In March 2007, there will be major schedule and route changes to MTS bus services in the East County, National City, Southeast San Diego, and Spring Valley areas. These changes are part of the MTS goal to improve service where it is warranted by demand and discontinue poorly performing services. All modifications were approved by the MTS Board of Directors after three public hearings in March 2006.
Service changes will take effect as follows:
Regular fare on all routes listed in this Rider Alert is $1.75, except where noted.
Please be sure to pick up a new timetable for the routes with changes, as listed below. The timetables and maps are provided in PDF format. To read these files, you must have a PDF viewer installed on your system. You may use the free PDF viewer Adobe Acrobat Reader. Some timetable PDF files are large files. We recommend that you right-click the link for the timetable and select "Save As..." and save the file to your computer's hard drive before opening the file.
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Route |
Description |
Timetable and Map |
Streets Traveled |
| 601 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 601 is discontinued and replaced as follows: Route 961 operates between Plaza Bonita and 24th St. Trolley Station, via 24th St., D Ave., 30th St., and Sweetwater Rd. Service on Division, Ava, and Mariposa Streets is replaced by new Route 967. Service on 4th St. is replaced by new Route 968. Service to 43rd St. and Delta St. is maintained on Route 955. |
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| 602 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 602 is discontinued and replaced as follows: Weekday service between Plaza Bonita and Euclid Ave./18th St. is replaced by new Route 963. Service on 18th St. is replaced by Route 603. Service on Paradise Valley and Munda Roads is replaced by new Route 968. Service on Plaza Blvd., Cumberland St., Reo Dr., Alleghany St., and Harbison Ave. is replaced by Route 962. Service north of Paradise Valley Rd. on the Honeysuckle Ln./ Lirope St./Division St./Plaza Blvd. loop is discontinued, so new stops will be installed at Plaza Blvd. and Paradise Valley Rd. The loop on L Ave., 21st St., and J Ave. is also discontinued. | N/A |
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| 603 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 603 is changed to operate from Euclid Trolley Station to 24th St. Trolley Station in National City, via Euclid Ave. and 18th St. Service between Plaza Bonita and 18th St. is maintained by new Route 963. | ||
| 815 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 815 will have minor scheduling changes on weekdays, and service every 30 minutes on weekends. Route 816 will now provide extra service on E. Main St. in El Cajon on weekdays. | ||
| 816 | Effective 3/5/07: Route 816 is a new route replacing part of Route 858 and providing additional service on E. Main St. in El Cajon. The route will travel from El Cajon Transit Center to Cuyamaca College via E. Main St., Douglas Ave., Claydelle Ave., and Jamacha Rd. No weekend service will be provided. | ||
| 848 | Effective 3/4/07: Service will no longer be provided in Lakeside to most of Mapleview St., Pino Dr., Lakeshore Dr., and most of Julian Ave. The route will instead travel via Maine Ave., Mapleview St., Vine St., and Laurel Av. in Lakeside. Service into Parkway Plaza is discontinued. Please see new timetable for routing information. There will also be other minor schedule changes. | ||
| 854 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 854 is shortened to operate only between Amaya Trolley Station and Grossmont College, via Fletcher Parkway, Baltimore Dr., and Lake Murray Blvd. Service between Grossmont College, Santee, and Lakeside is discontinued. For service between Grossmont College and Santee, please use Route 115 and the Green Line Trolley. For service between Grossmont College and Lakeside, please use Routes 115 and 848. For service between Santee and Lakeside, please use the Green Line Trolley and Route 848. |
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| 855 | Effective 3/4/07: Minor schedule improvements. | ||
| 856 | Effective 3/4/07: Route is extended from College Grove to SDSU Transit Center on weekdays. Route schedule on College Ave. is coordinated with Route 936 to provide 15-minute frequency on College Ave. during weekdays. Other major schedule changes will also take effect. | ||
| 858 | Effective 3/4/07: Route is discontinued. For service on Washington Ave., use new Route 874/875. For service on Jamacha Rd., use new Route 816. |
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| 864 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 864 will change to replace Route 873 on Madison Ave. between Johnson Ave. and 2nd St. in El Cajon. New Route 874/875 replaces Route 864 on Broadway and Fletcher Pkwy. and into Parkway Plaza. Service to Viejas is reduced to hourly, with Route 864A terminating in Alpine at the Alpine Creek Shopping Center. See new timetable for maps and details. |
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| 871/872 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 871/872 will change to provide service on Magnolia Ave. between Chase Ave. and Douglas Ave. Service to Avocado St. is discontinued. The nearest service would be Route 871/872 on Magnolia Ave., Routes 815 or 816 on E. Main St., or Route 874/875 on Washington Ave. Routes will not serve the Parkway Plaza Transit Center. Use Route 874/875 or 878 for service into Parkway Plaza. Fare remains $1.00. |
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| 873 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 873 is discontinued. Service on Madison Ave. will be provided by Route 864 and service to Granite Hills area will be provided by the new Route 874/875. |
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| 874/875 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 874 has major routing changes and will now provide bidirectional service around El Cajon as Route 874/875. This route will serve the Parkway Plaza Transit Center along with Route 878. | ||
| 878 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 878 will be a shuttle route between El Cajon Transit Center and Parkway Plaza Transit Center. No stops will be made between the two terminals. Route will run seven days/week. Fare is $1.00. | ||
| 961 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 961 is changed to operate between 24th St. Trolley Station in National City and 62nd St. Trolley Station in Encanto, via Plaza Bonita, seven days/week. Routing in Paradise Hills does not change. In National City, Route 961 will use 30th St., D Ave., and 24th St. between Plaza Bonita and 24th St. Trolley Station, replacing Route 601 in this area. Service between Paradise Hills and Encanto is via Woodman St. to Imperial Ave. Service between Woodman Ave. and Spring Valley Shopping Center is maintained on Route 962 via Paradise Valley Rd. Service on Glen Vista St., Parkbrook St, and Elkelton Blvd. is discontinued. Transit access to this area is provided on Elkelton Blvd. on Route 851 (weekdays only), Paradise Valley Rd. on Route 962, or Jamacha Rd. on Route 936. |
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| 962 | Effective 3/4/07: Route 962 is changed to operate between 8th St. Trolley Station in National City and Spring Valley Shopping Center seven days/week. Routing in Paradise Hills does not change. In National City, Route 962 will use Plaza Blvd. (via Harbison Ave.) instead of 16th St. The route extension from Deep Dell Rd. to Spring Valley is via Paradise Valley Rd. Route 962 service on the loop of Deep Dell and Brookhaven Roads is discontinued. |
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| 963 | Effective 3/5/07: New Route 963 provides weekday-only service in National City between 8th St. Trolley Station and Plaza Bonita, via Plaza Blvd. Euclid Ave., Granger Ave., and Sweetwater Rd. The new route replaces Routes 602 and 603 between Euclid Ave./18th St. and Plaza Bonita, and Route 602 on Granger Ave. and Plaza Blvd. There is no weekend service on Route 963. |
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| 967 | Effective 3/4/07: New Route 967 serves D Ave., Division St., Mariposa St., and Ava St. from the 24th St. Trolley Station seven days/week, approximately every 60 minutes. |
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| 968 | Effective 3/4/07: New Route 968 serves D Ave., 4th St., Paradise Valley Rd., Munda Rd., and Oriskany Rd. from the 24th St. Trolley Station seven days/week, approximately every 60 minutes. |
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