San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System or MTS is the public transit provider for Central, South, Northeast and Southeast San Diego County, California. It includes the cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, Coronado, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Poway & Santee.

Fares

Current

Facilities

Office

• Address: 1255 Imperial Ave., San Diego, CA 92101
• Phone:
  • Admin: 619-231-1466
  • Customer Service:
    • MTS Buses: 619-238-0100
    • San Diego Trolley: 619-595-4949
  • InfoExpress: 619-685-4900
  • Regional Transit Information: 619-233-3004

Bus

Routes

Map & Schedules

Route	Destinations	Operating Division
1	Fifth Avenue to Amaya	IAD, KMD
2	Ash to 30th St.	IAD, KMD
3	Euclid to UCSD Hospital	SBD
4	12th & Imperial Transit Center to Paradise Valley	IAD
5	10th St. to Euclid Station	IAD
6	Fashion Valley Loop	IAD, KMD
7	Broadway to Allison	IAD, KMD
8/9	Old Town Loop	IAD, KMD
10	Old Town West to University	IAD
11	Paradise Valley to SDSU Transit Center	IAD, KMD
13	24th St. Station to Kaiser Hospital	IAD
14	Grantville Station to Baltimore
15	Broadway to SDSU Transit Center	IAD, KMD
18	Grantville Loop
20	10th Avenue to De Lago Transit Center	IAD, KMD
25	Fashion Valley Transit Center to Kearny Mesa Transit Center
27	Bayard to Kearny Mesa Transit Center	SBD
28	Shelter Island to Old Town West	SBD
30	9th Ave. to UTC Transit Center	IAD, KMD
31	UTC Transit Center to Westview Parkway	KMD
35	Sunset Cliffs to Old Town West	SBD
41	Fashion Valley Transit Center to Gillman	KMD
44	Old Town East to Clairemont	KMD
50	C St. to UTC Transit Center
83	America Plaza Station to Washington
84	Cabrillo Monument to Old Town West
88	Old Town East to Fashion Valley Transit Center	KMD
105	Old Town East to UTC Transit Center	KMD
115	SDSU Transit Center to El Canjon Transit Center	ECD
120	4th Ave. to Kearny Mesa Transit Center	IAD, KMD
150	1st Ave. to UTC Transit Center	IAD, KMD
201/202	UTC Transit Center Loop	IAD
210	Ash to Camino Santa Fe	KMD
701	Palomar Station to H St. Station
704	Palomar Station to Bayfront Station
705	Bayfront Station to Southwestern College
707	Eastlake Parkway to Southwestern College
709	H St. Station to Lakeshore
712	Palomar Station to Southwestern College
810	Pacific Highway to Escondido Transit Center
815	El Canjon Transit Center to Broadway
820	Pacific Highway to Midland
832/834	Santee Town Center Loop	ECD
833	El Canjon Transit Center to Santee Town Center
844	Mt. Carmel Loop
845	Garden to Rancho Bernardo Transit Center
848	El Canjon Transit Center to Maine
850	Pacific Highway to Carmel Mountain
851	Spring Valley to Spring St. Station
854	Amaya Station to Grossmont College
855	Jamacha to Spring Street Station
856	Cuyamaca College to SDSU Transit Center
860	Pacific Highway to Rancho Carmel
864	El Canjon Transit Center to Viejas
870	Ruffin to El Canjon Transit Center
871/872	El Canjon Transit Center Inner Loop
874/875	El Canjon Transit Center Outer Loop
880	UTC Transit Center to Rancho Bernardo
888	Parkway Plaza to Jacumba
891	El Canjon Transit Center to Borrego
892	El Canjon Transit Center to Ranchita
894	Parkway Plaza to Lake Morena
901	Iris Avenue Station to Broadway	SBD
904	City Hall to Coronado Island	SBD
905	Iris Avenue Station to Otay Mesa	SBD
916/917	Euclid Avenue Station Loop	SBD
921	Gillman to Westview Parkway	ECD
923	Newport to 9th Avenue	SBD
928	Fashion Valley Transit Center to Kearny Mesa Transit Center	SBD
929	San Ysidro Station to Broadway	SBD
932	San Ysidro Station to 8th Street Station	SBD
933/934	Iris Avenue Station Loop	SBD
936	Gillespie to SDSU Transit Center	SBD
955	8th Street Station to SDSU Transit Center	SBD
960	Euclid Avenue Station to UTC Transit Center	SBD
961	24th Street Station to 62nd Street Station	SBD
962	8th Street Station to Orville	SBD
963	8th Street Station to Plaza Bonita	SBD
964	Alliant University to Camino Ruiz
965	University Loop
967/968	24th Street Station Loop
972/973	Sorrento Valley Station Inner Loop
978	Sorrento Valley Station Outer Loop
979	La Jolla to Sorrento Valley Station
992	Airport-4th Street Loop	SBD

