C-TRAN (North Carolina)

C-TRAN

Founded	2001
Headquarters	Town of Cary, 316 N. Academy St., NC 27513
Locale	Cary, North Carolina
Service area	Cary and portion of Raleigh
Service type	Transit bus
Routes	6
Stops	200+
Hubs	2
Stations	1 - Cary Depot
Fleet	29 vehicles
Daily ridership	320,000 fixed routes and paratransit FY13
Fuel type	Diesel
Operator	MV Transportation, Inc.
Chief executive	Ray S. Boylston, Transit Services Administrator
Website	www.townofcary.org/Departments/fdts/trafficandtransportation/CTran.htm

C-TRAN bus in Cary, NC

C-TRAN is the public transportation provider in Cary, a community in the Research Triangle urbanized area in North Carolina. While the city of Raleigh provides service to most of the county via Capital Area Transit, Cary opted to retain its own town-owned system. Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, and Wake Forest, the five cities that constitute the region, are connected by Triangle Transit. Fixed-route service operates Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. As part of the GoTransit branding initiative for the Triangle, C-Tran will change its name to GoCary in October 2016.

Routes

The Town of Cary's C-Tran fixed route bus service consists of six routes:^[1] Except for the Maynard loops, all routes terminate downtown on Hillsboro Street beside the train station where connections can also be made with Triangle Transit Routes 300X and 301, as well as Amtrak passenger rail service. C-Tran also operates the Saturday Triangle Transit 300 Route from the Cary Depot to downtown Raleigh's Moore Square from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

All fixed route buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts, bike racks, GPS, automated bus stop annunciation system, and electronic fareboxes. Passengers can access real-time bus information system for all system routes by downloading the free Transloc App on their smart phones.

The Town began offering general public fixed route service in December 2005. The Town utilizes the services of a Regional Call Center, Phone number: [phone], to handle all inquiries about fixed route services.

In fiscal year 2014, C-Tran provided 301,860 one-way passenger trips on their general public fixed route system. Extended hours from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. were initiated in July 2014.

C-Tran also provides Door-to-Door (paratransit) transit services for senior citizens 60+ years old and persons with disabilities. Service is provided Monday through Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Approximately 45,000 one-way passenger trips are provided annually on the Door to Door services.

For more information on the Town of Cary's C-Tran system, go to www.townofcary.org, click on "Services", then C-Tran.

References

1. Town of Cary: Fixed Route Service