Tracer is the public bus system for the city of

Tracy, California Tracy is the second most populated city in San Joaquin County, California, San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 93,000 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Tracy is located inside a geographic triangle form ...

. Unique among transit agencies, since 2002 the service operates as

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every April and December.

Operations

The service provides seven circulator routes. The buses are designated by letters A through G. Fares range from free to $1.50 depending on the category. Most routes operate from approximately 7 AM to 7 PM weekdays and 9 AM to 5 PM on 30–60 minute headways. Service is provided to the Tracy ACE station and to

West Valley Mall West Valley Mall is a shopping mall in Tracy, California, United States, that opened in 1995. It is owned and operated by Namdar Realty Group. The mall is anchored by Target Corporation, Target, Macy's, Hobby Lobby, Burlington (department store), ...

. Major hubs for this bus system are Tracy Transit Center with connections to

San Joaquin Regional Transit District San Joaquin Regional Transit District, commonly known as San Joaquin RTD, or simply as RTD, is a transit district that provides bus service to the city of Stockton, California and the surrounding communities of Lodi, Ripon, Thornton, French Ca ...

(RTD) bus lines to neighboring communities in addition to

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and

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services. The service's second hub is at Walmart and provides intercity connections to Stockton through RTD. The Tracer line A connects with

buses at the Tracy Amtrak Bus Stop at Clover Road near I-205 and Tracy Boulevard. Line 6 runs six daily trips in either direction between Stockton and

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while line 34 twice daily trips to

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.Amtrak Thruway Bus Route 34

San Joaquin RTD San Joaquin Regional Transit District, commonly known as San Joaquin RTD, or simply as RTD, is a transit district that provides bus service to the city of Stockton, California and the surrounding communities of Lodi, California, Lodi, Ripon, Cali ...

operates commuter service between Stockton and Dublin/Pleasanton BART station via Tracy on line 150.

Routes

Commuter Routes operate Monday to Friday only. There is no service on Sundays.

References

External links

* Tracy, California Bus transportation in California {{California-transport-stub