Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority

Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority, or MAX Transit, is the transit authority of Birmingham and Jefferson County in Alabama, United States of America.

History

BJCTA began operations in 1973. The Birmingham Transit Company previously operated service from 1951-1972.

Routes

System Map

• 1 'South Bessemer'
• 3 'Jefferson-Wenonah'
• 5 'Ensley-Wylam'
• 6 'Pratt-Ensley'
• 8 'Sixth Avenue South'
• 12 'Highland Avenue'
• 14 'Idelwild-Palisades'
• 17 'Century Plaza-Eastwood Mall'
• 18 'Fountain Heights'
• 20 'Zion City'
• 22 'Tarrant City'
• 23 'North Birmingham'
• 25 'Center Point'
• 28 'South Eastlake-Roebuck'
• 38 'Graymont Avenue'
• 39 'Homewood-Wildwood'
• 40 'Fairmont'
• 41 'Fairfield'
• 42 'Hollywood-Brookwood Mall'
• 44 'Montclair'
• 45 'Bessemer'
• 48 'South Powderly'
• 50 'Mountain Brook'
• 51 'Atladena'
• 72 'Center Point Express'
• 'Highway 280'
• 'Highway 31'
• 'Titusville Shuttle'
• 'Westend Shuttle'

Fares

• Adult Fare - $ 1.25
• Adult Transfer - $ 0.25
• Elderly/Disable - $ 0.60
• Elderly/Disable Transfer - $ 0.15
• Student/Child Fare - $ 0.80
• Ozone-Day Only - $ 0.25
• Adult Monthly - $44.00
• College U-Pass - $36.00
• Student Monthly - $25.00
• Access Pass - $21.00
• 5-Day Pass - $14.00
• 20-Ticket Book - $22.00
• Adult Token - $ 1.25
• Student Token - $ 0.80
• Summer Fun Pass - $40.00 (Unlimited use for June, July and August for ages 6-19)

Paratransit

• VIP Fare - $ 2.00
• VIP Monthly - $80.00
• 10-Ride Ticket - $20.00

Facilities

Garage/HQ

• Address: 1735 Morris Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama 35203
• Email: info@bjcta.org
• Phone:
  • Customer Response Center: 205-521-0101
  • Office: 205-521-0161

Transit Fleet

Current Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
300-329		2013	NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R	Includes options for 20 buses over 5 years.
600-608		2016	NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B400R	Option order following the firm order of buses 300-329.
609-611		2017	NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport ISL G
1900-1910		2019	NFI	XN35	Cummins Westport L9N		1900 was originally numbered 700.
2120-2121		2021	NFI	XE35
2130-2140		2021	NFI	XN40	Cummins Westport L9N		To be used on the new Birmingham Xpress BRT line.
2141-2142		2021	NFI	XN35	Cummins Westport L9N
2310-2316		2023	NFI	XN35	Cummins Westport L9N

On Order

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes

Retired Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
101-110		1974	Flxible	45096-6-1	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
101-105		1993	TMC	RTS-08 (T80-208)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA		Ex 9301-9305.
201-222		1975	AMG	9635-6	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
301-330		1979	GMC	RTS-03 (T7H-603)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730
0401-0420		2004	Optima	Opus LFB-29	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R	Some buses in this series had the "0" fleet number prefix removed
0451-0452		2004	Optima	Opus LFB-35	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R
501-509		2005	OBI	Orion VII CNG (07.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Allison B400R6	Ex-Gwinnett County Transit; purchased in 2015. Suburban configuration
601-626		1981	Grumman-Flxible	870 (40096-6)	Detroit Diesel 6V71T	Allison V730
627-628		1981	Grumman-Flxible	870 (40096-8)	Detroit Diesel 8V71T	Allison V730
8750-8796		1987	Gillig	Phantom 40' (4096TB6V92)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison HTB-748	8781-8796 were built in November 1987.
9515-9536		1995	Blue Bird	CSRE	Cummins
2001-2043		2000	OBI	Orion VI CNG (06.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50G	Allison B400R	These are "True Low Floor" units with the center exit door. Only Orion VI CNGs powered by the Detroit Diesel Series 50G engine Buses received cosmetic and mechanical refurbishments.
2101-2112		2010	NABI	31-LFW CNG (31LFW.03)	Cummins Westport ISL G		Renumbered from 2010-01 to 2010-12 Delivered in August 2010.
2170-2179		2001	Chance	AH-28 CNG	Cummins B5.9G	Allison AT-545	Used on the DART routes.
2279		2002	Chance	AH-28 CNG	Cummins B5.9G	Allison AT-545	Full fleet # series unknown 2279 info: VIN: 1C9S2CCSX2W535137 Auction link: auctionbypearce.com 12/2016 Unknown # info: VIN: 1C9S2CCS12W535138 Auction link: auctionbypearce.com 12/2016 Used on the DART routes.

Paratransit

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
201-206		2014	Ford ?	E-550 ?			Cutaway units, body unknown. 204 retired due to fire damage.
		2018-19	Ford	Transit			Passenger van, not cutaway. Unknown quantity, unknown number of units.

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
		2001	Ford/Goshen	E-350/?			Likely retired.
		2002	Ford/?	E-350/?			Likely retired.

External Links

• www.bjcta.org