FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 22, 2024
Contact:
Darrin Peschka
Program Manager, Government and Community Relations
Ventura County Transportation Commission
dpeschka@goventura.org
(805) 642-1591, ext. 108
CAMARILLO, Calif. – Valley Express Bus & Dial-A-Ride and the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) are excited to announce that a new bus route connecting the cities of Fillmore and Moorpark will start in August.
The Fillmore-Moorpark Route, which will begin service Aug. 1, will provide a direct one-seat ride between the cities of Fillmore and Moorpark using the Highway 23/Grimes Canyon corridor.
The fixed-route service will begin at the Fillmore Terminal, 533 Central Ave. in Fillmore, then proceed to Moorpark. It will make stops at the Moorpark Metrolink station, the Moorpark Marketplace and Moorpark College. The route will connect to eight existing bus routes, including those provided by Valley Express, VCTC, City of Simi Valley Transit, and Moorpark City Transit. The new route will also connect riders to Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train service.
The route will operate seven days a week, offering 10 trips on weekdays and five trips on weekends.
Fare information, a schedule and map are available at valleyexpressbus.org/routes/Moorpark.
“The Fillmore to Moorpark Route will provide greater access to employment and education for people living in the Heritage Valley. It will also give visitors another way to come and explore our beautiful city,” said Fillmore Mayor Carrie Broggie, who is also a VCTC commissioner and a member of the Heritage Valley Transit Service Policy Advisory Committee, which oversees Valley Express Bus & Dial-A-Ride.
Moorpark Mayor and VCTC Commissioner Chris Enegren said: “With stops at the Moorpark Marketplace, Moorpark College and Metrolink train station, the new bus route will connect people with an easy, affordable way to go shopping, dine at restaurants and enjoy entertainment locally and beyond Ventura County.”
VCTC Executive Director Martin Erickson said community members have often requested a bus route connecting Fillmore and Moorpark.
“Feedback from riders is an important part of our transit planning process, and we are pleased to be able to offer a new service that directly meets the needs of the community,” Erickson said.
About Valley Express Bus & Dial-A-Ride and VCTC
Valley Express operates fixed route, ADA-paratransit, and general public dial-a-ride throughout the Heritage Valley. The service is provided by a cooperative agreement between the cities of Fillmore, Santa Paula, the County of Ventura, and the Ventura County Transportation Commission. It is managed and administered by VCTC. Program information is available at valleyexpressbus.org.
The Ventura County Transportation Commission is the regional transportation planning agency committed to keeping Ventura County moving. Program information is available at goventura.org.
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