San Rafael Transit Center
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The San Rafael Transportation Center (also called the C. Paul Bettini Transportation Center), in San Rafael, California, is the main transit center for Marin County. From San Rafael, passengers can travel throughout Marin County, to San Francisco, Contra Costa, and Sonoma Counties.
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[edit] Description
The San Rafael Transit Center hosts to a number of bus agencies, including:
- Golden Gate Transit (the main bus agency) - serving Marin, Contra Costa, Sonoma, and San Francisco Counties.
- Marin Transit - serving Marin County (including Marin Transit Shuttle Route 233 and West Marin Stagecoach Route 68)
- Marin Airporter [1] - serving the San Francisco International Airport from Marin County.
- Airport Express [2] - serving the Oakland International Airport; serves as stopover for Marin County to Sonoma County.
- Sonoma County Transit [3] - serving the Sonoma Valley (Kenwood, Glen Ellen, Agua Caliente, Sonoma, and Schellville) from San Rafael. One morning southbound and one afternoon northbound only, with timed connections to Golden Gate Transit buses to San Francisco.
- Greyhound Bus Lines [4] - the main stop of Greyhound in Marin County, serving points in Northern California and the rest of the United States.
- Other Agencies - County Shuttle Connection, a shuttle service between San Rafael Transit Center and the Marin Health and Human Needs Center at 120 Redwood Hwy, San Rafael.
[edit] Location
The San Rafael Transit Center [5] is located at the corner of 3rd and Hetherton Streets, bounded by Tamalpais Avenue to the west and 2nd Street to the south.
[edit] Transfers and Features
[edit] Transferring at the SRTC
The Transit Center offers a convenient transfer area, with 4 platforms carrying various bus routes.
| Platform | Route Number/s | Destination | Operated by | Board at (platform) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | Marin City via Mill Valley (one a.m. bus to Tiburon) | Marin Transit | East |
| 26, 27, 44, 60 | San Francisco Financial District | Golden Gate Transit | East | |
| 35, 36 | Canal District | Marin Transit | West | |
| 36, 71 | Marin City | Marin Transit | East | |
| 40, 42 | Richmond BART (Route 42 only) - Del Norte BART | Golden Gate Transit | West | |
| 54 | San Francisco Civic Center | Golden Gate Transit | East | |
| 70, 80 | San Francisco Civic Center via Marin City | Golden Gate Transit | East | |
| B | 22 | Sausalito via College of Marin | Marin Transit | East |
| 23 | Fairfax via San Anselmo | Marin Transit | East | |
| 26, 27 | San Anselmo - Sleepy Hollow (Route 26 only) | Golden Gate Transit | East | |
| 29 | San Anselmo via Sir Francis Drake | Marin Transit | West | |
| 45, 45K | Marin Civic Center - Northgate Mall - Kaiser Hospital (Route 45K only) | Marin Transit | West | |
| 49 | Ignacio via Northgate/Kaiser | Marin Transit | West | |
| 123 | White Hill Middle School | Marin Transit | East | |
| 126 | San Domenico | Marin Transit | East | |
| C | 70, 71 | Novato | GGT (Route 70), Marin Transit (Route 71) | East |
| 80 | Petaluma - Santa Rosa | Golden Gate Transit | East | |
| Taxi Stand | West | |||
| D | 38 | Sonoma Valley | Sonoma County Transit | East |
| 44 | Lucas Valley | Golden Gate Transit | East | |
| 52 | Redwood & Grant via S. Novato Blvd | Golden Gate Transit | East | |
| 54 | San Marin | Golden Gate Transit | East | |
| 68 | Inverness | West Marin Stagecoach | East | |
| 75 | San Rafael GGT or Santa Rosa | Golden Gate Transit | East | |
| 233 | Santa Venetia | Marin Transit Shuttle | East | |
| Marin Airporter | San Francisco Airport or Novato | Marin Airporter | East | |
| Airport Express | Oakland Airport or Santa Rosa | Sonoma County Airport Express | East/West | |
| Greyhound | Various | Greyhound, Inc. | East | |
| Shuttle | Marin Civic Center - Marin Human Needs Center | County Shuttle Connection | West | |
Note: Golden Gate Buses may board at a different side of the same platform.
In addition to bus services, there is a single railroad track and side platform that was built as part of the transit center in anticipation of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit service. However, this platform and track is currently not used even though railroad crossing signs remain in place.
[edit] Features
The San Rafael Transit Center has the following amenities for its passengers:
- Saluté Cafe, a coffee shop which also carries Golden Gate Transit value tickets.
- A ticketing office for Greyhound Bus Lines
- Busboat, a small restaurant serving snacks and refreshments
- Several TransLink ticketing machines
- Disabled (
) access throughout the Transit Center
Near the Transit Center are full-service restaurants, especially along Fourth Street (Downtown San Rafael) and Second Street, grocery stores, and other businesses.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Marin Airporter", Marin Airporter, 2007-09-10. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Sonoma County Airport Express Schedules and Fares", Sonoma County Airport Express, 2007-10-29. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ Sonoma County Transit. "Sonoma County Transit Route 38 (San Rafael to Sonoma Valley)", Sonoma County Transit, 2007-08-14. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ Greyhound. "Greyhound.com : Locations : San Rafael, California", Greyhound Transit, 2007-08-14. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- ^ GGBHTD. "San Rafael Transit Center", Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District, 2007-09-10. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
