connections to other -SamTrans- routes and to BART. The majority of the changes, which began on Sunday, April 10, will be made to weekday schedul - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:59:13 GMT+00:00
Caltrain Needs $3.5 Million to Close Budget Gap - Patch.com Tweet this news
Patch.com--There's a bit of a “family feud” going on between the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and -SamTrans- over who owes whom money, Kniss said. Liz Kniss plans to talk with VTA's attorney, David Miller, partner at Hanson Bridgett - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:47:22 GMT+00:00
SamTrans to Adjust 19 Routes Beginning Sunday - Patch.com Tweet this news
Patch.com---SamTrans- will adjust 19 routes beginning Sunday in an effort to improve on-time performance and connections to other -SamTrans- routes and BART. The majority of the changes will be made to weekday schedules. -SamTrans- reviews and adjusts its - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:41:47 GMT+00:00
Long-term strategies emerge for Caltrain - San Mateo Daily Journal Tweet this news
San Mateo Daily Journal--Caltrain lacks a dedicated funding source and relies on contributions from the San Mateo County Transit District (-SamTrans-), Santa Clara County's Valley Transportation Agency and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation A - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:04:47 GMT+00:00
New Signs Tell You Exactly When Your Bus Will Arrive - Patch.com Tweet this news
Patch.com--New -SamTrans- electronic signs can tell you how far away your bus is down to the minute. The San Mateo County Transit District has installed new electronic signs that display real-time bus departure information, agency officials said. ... - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:29:58 GMT+00:00
SamTrans to Adjust 19 Routes Beginning Sunday - Patch.com Tweet this news
Patch.com---SamTrans- will adjust 19 routes beginning Sunday in an effort to improve on-time performance and connections to other -SamTrans- routes and BART. The majority of the changes will be made to weekday schedules. -SamTrans- reviews and adjusts its - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:56:10 GMT+00:00
Real-time bus status arrives for SamTrans - San Francisco Examiner Tweet this news
San Francisco Examiner--That's why -SamTrans-, hoping to increase ridership and ease commuter stress, has installed digital displays offering timely departure information at major transit centers. As of last month, San Mateo County's bus agency - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:10:57 GMT+00:00
SamTrans close to disappearing - San Francisco Examiner Tweet this news
San Francisco Examiner--Vital transit network: -SamTrans- serves 45000 riders daily, and 60 percent of them do not own a car. The financially struggling transit agency plans to perform a comprehensive evaluation of its operations in an effort to stay aflo - Date : Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:21:03 GMT+00:00

Fares :
Fare category Single ride Monthly Pass
Adult local† US$2.00 US$64
Adult local (boarding from San Francisco on routes 391, 292 and 397) US$4.00 US$96
Adult express US$5.00 US$165
Youth† (17 years and under) US$1.25 US$36
Youth (boarding from San Francisco on routes 391, 292 and 397) US$2.50
Youth express US$2.50
Senior and Disabled† US$1.00 US$25
Senior and Disabled (boarding from San Francisco on routes 391, 292 and 397) US$2.00
Senior and Disabled express US$2.50

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