By Khalida Sarwari
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority will offer free and extended bus and light rail service on New Year’s Eve.
VTA will increase the frequency of light rail service after midnight on the Santa Teresa to Alum Rock line and extend service to 2:20 a.m. at the Santa Clara station in downtown San Jose.
Two extra southbound trips will be added to the Mountain View to Winchester line with the final southbound trip leaving the Santa Clara station at 1:50 a.m.
VTA will also extend service on its Express Bus Line 180, which will operate between Great Mall and Fremont BART after Express 181 stops running. The last northbound bus will leave San Jose’s Diridon station at 1:55 a.m. and the last southbound bus will leave the Fremont BART station at 3:03 a.m.
Information about VTA’s holiday schedule is available by calling the 24-hour customer service center at (408) 321-2300.