On March 11, 2024, the SacRT Board of Directors approved bus and light rail service changes for 2024.

View the Final Plan

Changes include:

• Implementing 15-minute service frequency on the Gold Line between Sunrise and Historic Folsom light rail stations
• Adding weekend and holiday service on Folsom bus route 10
• Adding morning and evening trips on bus routes 1, 26, 33, 81, 84, and 93
• Adding trips on bus route 137 (Elk Grove/UC Davis Medical Center Express)
• An additional hour of evening service on bus route 33 (Dos Rios)
• Implementing minor reductions in service to certain bus stops on Folsom bus route 10
• Discontinuing two early morning trips on bus route 51 (Stockton/Broadway)
• Discontinuing Folsom bus route 30 due to low ridership (as an alternative, customers can access SmaRT Ride service)

Most changes will take effect on August 25, 2024. Route 137 changes will take effect on Monday, April 8, 2024. The start date for Gold Line improvements depends on completion of construction and other supporting projects.

See Also: Minor changes to Routes 19, 86, and 88 for April 7, 2024 here.

Summary of 2024 Service Modifications

Gold Line

Improve service frequency on the Gold Line to and from Folsom area stations from 30 minutes to every 15 minutes weekdays between approximately 6:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.

Add a Saturday departure on the Gold Line from Folsom at 7 a.m. and Sunday/Holiday departures from Folsom at 7 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Add Sunday/Holiday departures from Sacramento Valley Station to Sunrise at 9:19 p.m., 9:49 p.m., 10:19 p.m. and 10:49 p.m. Start date depends on completion of construction.

F10 Folsom

Discontinue serving bus stops on American River Canyon Drive, except for the first morning trip and last two evening trips. Continue bus service to existing bus stops on Main and Madison, in Orangevale. Add weekend and holiday service, including stops on Main and Madison, but not on American River Canyon Drive.

F30 Folsom Prison

Eliminate Route F30, which currently provides morning and afternoon peak-hour service between the Glenn/Robert G. Holderness Station and Folsom Prison, due to low ridership and current coverage available using Folsom SmaRT Ride.

1 Greenback

Add one evening trip on Saturday departing Watt/I-80 Station at 9:36 p.m. to improve frequency to every 30 minutes and provide a better connection with the Blue Line.

26 Fulton Watt

Add weekday trips departing University/65th Street Station at 8:47 p.m. and 9:47 p.m. and departing Watt & Elverta at 8:33 p.m. (arriving at University/65th Street station at 9:30 p.m.) to improve frequency to every 30 minutes and provide better connections with Route 81 (Florin).

Add Saturday trips departing Watt & Elverta at 6:58 p.m., and 7:58 p.m. and departing University/65th St Station at 6:17 p.m., 7:17 p.m., 8:17 p.m., and 9:17 p.m. to improve frequency to every 30 minutes and improve connections with the Gold Line and Route 81 (Florin).

Add Sunday/Holiday trips departing Watt & Elverta at 7:58 p.m. and departing University/65th Street Station at 9:17 p.m. to improve connections with the Gold Line and other bus routes.

33 Dos Rios

Extend evening hours so that the last trip departs Alkali Flat Station at approximately 6:34 p.m.

51 Stockton Broadway

On weekday mornings, due to low ridership, change headways at every 15 minutes, and to help alleviate overcrowding on Route 81 from heavy student loads, shift the 6:20 a.m., 6:35, a.m. 6:50 a.m., and 6:58 a.m. 8th & F Street departures to 6:25 a.m., 6:40 a.m., 6:55 a.m., and 7:10 a.m. and eliminate the 7:12 a.m. departure. Also, shift the 6:01 a.m., 6:16 a.m., 6:31 a.m., and 6:43 a.m. Florin Towne Centre departures to 6:05 a.m., 6:20 a.m., 6:35 a.m., and 6:50 a.m. and eliminate the 6:55 a.m. departure.

81 Florin/65th St

To provide additional capacity during times of heavy student ridership, add or extend several weekend trips. Add a weekday morning trip from University/65th Street Station at 6:57 a.m.. Extend the existing 7:44 a.m. Florin Towne Centre departure so that it departs from University/65th Street Station at 7:33 a.m. Add a 6:59 a.m. departure from Florin and Riverside going all the way to University/65th Street Station.

On weekday afternoons, extend the existing 4:19 p.m., 4:49 p.m., and 5:19 p.m. Florin Towne Centre departures so that they depart from University/65th Street Station at 3:56 p.m., 4:28 p.m., and 5:02 p.m. Also extend the existing 3:28 p.m., 4:01 p.m., and 4:27 p.m. arrivals at Florin Towne Centre to University/65th Street Station, arriving at 3:48 p.m., 4:18 p.m., and 4:48 p.m.

81 Florin/65thSt

Add one Saturday evening trip departing University/65th Street Station at 9:13 p.m. to improve frequency to every 30 minutes and provide a better connection with the Gold Line and Route 87 (Howe).

Add Sunday/Holiday trips departing Florin & Riverside at 6:48 p.m. and 7:48 p.m. and departing University/65th Street Station at 7:43 p.m. and 9:13 p.m. to provide better connections with the Gold Line and Route 87 (Howe).

84 Watt

Add Saturday departures from Watt/Manlove Station at 6:35 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 8:35 p.m., and 9:35 p.m. and from Watt & Elverta at 7:07 a.m. and at 7:07 p.m., 8:07 p.m., and 9:07 p.m. to improve frequency to every 30 minutes and improve connections with the Blue Line, Gold Line, and multiple bus routes.

Add a Sunday/Holiday departure from Watt/Manlove station at 9:05 p.m. and from Watt & Elverta at 8:37 p.m., to improve span of service, consistent with other major routes.

93 Hillsdale

Add one weekday trip departing Louis & Orlando transit center at 7:04 a.m. to close a 54-minute gap in service.

137 UCDMC Elk Grove Express

Add two new trips departing at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. from UC Davis Medical Center. These new trips and the remainder of all Route 137 service is fully funded by UC Davis Health. Route 137 changes take effect Monday, April 8, 2024.