Tri Delta Transit, formally the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, is a joint powers agency of the governments of Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood, and Contra Costa County that provides bus service for the eastern area of Contra Costa County, California, United States.[1] Tri Delta Transit local buses connect to the BART rapid transit system at Antioch, Pittsburg Center, Pittsburg/Bay Point and Concord. Tri Delta Transit buses also connect with County Connection bus service. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,304,700, or about 4,700 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.
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| Parent | Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority |
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| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | 801 Wilbur Ave, Antioch, California, United States |
| Locale | East Contra Costa County, California |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 17 weekday, 6 weekend[1] |
| Stops | approximately 650[1] |
| Fleet |
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| Daily ridership | 4,700 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 1,304,700 (2023)[3] |
| Operator | Transdev[1] |
| Website | trideltatransit.com |
Tri Delta Transit service began on June 6, 1977. Initial service was two local routes in Antioch and Pittsburg, which connected with express bus service serving BART. AC Transit operated the service under contract until 1984, when it was transferred to a private operator.[4]
Overview of fixed-route service
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Tri Delta Transit operates in eastern Contra Costa County and has stops in Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood, Bay Point, Pittsburg, Martinez, and Concord. Tri Delta Transit operates local and express routes on weekdays and local routes on weekends/holidays.
Major transfer points for the majority of Tri Delta Transit's routes include:
- Brentwood Park & Ride in Brentwood
- Oakley Park & Ride
- Antioch BART station in Antioch
- Pittsburg Center BART station in Pittsburg
- Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station in Pittsburg
- Los Medanos College in Pittsburg
Route list
editTri Delta Transit operates seventeen bus routes. On weekdays, all of them are operated throughout the cities of Concord, Bay Point, Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood, and Martinez. On weekends, six of them are operated throughout the aforementioned cities except Concord and Martinez. They're intended to be the longer routes to cover the many segments of the weekday-only bus routes. Even though most of the routes have the same terminus, various of them have their own ways of reaching their terminus.[5]
| All weekday routes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Route | Westbound Terminal | Eastbound Terminal |
| 200X | Martinez station (Amtrak) | Pittsburg/Bay Point BART |
| 201X | Concord BART | |
| 202X | Brentwood Park & Ride (loop back via Los Medanos College Brentwood Center) | |
| 300X | Antioch BART | Brentwood Park & Ride |
| 379 | Antioch Medical Center | |
| 380 | Pittsburg/Bay Point BART | Antioch BART |
| 381 | Pittsburg Marina | Los Medanos College |
| 383 | Wilbur and Cavallo Rd (Tri Delta Transit HQ) | Blue Goose Park |
| 384 | Antioch BART | Brentwood Park & Ride |
| 385 | ||
| 387 | Pittsburg/Bay Point BART | Antioch BART |
| 388 | Antioch Medical Center | |
| 389 | Pittsburg/Bay Point BART (loop around via Bay Point) | |
| 390 | Pittsburg/Bay Point BART | Antioch BART |
| 391 | Pittsburg Center BART | Brentwood Park & Ride |
| 395 | Antioch BART | The Streets of Brentwood |
| 709 | Pittsburg/Bay Point BART | Antioch BART |
| All weekend routes | ||
| 380 | Pittsburg/Bay Point BART | Antioch BART |
| 381 | Pittsburg Marina | Los Medanos College |
| 388 | Pittsburg/Bay Point BART | Antioch Medical Center |
| 389 | Pittsburg/Bay Point BART (loop around via Bay Point) | |
| 391 | Pittsburg Center BART | Brentwood Park & Ride |
| 395 | Antioch BART | Streets of Brentwood |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "About Us". Tri Delta Transit.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Short Range Transit Plan 2020 – 2029 (PDF). Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority. August 26, 2020. p. 1.
- ^ "Local Bus". Tri Delta Transit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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