Charlottesville Area Transit

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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.

[1]

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

[1]

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
100-107 Charlottesville Area Transit 101-a.jpg 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 Charlottesville Area Transit 108-a.jpg 2010 Gillig Low Floor 35'
(G27B102N4) 		Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 First buses purchased under the Charlottesville Area Transit branding.
112-113 Charlottesville Area Transit 113-a.JPG 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 Charlottesville Area Transit 200-a.jpg 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 Charlottesville Area Transit 205-a.jpg 2011 Gillig Low Floor HEV 29'
(G30E102R2) 		Cummins ISB6.7 Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
207-209 Charlottesville Area Transit 209-a.jpg 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 Charlottesville Area Transit 403-a.jpg 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

[2]

Fleet
Number(s) 		Thumbnail Build
Date 		Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
300-301 2006 Chevrolet
StarTrans 		G3500
?
302-304 2007 Ford E450
305 2008 Ford E450
400 Charlottesville Area Transit 400-a.jpg 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 Charlottesville Transit Service 814-a.jpg 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
819-829 (1st) Charlottesville Transit Service 819-a.jpg 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) Charlottesville Transit Service 829-a.jpg 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 Charlottesville Area Transit 830-a.jpg 2000 Chance AH-28 Cummins ISB Allison B300R5 Replaced by 400-403.
833 Charlottesville Area Transit 833-a.jpg 2004 Optima AH-28 Cummins ISB Allison B300R5
840-841 Charlottesville Transit Service 841-a.jpg 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 Charlottesville Transit Service 847-a.jpg 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 Charlottesville Transit Service 849-a.jpg 2004 Optima Opus LFB-29 Cummins ISB Allison B300R5

External Links

References

  1. ↑ TTMG.org, retrieved on 2009-03-25.
  2. ↑ TTMG.org, retrieved on 2009-03-25.
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