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Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority

Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority
BARTA bus 0534 in downtown Reading on the Route 16 line
Founded1973[1]
Headquarters1700 North 11th Street
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Service areaBerks County, Pennsylvania
Service typePublic Transit
Routes20
HubsBARTA Transportation Center
Reading, Pennsylvania
Fleet50 buses
Daily ridership14,800 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2]
Annual ridership2,276,000 (2023)[3]
Fuel typeDiesel, hybrid diesel electric
Websitebartabus.com

Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA), previously Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority, is a public transportation system serving the city of Reading and its surrounding area of Berks County, Pennsylvania. The South Central Transit Authority owns BARTA and the Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA). In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,276,000, or about 14,800 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

  1. ^ About Barta Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. BARTA. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

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