San Joaquin Regional Transit District (known as "San Joaquin RTD" or simply as RTD) is a transit district that provides bus service to the city of Stockton, California and the surrounding communities of Lodi, Ripon, Thornton, French Camp, Lathrop, Manteca, and Tracy. San Joaquin RTD operates 36 fixed routes to the Stockton metropolitan area, including 2 Metro Express routes, RTD’s Bus Rapid Transit service. RTD currently contracts with MV Transportation for the operations of 14 RTD Interregional Commuter routes that serve Sacramento, the Bay Area, and Dublin/Pleasanton’s BART station, with subscription service available for commuters. In addition, MV operates five RTD deviated fixed routes that are served by Metro Hopper buses connecting Ripon, Manteca, Lathrop, Thornton, Woodbridge, French Camp, Morada, and Linden to Stockton, Tracy, and Lodi. MV also operates two RTD Intercity routes connecting Stockton with Lodi, Tracy, and Manteca. Total annual ridership for calendar year 2008 was 5 million trips, and Interregional ridership for fiscal year 2008 totaled 328,476 trips.
Read more about San Joaquin Regional Transit District: History, Multiple Grand Jury Investigations, RTD's Hybrid Buses, Metro Express, The Downtown Transit Center (DTC), Route List
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