Alameda & AC Transit ILC
Supplementary Bus Services
within the City of Alameda
Sean Diest Lorgion, Service Planning Manager
2 • Supplementary Service lines (600-series) are scheduled to align with certain school(s) bell times.
• Supplementary Service trips are provided throughout AC Transit's service area to meet the demand for increased capacity at bell times. • Resources limit how much supplementary service can be offered. • Trips typically align with existing bus stops/route segments. • Supplementary Service lines are open to all riders.
• Bell schedule changes have an impact on students’ ability to use transit if not coordinated with AC Transit.
Supplementary Service
3 Overview of Supplementary Service in Alameda
Line Schools Served
Average
Passengers
per day per trip
631
• Academy of
Alameda
• Alameda High*
• Encinal Jr/Sr High*
297 74.3
663
• Academy of
Alameda
• Alameda High
• Encinal Jr/Sr High*
• Island High*
• Wood Middle
75 37.5
687 • Lincoln Middle* 190 63.3
Notes:
• The * denotes the school(s) that the line is coordinated with. • Local bus Lines 51A, 30, 31, and 96 and transbay Line O also pass by various schools.
4 ACTC Student Transit Pass Program (STPP)
AUSD Eligible Schools and Number of Participants
as of January 2026
Alameda Community Learning Center (ACLC) 67
Alameda High School 178
ASTI 103
Encinal Jr/Sr High School 401
Island High School 28
Lincoln Middle School 77
Nea Community Learning Center 17
Academy of Alameda 111
Will C. Wood Middle School 320
TOTAL 1,302
https://www.alamedactc.org/programs-projects/studentpass • Funded by ACTC via Measure BB (2014)
• Implemented in 2017
• Presently serving 132 schools in Alameda County
• Qualified students in Alameda County can obtain a Clipper card with a pass, allowing them to ride local AC Transit lines for free.
• AC Transit works closely with ACTC to assist with the program's development and implementation.
• For Alameda USD, only 6th – 12th graders whose families meet the free or reduced-priced meal income eligibility guidelines can apply for a free Student Transit Pass.
• Students who do not qualify can apply for a Youth
Clipper Card (available to anyone under 19 and
provides a 50% discount on transit)