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Omnitrans

Parent	Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority
Founded	1976
Headquarters	1700 West Fifth Street San Bernardino, California
Locale	San Bernardino Valley
Service area	San Bernardino Valley
Service type	Bus, Bus rapid transit, Paratransit
Routes	28
Stations	16 BRT
Fleet	157 buses
Daily ridership	23,100 (weekdays, Q3 2024)
Annual ridership	6,429,000 (2023)
Fuel type	CNG, battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell
Operator	transdev (paratransit only)
Chief executive	Erin Rogers
Website	omnitrans.org

Omnitrans (stylized as OmniTrans) is a public transportation agency in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The largest transit operator within San Bernardino County, it serves the San Bernardino Valley. The agency was established in 1976 through a joint powers agreement and today includes 15 cities and portions of the unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. In addition to the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, Omnitrans provides service to parts of Riverside and Los Angeles Counties. Omnitrans currently carries about 11 million passengers per year. Omnitrans currently operates fixed route bus service, bus rapid transit and a paratransit service for the disabled, “Access.” Omnitrans operates throughout the urbanized area of southwestern San Bernardino County: south of the San Bernardino Mountains, from Upland, Montclair, and Chino in the west to Redlands, California and Yucaipa in the east. The Omnitrans service area covers approximately 480 square miles (1,200 km).

In 2023, the system had a ridership of 6,429,000, or about 23,100 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

History

In October 2019, Omnitrans faced increasing deficits and reduced service. They plan to cut service by 11 percent. They were the operator for the Arrow commuter rail service between San Bernardino and Redlands. the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Transit Committee voted to transfer the operation and construction duties to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority.

The Transit Committee, announced that it would launch a study considering “complete consolidation” of Omnitrans under the SBCTA due to a $520 million fiscal deficit over the next 20 years. However, in 2021, SBCTA decided against the consolidation of Omnitrans due to the results of a commissioned study. That indicated, that due to state law, SBCTA was required to pay off the agency's unfunded pension liability, at a one-time cost of between $100 million to $174 million. Instead SBCTA opted to provide $100 million to Omnitrans to keep it viable through 2040.

Former Services

OmniLink

Omnitrans formerly operated OmniLink, a demand-response service that operated in Yucaipa and Chino Hills. OmniLink ceased operation 29 August 2014.

Future

On February 27, 2020 it was announced that Omnitrans placed a new order for four forty-foot, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE™ heavy-duty transit buses.

On March 1, 2023 the Omnitrans Board of Directors approved the purchase of four New Flyer Fuel Cell buses

Routes

Local routes

Express routes

Shuttle routes

OmniAccess ADA Service

Access provides public transportation services for persons who are physically or cognitively unable to use regular bus service (ADA certified and/or Omnitrans Disability Identification Card holders). Access operates curb to- curb service with minibuses or vans, complementing the Omnitrans fixed-route bus system. The Access service area is defined as up to 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) on either side of an existing fixed route. Service is available on the same days and at the same times that fixed-route services operate.

Omni Ride

Omni Ride serves Bloomington, Chino, Chino Hills, and Upland area.

Bus fleet

Active fleet

Make/Model	Fleet Numbers	Thumbnail	Year	Engine	Transmission	Notes
New Flyer C40LFR	1201-1227		2009	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
				Cummins Westport L9N
New Flyer XN40	1251-1270		2012	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	1281-1296		2014	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	1301-1315		2015	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	1321-1333		2016	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	1341-1364		2018	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B400R 6 speed
New Flyer XN40	2341-2363		2019	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B3400 xFE 6 speed
New Flyer XE40	2501-2504		2021	Siemens ELFA2	XALT Energy
New Flyer XHE40	3001-3004		2024	Siemens ELFA3	Ballard FCmove-HD Hydrogen Fuel Cell	• 3004 was the first unit to enter in service
New Flyer XN60	6001-6014		2012	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B500R 6 speed	Used only on sbX Bus Rapid Transit service
New Flyer XN60	6015		2018	Cummins Westport L9N	Allison B500R	Used only on sbX Bus Rapid Transit service
New Flyer XE40	6101-6118		2024	Siemens ELFA3	XALT Energy	Used only on sbX Bus Rapid Transit service 6101 delivered to East Valley Maintenance Facility as of May 2024. 6102 also delivered to East Valley Maintenance Facility as of May 2024.

References

1. ^ "About Omnitrans". Omnitrans. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
2. ^ "Transit Services". Omnitrans. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
3. "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
4. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
5. "Erin Rogers Named Omnitrans CEO and General Manager – OmniTrans". Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
6. "StackPath". 14 July 2020.
7. Scauzillo, Steve (21 October 2019). "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". The Sun. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
8. "$520 million deficit has Omnitrans eyeing layoffs and bus-line reductions, but is it enough?". 21 October 2019.
9. "SBCTA Adds New Department to Organization". 9 December 2019.
10. https://omnitrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Item-E3-Attachments-B-C-1.pdf
11. Scauzillo, Steve (16 January 2021). "Omnitrans dodges takeover, but endures service cuts and layoffs". Southern California News Group.
12. "OmniLink service ends in Chino Hills and Yucaipa". Omnitrans. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
13. "Omnitrans expands California's zero-emission public transit footprint with four new Xcelsior CHARGE™ buses from New Flyer" (Press release). St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA: New Flyer of America Inc. 2020-02-27. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
14. "Purchase Order MNT23-25 Fuel Cell Bus Purchases". omnitrans.primegov.com. Omnitrans. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
15. "Omnitrans | More Service in January". Retrieved 2024-12-11.
16. "OmniTrans On Demand Ride".

External links

• Official website

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