Charlottesville Area Transit

Charlottesville Area Transit is the public transit provider in the independent city of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia.

History

Before 2010 the system was named Charlottesville Transit Service.

Charlottesville Transit Service was formed in 1980 after the City of Charlottesville took over operations from Yellow Bus Lines.

Routes

Maps & Schedules

UVA FREE Trolley - downtown Charlottesville to the UVA campus
LINK Greenbrier/Meadowbrook Heights (Mon-Fri) - demand response route
1A East Market - downtown Charlottesville to the Woolen Mills area via East Market Street
1B PVCC - downtown to the Piedmont Virginia Community College
2A Locust Avenue - downtown to the Locust Avenue neighborhood and Martha Jefferson Hospital
2B Southwood - downtown to the Albemarle County Office Building southwest of the city via Ridge and 5th Streets
3 Belmont (Mon-Sat) - downtown Charlottesville to the Belmont and Belmont Park neighborhoods south of downtown via Monticello, Hinton and Altavista Avenues
4 UVA Hospital/Fry’s Spring/Downtown - downtown Charlottesville, UVA Hospital on Lee Street, Fry’s Spring neighborhood via Elliot and Cherry Avenues, with deviations into the Forrest Hills Park/Prospect Avenue and Johnson Village neighborhoods.
5 Barracks Road to Walmart - Barracks Road Shopping Center, Walmart/Sam’s Club, Greenbrier Drive and Four Seasons areas, Fashion Square Mall, and the Rio Hill and Albemarle Square Shopping Centers.
6 Ridge/UVA/Downtown - downtown Charlottesville and the Ridge Street/Jordan Hills Park area.
7 Downtown to Fashion Square - Downtown Transit Station to Fashion Square Mall via West Main Streetand US 29 (Emmet Street North/Seminole Trail), UVA, Barracks Road Shopping Center and Seminole Square Shopping Center.
8 Seminole/Downtown - downtown to Barracks Road and Seminole Square Shopping Centers via Preston Avenue, Barracks Road and US 29 (Emmet Street North/Seminole Trail).
9 Charlottesville High School (Mon-Sat) - downtown to Charlottesville High School via the 10th & Page and Barracks‐Rugby neighborhoods.
10 Pantops (Mon-Fri) - downtown to the Richmond Road corridor area via High Street, Pantops Shopping Center, Martha Jefferson Hospital.

Night Service

21 Belmont - follows Route 3’s alignment.
22 Prospect Avenue/UVA Hospital - portions of Routes 4 and 6 between downtown, UVA Hospital and the neighborhoods southeast of downtown.
23 PVCC - downtown to PVCC and follows the same alignment as Route 1B.
24 Pantops - Downtown Transit Station to the Wilton Farm area east of downtown and Pantops Shopping Center.

Fares

Current one-way fare is 75 cents. Day Passes are available on the bus for $1.50 and are good for the day of service. Monthly passes are available for $20 and are good for the month issued. UVA students/staff/faculty ride free when I.D. is presented.

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Facilities

Garage/Office

Address: 1545 Avon St. Extended, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Email: CAT@charlottesville.org
Phone: 434-970-3649

Downtown Transit Station

Address: 615 E. Water St., Charlottesville, VA

Bus Roster

Active

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Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
100-107	2008	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	104 is retired due to a fire. First buses in the fleet to use Voith transmissions. First buses in the fleet to use Automated Stop Announcement systems. Last buses purchased under the Charlottesville Transit Service branding. These buses were originally delivered in CTS colors; they are now repainted in CAT colors.
108-111	2010	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5	First buses purchased under the Charlottesville Area Transit branding.
112-113	2014	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5
114-115	2015	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5
116-117	2015	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5
118-122	2023	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9
200	2008	Gillig	Low Floor 29' (G27E102R2)	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5
201-202	2010	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 29' (G30E102R2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Introduced in 2011
203-206	2011	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 29' (G30E102R2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
207-209	2012	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 29' (G30E102R2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
210	2014	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 29' (G30E102R2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
309	2013	Chevrolet Goshen Coach	G4500 GC II
310	2016	Chevrolet Arboc	G4500 Spirit of Freedom
311	2017	Chevrolet Arboc	G4500 Spirit of Freedom
312	2018	Chevrolet Arboc	G4500 Spirit of Freedom
401-403	2014	Gillig	Trolley Replica 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9	Voith D864.5	Replacements for 830, 831 & 848.
404	2019	Gillig	Trolley Replica 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9

Retired

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Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
300-301	2006	Chevrolet StarTrans	G3500 ?
302-304	2007	Ford	E450
305	2008	Ford	E450
400	2008	NABI	Opus LFB-29	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R5
808-810	1997	Advanced Vehicle Systems	AVS 22-102	Solectrica direct drive propulsion system		Sold to the Greater Portland Transit District of Portland, ME.
814	1992	TMC	RTS-06 (T70-206)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	Bus was retired/sold in 2005.
815-816	1986	GMC	RTS-04 (T7J-604)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731	First ADA-compliant buses. Ex-Stockton Metropolitan Transit District reject units 1846 & 1847.
819-829 (1st)	1981	GMC	RTS-04 (T7J-604)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730	First buses purchased under the Charlottesville Transit Service branding. Replaced in 1998 by New Flyer D35LFs numbered in the same series and were sold shortly thereafter. 819 was the last bus in this series to be retired. It is now preserved by Commonwealth Coach & Trolley of Roanoke, VA.
820-829 (2nd)	1998	NFI	D35LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R4	First low-floor buses. First "talking" buses (route/destination). Part of a joint order with Blacksburg Transit following the closure of Flxible. Replaced the 1982 GMC RTS-04s numbered in the same series (except for 819)
830-831	2000	Chance	AH-28	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R5	Replaced by 400-403.
833	2004	Optima	AH-28	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R5
840-841	2001	NFI	D35LF	Detroit Diesel Series 50	Allison B400R5	Originally delivered with CTS colors; repainted into CAT colors. 840 retired in March 2015 & 841 retired around June or July 2015; both units were put up for auction on 8/20/2015.
842-847	2001	Chance	Opus LFB-29	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R5	843 & 844 were retired due to engine fires.
848	2002	Optima	AH-28	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R5	Replaced by 401-403.
849	2004	Optima	Opus LFB-29	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R5