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Welcome Aboard!

Congratulations!  You have made a smart choice.   Our routes are designed to serve neighborhoods, businesses and schools - putting you within steps of the places you go every day.

WestCAT is a service of the Western Contra Costa Transit Authority, which provides local, express, and regional service to the cities of Pinole and Hercules and the unincorporated communities of Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, Bayview, Rodeo, Crockett, and Port Costa. 

In addition, WestCAT operates regional service between Martinez and the El Cerrito del Norte BART station and between the Hercules Transit Center and Contra Costa College.  Also, Lynx, our transbay service, runs between the Hercules Transit Center and the San Francisco Transbay Terminal.


Hours of Operation

Buses operate between the approximate hours of 4:30 AM and 12:45 AM Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM Saturday and 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM Sundays.  Limited Sunday service on the Route J runs on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

Photo of once of the new coaches near the Carquinez Bridge
To advertise on WestCATs buses contact WestCATs exclusive representive - Lamar Transit Advertising - Deborah Ruiz Marr - 925.373.1900 - druiz@lamar.com
  Newspaper   What's New from WestCAT

Temporary Transbay Terminal Now Open
A temporary Transbay Terminal has open on August 7 as construction crews begin demolition of the existing terminal.  The temporary terminal will serve several bus
lines, including AC Transit, Muni, Greyhound, WestCAT Lynx, Greyhound, SamTrans and Golden Gate Transit. 

New 511 Transit Departure Time Look-up Tool
511 provides free, up-to-the-minute departure times for WestCAT in the lookup tool linked. Use this tool to find out when your bus will depart.   These will also be added to our own schedules on this website soon.  [511 Departure Look-Up]

Now Available on Lynx
New mid day Lynx service, additional AM & PM commute trips & earlier afternoon return trips! For further information, call (510) 724-3331.  Also, back by popular demand the "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" 31-day pass promo. Promo will begin late July-early August.  Some restrictions do apply.  See links below for the Buy 1 Get 1 promo and the new timetables, which are now live.

Now visit us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!
Visit our new Facebook page we have set up for our comunnity and get the latest updates via Twitter before you start your commute!.  [Facebook Link]  [Twitter Link]

Traffic Alerts
Due to closure for the Eastbound State Route 4 On-Ramp that began on Monday, April 26, 2010, WestCAT buses operating in the area, in addition to all other vehicle traffic will be required to detour around the on-ramp closure, using alternate routes, which may result in some service delays.  See our Alert page for more information.  [Alerts]

Holiday Schedules
What route runs on what holiday?  WestCAT will operate Sunday J service "only" on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2010.  See our Holiday page for details.  [Holiday Schedules]

Transit related news articles
See our Special Reports page for articles from area newspapers with important news about local transit.  Also read up on the latest regarding the state budget crises and how it effects transit.  [Special Reports]

Board Meeting Information
The regularly scheduled Western Contra Costa Transit Authority Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for 6:00 PM, Thursday, September 09, 2010 at Pinole City Hall, City Council Chambers, 2131 Pear Street, Pinole.  [Agenda]

The next Finance and Administration Committee meeting is TBA at Pinole City Hall, City Council Chambers located at 2131 Pear Street, Pinole.   [Agenda]

Stuck in Rush Hour Traffic?
Think outside the car.  Take our Lynx bus from Hercules to San Francisco non-stop.  See our Lynx section for complete details.  [Lynx Information]

 
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