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Areawide Community Transportation System is the primary provider of mass transportation in Anniston and Oxford, Alabama, with four routes serving the region. It is a service of the East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission. As of 2023, the system provided 153,669 rides over 37,074 annual vehicle revenue hours with 4 buses and 24 paratransit vehicles.

History

Public transit in Anniston began with horsecars in 1887, with the Anniston Street Railway Company. In 1896, streetcars began plying the streets, although these would be replaced by buses by 1932.

Service

Areawide Community Transportation System operates four hourly bus routes on a pulse system with routes departing the Multimodal Station on the hour. Regular fares are $1.00.

Routes

• East Route
• North Route
• South Route
• West Route

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.

See also

• List of bus transit systems in the United States
• Anniston station

References

1. ^ "Areawide Community Transportation System 2023 Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2024.
2. "Transit Systems in Alabama". Retrieved November 10, 2024.
3. "East/North Route Map" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2024.
4. "South/West Route Map" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2024.
5. Paige Rentz (March 23, 2013). "Anniston bus transportation routes to change slightly in wake of Kmart closure". The Anniston Star. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
6. "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved November 10, 2024.

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• Areawide Community Transportation System

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