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Route 296

Palo Alto Road Closure Affects Service on Routes 280, 281, 296 & 397

Starting Monday, March 19 until Saturday, May 19, 2018, two stops located between Webster and Cowper streets on Routes 280, 281, 296 and 397 will not be served due to a construction project resulting in a road closure.

Two bus stops will not be served:

Stop ID 34065: Southwest, University Ave/Middlefield Rd. – affects service on Routes 280 & 281 to Stanford Mall; Routes 296 & 397 to Palo Alto Caltrain

Stop ID 347064: Northeast, University Ave/Middlefield Rd. – affects service on Route 280 to Purdue/Fordham; Route 281 to Onetta Harris Community Center; Route 296 to Redwood City Caltrain; and Route 397 to Folsom St/Beale St.

NOTICE: Effective Wednesday, Jan. 31, until further notice, the bus stop at Clark/E. Bayshore, ID# 363015 will be temporary closed due to construction of the pedestrian crosswalk over highway 101.

Effective January 21, 2018

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Public Timetable Notes: AM - light type. PM - bold type.
* Late-Night/Early AM 296 trips DO NOT Serve Menlo Park Caltrain. Between 8PM and 9AM on Weekends, route 296 serves Palo Alto Caltrain Via University Ave.
Not all stops are shown. Please call 1-800-660-4287 for other bus stops.

Bayshore/ Donohoe	Palo Alto Transit Center	Bay/ University	Newbridge/ Saratoga	Middlefield/ Ringwood	Merrill/ Santa Cruz	Middlefield/ 5^th	Redwood City Transit Center
NORTHBOUND - Weekdays to Redwood City Transit Center
I	H	G	F	E	D	B	A
-----	3:46 *	4:01 *	4:06 *	4:15 *	-----	4:20 *	4:25 *
-----	4:46 *	5:01 *	5:06 *	5:15 *	-----	5:20 *	5:25 *
5:15	-----	5:21	5:26	5:35	5:39	5:47	5:55
5:32	-----	5:38	5:43	5:52	5:56	6:04	6:12
5:49	-----	5:55	6:00	6:09	6:13	6:21	6:29
6:06	-----	6:12	6:17	6:26	6:30	6:38	6:46
6:23	-----	6:29	6:36	6:51	6:57	7:09	7:21
6:40	-----	6:46	6:53	7:08	7:14	7:26	7:38
6:57	-----	7:04	7:11	7:26	7:32	7:44	7:56
7:14	-----	7:21	7:28	7:43	7:49	8:01	8:13
7:31	-----	7:38	7:45	8:00	8:06	8:18	8:30
7:48	-----	7:55	8:02	8:17	8:23	8:35	8:47
8:05	-----	8:12	8:19	8:34	8:40	8:52	9:04
8:22	-----	8:29	8:36	8:51	8:57	9:09	9:21
8:39	-----	8:46	8:53	9:08	9:14	9:26	9:38
8:56	-----	9:02	9:09	9:22	9:28	9:38	9:50
9:13	-----	9:19	9:26	9:39	9:45	9:55	10:07
9:30	-----	9:36	9:43	9:56	10:02	10:12	10:24
9:47	-----	9:53	10:00	10:13	10:19	10:29	10:41
10:04	-----	10:10	10:15	10:27	10:33	10:43	10:55
10:21	-----	10:27	10:34	10:47	10:53	11:03	11:15
10:38	-----	10:44	10:49	11:01	11:07	11:17	11:29
10:55	-----	11:01	11:06	11:18	11:24	11:34	11:46
11:12	-----	11:18	11:23	11:35	11:41	11:51	12:03
11:29	-----	11:35	11:40	11:52	11:58	12:08	12:20
11:46	-----	11:52	11:57	12:09	12:15	12:25	12:37
12:03	-----	12:09	12:14	12:26	12:32	12:42	12:54
12:20	-----	12:25	12:30	12:42	12:48	12:58	1:10
12:37	-----	12:43	12:48	1:00	1:06	1:16	1:28
12:54	-----	1:00	1:05	1:17	1:23	1:33	1:45
1:11	-----	1:17	1:22	1:34	1:40	1:50	2:02
1:28	-----	1:33	1:38	1:50	1:56	2:06	2:18
1:45	-----	1:50	1:55	2:07	2:13	2:23	2:35
2:02	-----	2:07	2:12	2:24	2:30	2:40	2:52
2:19	-----	2:24	2:29	2:41	2:47	2:57	3:09
2:36	-----	2:41	2:46	2:58	3:04	3:14	3:26
2:53	-----	2:59	3:05	3:17	3:23	3:33	3:45
3:10	-----	3:16	3:22	3:34	3:40	3:50	4:02
3:27	-----	3:33	3:39	3:51	3:57	4:07	4:19
3:44	-----	3:50	3:56	4:08	4:15	4:26	4:40
4:01	-----	4:07	4:13	4:25	4:31	4:41	4:53
4:18	-----	4:24	4:30	4:42	4:48	4:58	5:10
4:35	-----	4:41	4:47	4:59	5:05	5:15	5:27
4:52	-----	4:58	5:04	5:16	5:23	5:34	5:48
5:09	-----	5:15	5:21	5:33	5:40	5:51	6:05
5:26	-----	5:32	5:38	5:50	5:57	6:08	6:22
5:43	-----	5:50	5:56	6:08	6:15	6:26	6:40
6:00	-----	6:06	6:12	6:24	6:31	6:42	6:56
6:20	-----	6:26	6:32	6:44	6:51	7:02	7:16
6:40	-----	6:46	6:52	7:04	7:11	7:22	7:36
7:00	-----	7:05	7:10	7:20	7:25	7:34	7:46
7:20	-----	7:27	7:33	7:45	7:52	8:03	8:17
7:45	-----	7:52	7:58	8:10	8:17	8:28	8:42
8:15	-----	8:20	8:25	8:35	8:40	8:49	9:01
8:45	-----	8:50	8:55	9:05	9:10	9:19	9:31
9:15	-----	9:20	9:25	9:34	9:39	9:47	9:59
9:45	-----	9:50	9:53	10:02	10:06	10:14	10:24
10:15	-----	10:20	10:23	10:32	10:36	10:44	10:54
-----	10:46 *	11:01 *	11:04 *	11:13 *	-----	11:18 *	11:23 *
-----	11:46 *	12:01 *	12:04 *	12:13 *	-----	12:18 *	12:23 *

