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The system operates 97 bus routes in San Diego and the rest of the southern half of the county. [1] [2] There are 85 "MTS Bus" fixed-route services, 9 "Rapid" bus rapid transit routes, and the "MTS Access" paratransit service. Routes are operated by private contractors and by the San Diego Transit Corporation (SDTC), a subsidiary of MTS.
The first motor bus hit the San Diego area streets in 1922, operating between National City and Chula Vista. Over the next two decades, the rail lines would gradually be replaced by motor buses, and on April 24, 1949, the last rail service was discontinued, making San Diego the first major city in California to convert to an all-bus system. [5]
On October 12, 2014, the Mid-City Rapid (Route 215) service commenced operations from San Diego State University to downtown San Diego via Balboa Park, North Park, Normal Heights, and City Heights. The buses used on this route are vinyled into the Rapid livery, but feature regular local-style transit bus seating instead.
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is the public transit service provider for Central, South, and East San Diego County. MTS operating subsidiaries include the San Diego Trolley, Incorporated (SDTI) and San Diego Transit, Corporation (SDTC). San Diego Transit directly operates approximately half of all fixed-route bus services ...
San Diego has two major international airports entirely or extending into its city limits: San Diego International Airport is the primary commercial airport serving San Diego. It is the busiest single-runway airport in the world. [5] It serves over 24 million passengers every year, and is located on San Diego Bay three miles (4.8 km) from downtown.
Iris Avenue Transit Center is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States.The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with a park and ride lot and to provide access to the nearby commercial and residential areas.
UTC Transit Center is a San Diego Trolley station and transportation hub in the University City district of San Diego, California.It is located at Westfield UTC mall. The station's elevated trolley platform is served by the Blue Line, and stands above Genesee Avenue at its intersection with Esplanade Court. [5]
Old Town also operates as a bus transit center for San Diego Metropolitan Transit System's routes 8, 9, 10, 28, 30, 35, 44, 83, 88, and 105. [15] There is an underground pedestrian tunnel linking bus terminals on both sides of the station with the trolley/train areas.