IAD=Imperial Avenue Division; KMD=Kearny Mesa Division; SBD=South Bay Division; ECD=El Cajon Division

Current roster

Division abbreviations: IAD=Imperial Avenue Division; KMD=Kearny Mesa Division; SBD=South Bay Division; ECD=El Cajon Division

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Make	Model	Paint scheme	Engine	Transmission	Division	Notes
301-350		2008	NFI	C40LF		Cummins Westport ISL G	ZF	301-313: IAD; 314-350: KMD
401-407		2005	NFI	C40LF		Cummins Westport C Gas Plus	ZF	KMD
501-512		2009	NFI	GE35LFR		Ford Triton V10 6.8L	ISE Thundervolt TB40-HG	IAD
601-627		2011	NFI	C40LFR		Cummins Westport ISL G	ZF	IAD
701-753		2012	NFI	C40LFR		Cummins Westport ISL G	ZF	TBD	Being delivered
1001-1026		2008	NABI	60-BRT CNG		Cummins Westport ISL G		IAD
1601-1631		2000	NFI	C40LF		Cummins Westport C Gas Plus	Allison B400R	IAD
1801-1873		2001	NFI	C40LF		Cummins Westport C Gas Plus	Allison B400R	1801-1841:KMD; 1843-1871:IAD
1901-1913		2001	NFI	D60LF		Detroit Diesel S50 EGR	Allison B400R	KMD
2201-2212, 2501-2512		2000	NFI	C40LF		Cummins Westport C Gas Plus	Allison B400R	IAD
2701-2740		2005	NFI	C40LF		Cummins Westport C Gas Plus	ZF	SBD
2771-2775		2007	Eldorado National	EZ Rider II CNG		Cummins B Gas Plus	Allison B300R	SBD
2801-2870		2009	NFI	C40LF		Cummins Westport ISL G	ZF	SBD
80-series		1995	Gillig	Phantom		Detroit Diesel S50		ECD
8101-8133		2001	NFI	D40LF				ECD
8501-8526		2007	Blue Bird	Express 4500		Detroit Diesel Series 60EGR	Allison B500R

On Order

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Make	Model	Paint scheme	Engine	Transmission	Division	Notes
		2013	NFI	XN60					47 units with an option of an additional 118. All 47 buses are expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Retired fleet

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
201-225		1989	Ikarus USA	416.01
301-332		1991	Gillig	Phantom (40102TB)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-748
501-510		1983	Gillig	Phantom (40TB102)			Suburban config
511-542		1983	Gillig	Phantom (40TB102)
543-545		1984	Gillig	Phantom (40TB102)
801-825		1975	GMC	T8H-5307A
901-965		1981	GMC	T8H-5307A	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	Retired and most sold to various Canadian cities in 1997
1001-1045		1979	MAN-AMG	SG-220-18-2A
1101-1150		1993	NFI	D60	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Detroit Diesel S50	Allison HT-748	Most units were repowered with Detroit Diesel S50 engine but few units kept Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engine.
1201-1280		1991	Gillig	Phantom (40102TB)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HT-748
1301-1304		1994	NFI	C40LF			First C40LFs built by NFI.
1401-1429		1995	NFI	C40	Detroit Diesel S50G	Allison B400R
1501-1527		1997	NFI	C40LF	Detroit Diesel S50G	Allison B400R	1527 converted to ISE Natural Gas-Electric Hybrid
2001-2051		1995	NFI	C40	Detroit Diesel S50G	Allison B400R

Light Rail

San Diego Trolley, Incorporated (SDTI) is the operator of the LRT and is a subsidiary of San Diego MTS.

Lines

Map & Schedules

• Blue - San Ysidro to Downtown San Diego
• Green - Santee to Downtown San Diego
• Orange - Gillespie To Convention Center/Downtown San Diego

Stations

List of stations

All-time roster

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Motors	Notes
1001-1014		1978	Siemens-Duwag	U2
1015-1024		1982	Siemens-Duwag	U2
1025-1030		1986	Siemens-Duwag	U2
1031-1050		1989	Siemens-Duwag	U2		1055, 1066, 1068, 1070-1071 were sold to Mendoza, Argentina in 2010.
1051-1071		1990	Siemens-Duwag	U2
2001-2050		1993-96	Siemens	SD-100
2051-2052		1998	Siemens	SD-100
3001-3011		2004-05	Siemens	S-70 Avanto
4001-4057		2011-12	Siemens	S-70 Avanto		Being delivered

External Links

• Metropolitan Transit System
• http://idiom.ucsd.edu/~mmyslin/mtsdivs.html San Diego Transit operating divisions project: Maps and graphs with the results of a 3-month, 800-data-point bus logging project to determine the equipment and routes of each main fleet operating division