Redwood City Transit Center	Middlefield/ 5^th	Middlefield/ Oak Grove	Merrill/ Santa Cruz	Newbridge/ Willow	Bay/ University	Bayshore/ Donohoe	Palo Alto Transit Center
SOUTHBOUND - Weekdays to Palo Alto Transit Center
A	B	C	D	F	G	I	H
6:05	6:15	6:21	6:27	6:45	6:51	6:56	-----
6:22	6:32	6:38	6:44	7:02	7:08	7:13	-----
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8:55	9:07	9:14	9:21	9:38	9:44	9:50	-----
9:12	9:24	9:31	9:38	9:55	10:01	10:07	-----
9:29	9:41	9:47	9:54	10:11	10:17	10:23	-----
9:46	9:58	10:04	10:10	10:26	10:32	10:38	-----
10:03	10:15	10:21	10:27	10:43	10:49	10:55	-----
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10:34	10:46	10:52	10:58	11:14	11:20	11:26	-----
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11:08	11:20	11:26	11:32	11:48	11:54	12:00	-----
11:25	11:37	11:43	11:49	12:05	12:11	12:17	-----
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4:31	4:46	4:52	4:59	5:24	5:31	5:38	-----
4:48	5:03	5:09	5:16	5:41	5:48	5:55	-----
5:05	5:20	5:26	5:33	5:58	6:05	6:12	-----
5:22	5:37	5:43	5:50	6:15	6:22	6:29	-----
5:39	5:54	6:00	6:07	6:32	6:39	6:46	-----
5:56	6:11	6:17	6:24	6:49	6:56	7:03	-----
6:13	6:27	6:33	6:39	6:56	7:03	7:10	-----
6:30	6:43	6:49	6:55	7:12	7:19	7:26	-----
6:47	6:59	7:05	7:11	7:28	7:35	7:42	-----
7:04	7:15	7:21	7:26	7:41	7:48	7:55	-----
7:21	7:32	7:38	7:43	7:58	8:05	8:12	-----
7:38	7:49	7:54	7:59	8:14	8:21	8:28	-----
7:55	8:06	8:11	8:16	8:31	8:38	8:45	-----
8:15	8:25	8:30	8:35	8:50	8:56	9:03	-----
8:30	8:40	8:45	8:50	9:05	9:11	9:18	-----
9:00	9:10	9:15	9:20	9:35	9:41	9:48	-----
9:30	9:40	9:45	9:50	10:05	10:11	10:18	-----
10:00	10:09	10:13	10:17	10:30	10:36	10:43	-----
10:30 *	10:39 *	10:43 *	-----	10:52 *	10:58 *	-----	11:13 *
11:00 *	11:09 *	11:13 *	-----	11:22 *	11:28 *	-----	11:43 *
12:00 *	12:09 *	12:13 *	-----	12:22 *	12:28 *	-----	12:43 *
1:00 *	1:09 *	1:13 *	-----	1:22 *	1:28 *	-----	1:43 *
2:00 *	2:09 *	2:13 *	-----	2:22 *	2:28 *	-----	2:43 *

