Visalia Transit

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Visalia Transit (formerly Visalia City Coach) provides transit service to the city of Visalia, Farmersville, Goshen, and Exeter, all located in California's Central Valley. Visalia Transit operates twelve fixed routes under its own branding, and provides two intercity express routes, one to the city of Tulare (route 11X) that is operated in conjunction with Tulare Inter-Modal Express, and another to the city of Fresno under the V-Line branding. Visalia Transit also operates the Sequoia Shuttle which provides shuttle service within Sequoia National Park as well as intercity service to Visalia upon reservation. Lastly, Visalia Transit operates more specialty services such as the Visalia Towne Trolley tourist shuttle using trolley replica vehicles, the LOOP Bus which provides shuttle services for youths to gang prevention programs, and Dial-A-Ride paratransit service using cutaways. All bus operations are currently contracted to MV Transportation.

History

  • Established in 1981 as Visalia City Coach.
  • On April 17, 2010, this bus system was rebranded as Visalia Transit.[1]

Routes

Visalia Transit

Maps & Schedules
Note: Bus service does not run on Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

  • 1A - Downtown, Mooney Blvd., Government Plaza
  • 1B - Government Plaza, Mooney Blvd., Downtown
  • 2A - Downtown, Court St., Caldwell Ave., Akers St., Visalia Medical Clinic
  • 2B - Visalia Medical Clinic, Akers St., Caldwell Ave., Court St., Downtown
  • 4A - Downtown, Tulare Ave., Visalia Medical Clinic
  • 4B - Visalia Medical Clinic, Tulare Ave., Downtown
  • 5A - Downtown, Walnut Ave., Visalia Medical Clinic
  • 5B - Visalia Medical Clinic, Walnut Ave., Downtown
  • 6 - Downtown, Visalia Medical Clinic, Goshen
  • 7A - Downtown, Northwest Visalia (counter-clockwise)
  • 7B - Downtown, Northwest Visalia (clockwise)
  • 8A - Downtown, Northeast Visalia (counter-clockwise)
  • 8B - Downtown, Northeast Visalia (clockwise)
  • 9 - Downtown, Farmersville, Exeter
  • 11X - Tulare-Visalia Express Service
  • 12 - Mooney Blvd., Caldwell Ave., Farmersville, Exeter
  • 15 - Downtown, Visalia Medical Clinic, San Joaquin Valley College
  • 16
  • 17

V LINE

Map & Schedule

Visalia Towne Trolley

Map & Schedules

  • Gold Route (Mon-Sat) - Downtown, Acequia Ave., Main St.
  • Red Route (Thu-Sat, only during the Visalia Rawhide home games) - Downtown, Acequia Ave., Main St., Rawhide Ball Park

Fares

Visalia Transit

Current

Dial-A-Ride

Current

Visalia Towne Trolley

25¢ per person for one ride.

Facilities

Office/Visalia Transit Center

Garage

  • Address: 525 N. Cain St., Visalia, CA 93292
  • Phone: (559) 713-4757

Visalia Transit & V-LINE Roster

The Sequoia Shuttle's roster can be found on its page.

Active

Accurate as of 7/2022.

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1301-1304 Visalia Transit 1304-a.jpg 2013 Gillig BRTPlus CNG 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins Westport ISL G
1501-1503 2016 Ford
Starcraft
E-450
Allstar CNG
Ford Triton V10 6.8L CNG Ford TorqShift 5R110W Used on the V-LINE service
1601-1607 2016 Gillig BRTPlus CNG 40'
(G27D102N4)
Cummins Westport ISL G [2]
1801-1803 2018 Proterra Catalyst BE40
2101-2104 2021 Proterra Catalyst BE35
1930-1931 2019 Gillig BRTPlus CNG 40'
(G31D102N4)
Cummins Westport L9N Used on the V-LINE service
6267-6276 Visalia City Coach 6270-a.jpg 2008 OBI Orion VII NG CNG
(07.502)
Cummins Westport ISL G
6283-6286 2009 OBI Orion VII NG CNG
(07.501)
Cummins Westport ISL G
  • 2010 models.
  • First buses to receive the new Visalia Transit livery
6287-6289 2009 OBI Orion VII NG CNG
(07.502)
Cummins Westport ISL G
  • 2010 models.
  • First buses to receive the new Visalia Transit livery
6292-6293 2009 OBI Orion VII NG CNG
(07.502)
Cummins Westport ISL G Ex-The Bus M-101 to M-102; transferred in 2016.[3]

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
6212-6214 1987 Gillig Phantom 30'
(3096TB6V92)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 1986 models.
6217-6218 1988 Gillig Phantom 30'
(3096TB6V92T)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
6222-6223 1989 Gillig Phantom 35'
(3596TB6V92T)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
6224-6225 1991 Gillig Phantom 35'
(3596TB6V92T)
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
6231-6238 1994 Gillig Phantom 35'
(35102TBS50)
Detroit Diesel Series 50
6244-6247 Visalia Transit 6247-a.jpg 1996 Gillig Phantom 35'
(35102TBS50)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 6245 & 6246 transferred to the Sequoia Shuttle.
6254-6256 Visalia Transit 6255-a.jpg 2004 Gillig Low Floor 40'
(G20D102N4)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR 6254-6256 transferred to the Sequoia Shuttle in 2016.[2]
6257-6259 2004 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G20B102N4)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR All buses transferred to the Sequoia Shuttle in 2016.[2]
6260-6266 Visalia Transit 6266-a.jpg 2006 OBI Orion VII CNG
(07.502)
John Deere 6081H Retired in 2021
6290-6291 2006 OBI Orion VII CNG
(07.502)
John Deere 6081H

Visalia Towne Trolley Fleet

Active

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1829, 1874 2013 Ford
Freightliner
?
Supreme Classic CNG

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1852, 1864, 1923 2002 Ebus Electric Trolley 2001 models
1853, 1858, 1860 2008 Freightliner
StarTrans
MB-55
Classic American Trolley CNG
1887, 1898,
1955, 1985
1991 Spartan ?
  • Trolley replicas.
  • Ex-?; purchased on October 20, 1998.
  • Was used on the Visalia Towne Trolley routes

LOOP Bus Fleet

Active

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
6278 2008 Ford
Starcraft
E-450
Allstar
Ford Triton V10 6.8L CNG Ford TorqShift 5R110W

Dial-A-Ride Fleet

Active

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1101-1106 2011 Ford
Elkhart Coach
E-450
ECII
Ford Triton V10 6.8L CNG Ford TorqShift 5R110W
1950-1953 2018 Ford
Starcraft
E-450
Allstar CNG

Retired

Fleet
Number(s)
Thumbnail Build
Date
Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
6239-6243 1995 Chevrolet
StarTrans
GP 3500 HD
Senator
6249-6253 2002 Ford
ElDorado National
E-450
Aerotech
Ford Triton V10 6.8L CNG Ford 4R100
6277-6282 2008 Ford
Starcraft
E-450
Allstar
Ford Triton V10 6.8L CNG Ford TorqShift 5R110W

References

  1. Inside City Hall - Beyond the headlines Vol. 12, City of Visalia. Dated April 20, 2010, retrieved on June 13, 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Visalia 100% on board with clean burning fleet, The Foothills Sun-Gazette. Dated January 13, 2016, retrieved on June 13, 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Notice of Regular Meeting of the... (pgs. 30-31), Merced County Association of Governments. Dated April 21, 2016, retrieved on June 13, 2016.

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