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Stanford Transportation Impacts during University Winter Closure from December 22, 2025, through January 2, 2026

Calls regarding parking enforcement requests will still be responded to during these impacts. Even when our office is closed, you can still use the How-to Guides to:

Reference Stanford Transportation Winter Closure Impacts article to learn the impacts on Customer Service, Parking Enforcement, Marguerite, DisGo, and Transit Service.

Line X (Counter-Clockwise)

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Route DescriptionThe X Line connects the Palo Alto Transit Center with the Stanford campus, traversing in a counterclockwise fashion. The X Line serves the Stanford Shopping Center, medical center, Campus Drive West, Tresidder Union, Escondido Village, Graduate School of Business, athletics facilities, and El Camino Real.
The X Express connects the Palo Alto Transit Center to the medical center.
The X Limited AM connects the Palo Alto Transit Center with the Stanford Shopping Center, medical center, and Campus Drive West.
The X Limited PM connects the Graduate School of Business, athletic facilities, and El Camino Real to the Palo Alto Transit Center.
FrequencyX Line departures are every 20 minutes from Palo Alto Transit Center. Service hours are 6:20 AM - 8:56 PM.
X Limited AM departures average every 23 minutes from Palo Alto Transit Center. Service hours are 6:25 AM - 9:56 AM.
X Limited PM departures average every 14 minutes from Maples Pavilion on Campus Dr. Service hours are 3:09 PM - 6:49 PM.
X Express departures average every 15 minutes from Palo Alto Transit Center. Service hours are 5:35 AM - 9:39 AM.
Operation
The X Line and X Limited AM/PM operate on weekdays year-round excluding New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Stanford winter closure, and Christmas. 
The X Express operates on weekdays year-round including Stanford University holidays and winter closure.

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