Rabbittransit
title: "Rabbittransit" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bus-transportation-in-pennsylvania", "transportation-in-adams-county,-pennsylvania", "transportation-in-york-county,-pennsylvania", "paratransit-services-in-the-united-states"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbittransit" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox Bus transit"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority (rabbittransit) |
| logo | Rabbittansit red logo.png |
| image | Rabbittransitcommuterbus.png |
| image_caption | A Rabbit Transit Express Bus Departing from Gettysburg. |
| headquarters | 415 North Zarfoss Drive, York, PA |
| locale | York |
| Gettysburg | |
| service_area | York County, Pennsylvania |
| Adams County, Pennsylvania | |
| service_type | bus service, paratransit |
| routes | 15 regular |
| 1 shuttle | |
| 2 connector | |
| fleet | 80 |
| ridership | 6,000 |
| website | rabbittransit.org |
| :: |
| name = Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority (rabbittransit) | logo = Rabbittansit red logo.png | logo_size = | image =Rabbittransitcommuterbus.png | image_caption =A Rabbit Transit Express Bus Departing from Gettysburg. | company_slogan = | parent = | founded = | defunct = | headquarters = 415 North Zarfoss Drive, York, PA | locale = York Gettysburg | service_area = York County, Pennsylvania Adams County, Pennsylvania | service_type = bus service, paratransit | alliance = | routes = 15 regular 1 shuttle 2 connector | destinations = | stops = | hubs = | stations = | lounge = | fleet = 80 | ridership = 6,000 | fuel_type = | operator = | ceo = | website = rabbittransit.org The Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority (formerly Central Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (formerly York Adams Transportation Authority)), doing business as rabbittransit, is the mass transit service of York and Adams counties in Pennsylvania and oversees the transportation needs of Columbia, Cumberland, Franklin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder and Union counties. The agency currently operates 15 fixed routes within York County (12 in York and 3 in Hanover) and 4 routes in Adams County (all of which serve Gettysburg), express bus routes from Gettysburg to Harrisburg and from York to Harrisburg and Towson, Maryland (connecting to the Baltimore Light RailLink of the Baltimore area's Maryland Transit Administration).
The agency, which has an annual ridership of 1.7 million, also provides paratransit services to the disabled, and a shared ride service.
History
- During the late 2000s, rabbittransit has benefited from high gas prices and has seen an increase in ridership. Ridership in particular has risen on express routes, including the one operating between York and Harrisburg.
- On February 2, 2009, rabbittransit introduced a new line providing six trips each weekday between York and Towson, Maryland with connection to the Baltimore Light RailLink at Timonium.
- On June 6, 2011, rabbittransit (in cooperation with the Adams County Transit Authority) began operating commuter service between Gettysburg and Harrisburg with a total of four round-trips daily. The route is designated "15N".
- On July 1, 2016, rabbittransit (in cooperation with Union/Snyder County Commissioners) merged with Union/Snyder Transportation Alliance (USTA)
Renaming
rabbittransit was formerly known as York County Transit Authority. The name was changed in 2000 in order to improve the agency's image. The name is a play of "rapid transit", coincidentally echoing the same play-on-words that formed the basis of the cartoon Rabbit Transit.
Merger with Capital Area Transit
On December 22, 2020, it was announced that rabbittransit would merge with Capital Area Transit (CAT), which offers service in Dauphin and Cumberland counties, to form the Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority. The merger was proposed in order for better service and to prevent CAT service cuts. The merged system will use the rabbittransit name. The CAT branding continues to be used on CAT buses, with a sticker underneath the CAT logo saying "a service of rabbittransit."
Routes
rabbittransit currently operates the following routes: ::data[format=table]
| Route Number | Route Name | Schedule link(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | West Manchester Mall | Weekday schedule |
| Weekend schedule | ||
| 1BC | York Mall/Galleria/Pleasant Acres | Weekday schedule |
| Weekend schedule | ||
| 2 | North & South York via The Crossroads | Weekday schedule |
| Weekend schedule | ||
| 3 | Northwest Plaza/York College/York Hospital | Weekday schedule |
| Weekend schedule | ||
| 4 | Memorial Hospital/Queensgate | Weekday schedule |
| Weekend schedule | ||
| 5 | West York/Haines Road | Weekday schedule |
| Weekend schedule | ||
| 6 | North & South York via Pershing Street | Weekday schedule |
| Weekend schedule | ||
| 12 | Wrightsville/Columbia | Schedule (weekdays only) |
| 13 | Dover | Schedule (weekdays only) |
| 14EG | Manchester Industrial Park Via George Street | 14E schedule (evenings) |
| 14E schedule (weekends) | ||
| 14G schedule (peak hours) |
| | 14S | Manchester Industrial Park Via Susquehanna Trail | 14S schedule (weekdays) | | 15 | Red Lion/Dallastown | Schedule (weekdays only) | | 15N | Gettysburg Transit Center to HACC Harrisburg Campus | Schedule (weekdays only) | | 16 | York to Hanover | Schedule (weekdays only) | | 17 | Shrewsbury/Downtown York | Schedule (weekdays only) | | 21 | Hanover/Homewood | Weekday schedule Weekend schedule | | 22 | Hanover to Carlisle | Weekday schedule Weekend schedule | | 83N | York to Harrisburg | Schedule (weekdays only) | | 83S | York to Northern Maryland | Schedule (weekdays only) | | Blue | Transit Center to Deatrick Commons | Schedule (Tuesday-Saturday only) | | Grey | Transit Center to Gateway Gettysburg | Schedule | | Lincoln 1 | Aspire Hotel to Transit Center | Schedule | | Lincoln 2 | Outlets at Gettysburg to Transit Center | Schedule | ::
References
References
- "Rabbittransit - About Us".
- "York, Lancaster and Harrisburg PA News, Weather and Sports - WGAL Channel 8".
- [http://www.whtm.com/news/stories/0608/531416.html Unknown]{{dead link. (April 2018)
- "New Bus Service Connects Southern Pa. To Md. - Baltimore, Maryland News Story - WBAL Baltimore".
- "rabbitEXPRESS - Route 15 North". York County Transit Authority - rabbittransit.
- [http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional/7368376-1.html Unknown]{{Dead link. (February 2022)
- Sweigart, Kate. (December 22, 2020). "RabbitTransit and CAT announce merger, forming single transportation system". WHTM-TV.
- (December 22, 2020). "CAT, rabbittransit propose merger, would create expansive bus system".
- Kaplan, Seth. (March 9, 2022). "Rabbit beats cat! (With Midstate Pa. transit branding)". WHTM-TV.
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