Wichita Transit

Wichita Transit
Service area	Wichita, KS and surrounding community,
Passengers	2m (2011),
Budget	$15m (2014)
Routes	17
Fleet size	48 buses 24 vans
Website	Official Website

Wichita Transit is the public transport provider to the city of Wichita, Kansas. It connects at the Wichita Transit Center in Downtown Wichita with Greyhound Lines (northeast to Topeka, and south to Oklahoma City) and BeeLine Express (a subcontractor to Greyhound, north to Salina, KS and west to Pueblo, CO).

Wichita Transit presently maintains a fleet of approximately 51 conventional transit buses and approximately 26 para-transit vans. All Wichita Transit buses are equipped with free wi-fi and bike racks.

Historical timeline

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• 1962: The city of Wichita takes over public transit from private interests, through its Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) through a hub-and-spoke system focused on downtown Wichita.
• 1980's: System renamed Wichita Transit.
• 2016: Greyhound closes its bus terminal and moves operations to the Wichita Transit building.

Fares

Information is current from December 2, 2016.

• Adult - $1.75 (per boarding)
• Senior, Medicaid, Disabled - $.85 (per boarding)
• Youth (6-18) - $1.50 (per boarding)
• Child (5 and younger) - Free
• Paratransit - $3.50

• Day Pass - $5.00
• Half-fare day pass - $2.50
• Weekly Pass (seven consecutive days) - $25.00
• Monthly - $55.00

• Paratransit 10-ride - $34.00
• Paratransit 20-ride - $68.00

Westside feeder fares are separate from conventional services.

• Feeder Fare (transferring to a bus route): Base Fare $1.00; Monthly Pass FREE; Half-fare $.50
• Feeder Zone Fare (within one zone-no transfer): Base Fare $2.00; Monthly Pass $1.00; Half-fare $1.00
• Feeder Zone-Zone Fare (zone to zone-no transfer): Base Fare $3.00; Monthly Pass $2.00; Half-fare $1.50

Note: No transfers are accepted between conventional service buses. Fares are good for one trip. Once the bus starts the return trip at the end of the route, a new fare is required. All routes are combined into pairs. No transfer is required from end-to-end on the paired routes. For routes that are paired, only one fare is required to ride from end-to-end.

Routes

• 11 Maple/Ridge/21st St/NewMarket Square
• 12 W Douglas/Central/Tyler/NewMarket Square
• 13 N Broadway/NoMar Plaza/37th St
• 14 W Douglas/Newman University/Meridian/S High School/Pawnee Plaza
• 15 W Douglas/West St/13th St/Twin Lakes/Evergreen Library
• 16 S Broadway/Lincoln/Seneca/47th St
• 17 City Hall/Riverside/N Waco/Twin Lakes
• 21 E Douglas/Hillside/WSU/Greenwich
• 22 S Broadway/E Harry/Greenwich/E Kellogg
• 23 S Broadway/Pawnee Plaza/Oliver/Spirit/WATC
• 24 E Douglas/VA Hospital/E Harry/Pawnee Plaza
• 25 N Broadway/E Central/Wesley Medical Center/Towne East Mall
• 26 S Broadway/Pawnee Plaza/S Hydraulic/47th Street
• 27 N Broadway/E 13th St/Waterfront
• 28 Washington/KU Med/N Grove/25th St/WSU
• 29 E Waterman/Hydraulic/E Lincoln/Towne East Mall
• 201 N Rock/Bradley Fair/Towne East Mall/ E Harry
• Q-Line 1
• Q-Line 3
• Westside Feeder

Fleet Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
2131-2134		2013	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9
2801-2810		2014	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9		Originally numbered 2401-2410. 10 bus order of a total of 24 over 3 years.
2870-2875		2015	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9
2876-2879		2015	Gillig	Low Floor 40' (G27D102N4)	Cummins ISL9
3284-3292		2016-2017	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins ISL9		3284-3287 are 2016 models 3288-3292 are 2017 models.
3500-3505		2017	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9
3780-3783		2020	Proterra	Catalyst BE35			2019 models
3784-3790		2020	Gillig CCW	Low Floor 29' (G27E102R2) ZEPS bus			2002 models Ex-Central Contra Costa Transit Authority 301, 303-304, 308, 310, 312-313

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-67 to 32-67		1967	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison VH9
1-3		1993	Chance	VS-24	Cummins B5.9	Allison AT-545
4		2004	Optima	AH-28	Cummins ISB02	Allison B300R
5-7		2005	Optima	AH-28	Cummins ISB02	Allison B300R
8		2002	Chance	AH-28	Cummins ISB5.9	Allison MT-643
10-11		2004	Optima	AH-28	Cummins ISB02	Allison B300
309-317		2003	Ford ?	E-450 ?	Ford Triton V10 6.8L (gasoline)
819-824		2008	Ford ?	E-450 ?	Ford Triton V10 6.8L (gasoline)
826-?		2010	Ford ?	E-450 ?	Ford Triton V10 6.8L (gasoline)		826 VIN: 1FDFE45S99DA89887.
925-940		2009	Ford ElDorado	E-450 Aerotech
941-?		2010	Ford ElDorado	E-450 Aerotech			941 VIN: 1FDFE45S59DA89885 942 VIN: 1FDFE45S79DA89886
2101-2105		2001	Chance Coach	Opus 29' (LFB-29)	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R
2201-2225		2002	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C20B096N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 EGR	Allison B400R	2201 was a 2001 model 2202-2225 were 2002 models Retired in 2015-2019.
2227-2235		2002	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G22B102N4)	Detroit Diesel Series 40	Allison B400R	Retired in 2013-2014.
2536-2538		2005	Optima	Opus 29' (LFB-29)	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R	Retired by 2015.
2539-2540		2005	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C29B096N4)	Cummins ISL
2641		2006	Optima	Opus 29' (LFB-29)	Cummins ISB	Allison B300R	Retired by 2017.
2642-2645		2006	Gillig	Phantom 40' (C29D096N4)	Cummins ISL		Retired in 2021. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
7201-7214		1972	GMC	T6H-4523N	Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison
8050-8075		1979-1980	GMC	RTS-03 (T8H-603)	Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730
8301-8316		1983	Flxible	Metro "A" (35096-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V730
9101-9104		1991	Flxible	Metro "B" (35096-6T)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA
9773-9778		1997	Chance	RT-52

External Links

Official site
Wichita Transit Bus Tracker by Avail Technologies