The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, or VTA, will provide free transit service on New Year's Eve to help deter drinking and driving.
Bus and light rail service will be free from 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 to 5 a.m. on Jan. 1. They will run on a Sunday/Holiday schedule on New Year's Day, VTA said in a news release.
The light rail blue and green lines will operate extended service with the last trains leaving around 1:30 a.m. on New Year's Day.
The light rail orange line will offer later service trains between the Baypointe and Alum Rock stations. The last eastbound train will depart Baypointe Station at 12:27 a.m. and the last westbound train will leave Alum Rock station at 12:58 a.m.
In addition to free rides on New Year's Eve, VTA's seasonal historic trolly will be operating this upcoming weekend. A trolley will travel every hour between the Civic Center and Diridon stations from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Rides on the historic trolley will also be free.
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