San Joaquin Regional Transit District


San Joaquin Regional Transit District is a transit district that provides bus service to the city of Stockton, California and the surrounding communities of Lodi, Ripon, Thornton, French Camp, Lathrop, Manteca, and Tracy.
San Joaquin RTD operates 35 fixed routes to the Stockton metropolitan area, including 4 Metro Express routes, RTD’s Bus Rapid Transit service. As of April 29, 2018, RTD has a contract with National Express Transit, whom operates RTD's commuter services. Commuter services includes three Interregional Commuter routes that serve Sacramento and the East Bay, with subscription service available for commuters. In addition, National Express also operates both Metro and County Hopper Routes, along with the Intercity route 23.

History

In 1963, legislative groundwork began for the establishment of a public transit special district in Stockton, and in 1965, the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District began providing service for the residents of Stockton.
In late 1979, SMTD moved operations from Grant and Channel Streets to its current Lindsay Street facility.
In 1985, SMTD adopted the nickname “SMART.”
In 1990, SMART began providing fully accessible fixed route and Dial-A-Ride services for the elderly and persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
In 1994, enabling legislation expanded SMART’s service area to the San Joaquin County border, bringing with it a name change to reflect its expansion - San Joaquin Regional Transit District, or SJRTD for short. That same year, SJRTD expanded its Interregional Commuter service to offer additional routes to commuters traveling to the Bay Area and Sacramento.
In 2004, SJRTD adopted “San Joaquin RTD” as its new corporate identity and developed a new logo. That same year, RTD introduced low-emission diesel-electric hybrid buses via its “Flower Bus,” with a full-wrap sunflower display designed to complement the slogan “A Breath of Fresh Air.”
At the end of 2006, RTD opened the Downtown Transit Center for the public, with a floor for employee offices.

Access San Joaquin

A consolidated transportation agency that was formed by local transit agencies and the San Joaquin Council of Governments in San Joaquin County, RTD was designated to be the CTSA for San Joaquin County. The local agencies that make up the board of the CTSA are:
Programs that are currently offered include:
Centralized location for Discount Fare Card assessment for senior citizens, people with disabilities and Medicare Card holders in the county.
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RTD's active rolling stock

YearManufacturerModelLength Fleet seriesQuantityFuelImage
2006GilligBRT401000s3Diesel hybrid
2010GilligBRT406Diesel hybrid
2011GilligBRT406000s2Diesel hybrid
2012GilligBRT4012000s6Diesel hybrid
2014NovaBusLFS Artic6014600s6Diesel hybrid
2016ProterraCatalyst4016400s7Electric

YearManufacturerModelLength Fleet seriesQuantityFuelImage
2006GilligLow Floor296200s11Diesel hybrid
2012GlavalTitan II low floors261700s22Gasoline

YearManufacturerModelLength Fleet seriesQuantityFuelImage
2001MCID45004513000s15Diesel
2008MCID4500451Diesel
2018GilligLow floor suburban configuration4018000sDiesel hybrid

BRT Express

BRT Express is RTD's express bus service, and uses uniquely branded, low-emission diesel–electric hybrid buses that arrive at their stops every 15 minutes during weekday peak hours and every 30 minutes on weeknights, weekends, and holidays.
BRT Express passengers are required to have a valid, pre-paid RTD bus pass or ticket to ride. Fare vending machines, located at BRT Express stops and the Downtown Transit Center, are available for passengers to purchase single ride, day, and 31-day passes. BRT Express uses the same fare structure and passes as RTD’s regular fixed routes, and passes issued by the Fare Vending Machines can be used on any of RTD's regular fixed routes.