Bayshore/ Donohoe	Palo Alto Transit Center	Bay/ University	Newbridge/ Saratoga	Middlefield/ Ringwood	Merrill/ Santa Cruz	Middlefield/ 5^th	Redwood City Transit Center
NORTHBOUND - Weekends to Redwood City Transit Center
I	H	G	F	E	D	B	A
-----	3:45 *	3:59 *	4:04 *	4:14 *	-----	4:20 *	4:26 *
-----	4:45 *	4:59 *	5:04 *	5:14 *	-----	5:20 *	5:26 *
-----	5:45 *	5:59 *	6:04 *	6:14 *	-----	6:20 *	6:26 *
-----	6:45 *	6:59 *	7:04 *	7:14 *	-----	7:20 *	7:26 *
-----	7:45 *	7:59 *	8:04 *	8:14 *	-----	8:20 *	8:26 *
8:17	-----	8:24	8:29	8:37	8:41	8:49	9:00
8:47	-----	8:54	8:59	9:07	9:11	9:19	9:30
9:17	-----	9:24	9:29	9:37	9:41	9:49	10:00
9:46	-----	9:53	9:58	10:06	10:10	10:18	10:30
10:16	-----	10:23	10:28	10:36	10:40	10:48	11:00
10:45	-----	10:51	10:57	11:05	11:09	11:17	11:30
11:15	-----	11:21	11:27	11:35	11:39	11:47	12:00
11:43	-----	11:49	11:55	12:04	12:08	12:17	12:30
12:13	-----	12:19	12:25	12:34	12:38	12:47	1:00
12:43	-----	12:49	12:55	1:04	1:08	1:17	1:30
1:13	-----	1:19	1:25	1:34	1:38	1:47	2:00
1:45	-----	1:51	1:56	2:05	2:09	2:17	2:30
2:15	-----	2:21	2:26	2:35	2:39	2:47	3:00
2:45	-----	2:51	2:56	3:05	3:09	3:17	3:30
3:15	-----	3:21	3:26	3:35	3:39	3:47	4:00
3:46	-----	3:52	3:57	4:06	4:10	4:18	4:30
4:16	-----	4:22	4:27	4:36	4:40	4:48	5:00
4:46	-----	4:52	4:57	5:06	5:10	5:18	5:30
5:16	-----	5:22	5:27	5:36	5:40	5:48	6:00
5:49	-----	5:55	5:59	6:07	6:11	6:18	6:30
6:19	-----	6:25	6:29	6:37	6:41	6:48	7:00
6:53	-----	6:59	7:03	7:10	7:13	7:20	7:30
7:19	-----	7:25	7:29	7:36	7:39	7:46	7:56
-----	7:45 *	7:59 *	8:04 *	8:14 *	-----	8:20 *	8:26 *
-----	8:45 *	8:59 *	9:04 *	9:14 *	-----	9:20 *	9:26 *
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Redwood City Transit Center	Middlefield/ 5^th	Middlefield/ Oak Grove	Merrill/ Santa Cruz	Newbridge/ Willow	Bay/ University	Bayshore/ Donohoe	Palo Alto Transit Center
SOUTHBOUND - Weekends to Palo Alto Transit Center
A	B	C	D	F	G	I	H
6:43 *	6:54 *	6:59 *	-----	7:06 *	7:11 *	-----	7:21 *
7:43 *	7:54 *	7:59 *	-----	8:06 *	8:11 *	-----	8:21 *
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