transit joint powers authority for merced county founded 1996 headquarters 880 thornton rd merced ca 95340 service area merced county service type bus service dial a ride routes 20 1 fleet 43 1 annual ridership 1 000 000 1 operator national express 2 website mercedthebus.com merced county transit also known as the bus provides transit services throughout merced county in the central valley area of california . vehicles are owned and maintained by the county with daily operations being privately contracted . 3 contents 1 merced transportation center 2 fleet 3 services 4 references 5 external links merced transportation center edit located in the former southern pacific railway station the downtown transportation center serves as the hub for merced s local regional and national bus service . 4 greyhound provides bus service to sacramento the bay area and los angeles . yarts and via adventures provide bus service to yosemite national park . situated at the same location the california welcome center carries souvenirs maps and brochures for visitors as well as yarts bus tickets . 5 fleet edit currently the fleet consists of 27 transit buses and 16 dial a ride vehicles . they began the greening of their fleet in 2006 with the purchase of 9 clean air orion vii models and planned the construction of a compressed natural gas fueling facility . 1 services edit 20 fixed bus routes 2 of them route deviation services are provided 7 days a week also with the exception of 2 routes which are weekdays only operate within the city of merced and throughout the county as well as the cities of newman and turlock in neighboring stanislaus county . however the unincorporated community of hilmar irwin which has a combined population of over 5 000 appears not to have any of the bus services even though it is located within merced county . 6 no . route days notes new fixed routes as of 2013 a1 atwater city loop mon sun bellevue rd winton way broadway buhach rd a2 atwater winton way mon sun connects atwater and the town of winton via winton way a3 atwater castle crosstown mon sun castle airport connector via east and central atwater dp dos palos link mon sun connects dos palos and los banos g gustine commuter mon sun connects gustine with los banos santa nella newman and downtown merced l livingston commuter mon sun connects livingston with winton atwater bellevue rd and merced college merced lb los banos commuter mon sun los banos dos palos downtown merced lb1 los banos pacheco blvd mon fri mostly follows pacheco blvd with a diversion into downtown lb lb2 los banos crosstown mon sun east west crosstown service thru downtown lb lb3 los banos downtown mon sun north south crosstown service thru downtown lb m1 merced westside mon sun southwest merced downtown merced marketplace northwest merced m2 merced r street mon sun south merced downtown merced mall merced marketplace via r street m3 merced m street mon sun south merced downtown merced mall merced college via m street m4 merced g street mon sun south merced downtown merced college mercy hospital via g street m5 merced southeast connector mon sun southeast merced amtrak downtown via childs ave & 21st st. m6 merced northeast connector mon sun northeast merced merced college merced mall merced marketplace p planada commuter mon sun le grand planada downtown merced t turlock commuter mon sun turlock csu stanislaus delhi livingston atwater downtown merced via freeway 99 uc uc merced mon fri downtown merced amtrak merced college uc merced via m street and yosemite ave. w winton commuter mon sun winton atwater bellevue rd buhach beachwood franklin downtown merced references edit a b c d merced county transit about merced county board of supervisors authorize staff to develop and issue a request for proposal rfp for a new contracted operator agreement for the bus merced county transit re 5 year agreement july 1 2010 through june 30 2015 merced county california countywide transit city of merced 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