The Downtown Transit Center (DTC)

Completed December 2006, the DTC has three off-street bus lanes, two passenger boarding platforms, and a two-story building. Nearly all RTD routes connect at the DTC, which has 20 sheltered, off-street bus stops as well as additional streetside stops on the north and south sides. The DTC building incorporates the façades of three historic buildings on its front elevation.
The first floor of the DTC has a waiting area, public restrooms, and a customer service center where riders can get maps and schedules, purchase fares, and make customer comments. RTD leases of retail space for a restaurant on the east end, and a police satellite station provides the DTC with two RTD-contracted police officers. A boardroom available for public meetings occupies the west end of the first floor and RTD administrative offices occupy the rest of the building. As of April 2, 2018, in partnership with RTD, Greyhound now uses the DTC as its Stockton, California stop.
On average, 6,000 people use the DTC each weekday.

All Electric Fleet arriving 2025

In 2018 RTD introduced their first all-electric bus route. The current fleet of all-electric buses as of today, are manufactured by Proterra Inc.

Route List

On March 11, 2018 RTD introduced a system wide change to their SMA routes, which included map, scheduling and numerical changes. RTD has also rebranded their Metro Express Service to BRT Express.
Stockton Metropolitan Area Service
40 - BRT Express - Pacific Corridor: DTC - Hammer Triangle

43 - BRT Express - Hammer Corridor: Mariners – Hammer Triangle – Holman

44 - BRT Express - Airport Corridor: DTC – Stockton Metro Airport
47 - BRT Express - Midtown Corridor: DMV – DTC – Eastland Plaza – Fremont – Franklin HS
49 - BRT Express - MLK Corridor: Edison High - SJ Fairgrounds - Rancho San Miguel - Walgreens
510 - DTC - Amtrak - County Hospital - Honor Farm
515 - DTC - Boggs Tract - Lincoln - 8th - Pajaro
520 - DTC - California - West Lane - Kaiser
525 - DTC- Main - Oro - Gertrude School
535 - MTS - March Lane - Holman
545 - MTS - Country Club - Fontana
555 - DTC - Stanislaus - MLK - Weston Ranch
560 - DTC - Amtrak - Pixie Woods
566 - HTS - Thornton - Trinity Parkway
570 - MTS - Hammer - Tam O' Shatner
576 - DTC - Wilson Way - Alpine Sanguinetti
577 - DTC - Waterloo - Wilcox
578 - DTC - Pershing - MTS
580 - DTC - Wilson Way - B Street - Farmington - Section - Oro
Stockton Metropolitan Area -

315 - MLK – San Joaquin – DTC
Argonaut – 8th – Houston
340 - Morada – Holman – Alpine – Myrtle

345 - Malls – Kermit – Hammer – Kaiser
360 - Alpine – March – Holman – West Lane – Sanguinetti – Cherokee
365 - Kelly – Don – Otto
375 - CalWorks – Cherokee – Holman – Morada
378 - Mall – Pershing – DTC – B St. – Section – Oro
380 - 10th St. – Airport – Nightingale – Franklin HS
385 - Farm – Togninali – Boeing – Frontage 99
390 - Pock – Oro – Myrtle – Cardinal – Togninali – Frontage 99
Metro Hopper Service
1 NORTHWEST STOCKTON

2 NORTHWEST STOCKTON
3 NORTH STOCKTON

4 CENTRAL STOCKTON
5 CENTRAL STOCKTON

6 NORTHEAST STOCKTON

7 SOUTH STOCKTON

8 NORTHEAST STOCKTON

9 SOUTHEAST STOCKTON
Intercity Service
23 - Stockton - Lodi via west Lane
Weekend Service
710 - DTC – San Joaquin – Manthey – County Hospital
715 - 8th – MLK Blvd – Airport – Mariposa
720 - DTC – Cherokee

723 - Stockton – Lodi
725 - Acacia – DTC – Fremont – Main
745 - Malls – Pershing – Country Club

797 - Tracy – Lathrop – Stockton – Manteca
County Hopper Service
90 - Tracy – Stockton
91 - Stockton – Manteca – Ripon
93 - Stockton – Lodi
97 - Tracy – Lathrop – Stockton

Interregional Commuter Service
150 - RTD - BART - Commuter: Stockton, Lathrop, Tracy, to Dublin/Pleasanton BART
152 - Stockton/Lathrop to Livermore Labs
163 - Sacramento Via Highway 99