San Rafael Transit Center

The San Rafael Transportation Center (also called the C. Paul Bettini Transportation Center), in San Rafael, California, is the main transit center for Marin County. From San Rafael, passengers can travel throughout Marin County, to San Francisco, Contra Costa, and Sonoma Counties.

Description

The San Rafael Transit Center hosts to a number of bus agencies, including:
* "Golden Gate Transit" (the main bus agency) - serving Marin, Contra Costa, Sonoma, and San Francisco Counties.
* "Marin Transit" - serving Marin County (including Marin Transit Shuttle Route 233 and West Marin Stagecoach Route 68)
* "Marin Airporter" [cite news
url = http://www.marinairporter.com/info_sanrafael.html
title = Marin Airporter
publisher = Marin Airporter
author =
date = 2007-09-10
accessdate = 2007-11-02 ] - serving the San Francisco International Airport from Marin County.
* "Airport Express" [cite news
url = http://www.airportexpressinc.com/images/schedules.pdf
title = Sonoma County Airport Express Schedules and Fares
publisher = Sonoma County Airport Express
author =
date = 2007-10-29
accessdate = 2007-11-02 ] - serving the Oakland International Airport; serves as stopover for Marin County to Sonoma County.
* "Sonoma County Transit" [cite news
url = http://www.sctransit.com/pdf/schedules/081407/38.pdf
title = Sonoma County Transit Route 38 (San Rafael to Sonoma Valley)
publisher = Sonoma County Transit
author = Sonoma County Transit
date = 2007-08-14
accessdate = 2007-11-02 ] - serving the Sonoma Valley (Kenwood, Glen Ellen, Agua Caliente, Sonoma, and Schellville) from San Rafael. One morning southbound and one afternoon northbound only, with timed connections to Golden Gate Transit buses to San Francisco.
* "Greyhound Bus Lines" [cite news
url = http://www.greyhound.com/scripts/en/TicketCenter/terminal.asp?city=893398
title = Greyhound.com : Locations : San Rafael, California
publisher = Greyhound Transit
author = Greyhound
date = 2007-08-14
accessdate = 2007-11-02 ] - the main stop of Greyhound in Marin County, serving points in Northern California and the rest of the United States.
* "Other Agencies" - County Shuttle Connection, a shuttle service between San Rafael Transit Center and the Marin Health and Human Needs Center at 120 Redwood Hwy, San Rafael.

Location

The San Rafael Transit Center [cite news
url = http://goldengatetransit.org/services/documents/Map_SRTC.pdf
title = San Rafael Transit Center
publisher = Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District
author = GGBHTD
date = 2007-09-10
accessdate = 2007-11-02 ] is located at the corner of 3rd and Hetherton Streets, bounded by Tamalpais Avenue to the west and 2nd Street to the south.

Transfers and Features

Transferring at the SRTC

The Transit Center offers a convenient transfer area, with 4 platforms carrying various bus routes.

"Note: Golden Gate Buses may board at a different side of the same platform."

In addition to bus services, there is a single railroad track and side platform that was built as part of the transit center in anticipation of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit service. However, this platform and track is currently not used even though railroad crossing signs remain in place.

Features

The San Rafael Transit Center has the following amenities for its passengers:

* Saluté Cafe, a coffee shop which also carries Golden Gate Transit value tickets.
* A ticketing office for Greyhound Bus Lines
* Busboat, a small restaurant serving snacks and refreshments
* Several TransLink ticketing machines
* Disabled (Access icon|12px) access throughout the Transit Center

Near the Transit Center are full-service restaurants, especially along Fourth Street (Downtown San Rafael) and Second Street, grocery stores, and other businesses.

Notes

ee also

* Golden Gate Transit
* San Rafael
* Sonoma County Transit