Roseview Transit

Roseview Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Richmond, Indiana with six routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 197,998 rides over 24,079 annual vehicle revenue hours with 6 buses and 3 paratransit vehicles.[1]

Roseview Transit
Headquarters401 S Q St
LocaleRichmond, Indiana
Service areaWayne County, Indiana
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes6
HubsMunicipal Parking Garage
Fleet6 buses
Annual ridership197,998 (2019)
WebsiteRoseview Transit

History

Public transit in Richmond began with horsecars in 1873, with the Richmond City Railway Co. In 1889, the horsecars were replaced with streetcars, which in turn were replaced by buses in 1938.[2] In early 2022, buses were installed with translation devices, in order to better accommodate riders for whom English is not their primary language.[3] Later that year, a driver shortage forced the agency to reduce weekday operating hours temporarily.[4] At the time, Saturday service continued from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., however, as of September 2023, Saturday service has been eliminated, while weekday service has returned to normal.

Service

Roseview Transit operates 6 regular weekday bus routes on a pulse system with five routes serving the Municipal Parking Garage at 15 past the hour and four routes departing there at 45 past the hour.[5]

Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:15 A.M. to 5:45 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Regular fares are $1.75.[6]

Routes
  • Route 1 (Fairview Bus/East Main Street Bus)
  • Route 2 (East Main Street Bus/South 13th, 5th and Q Street Bus)
  • Route 3 (Reid Hospital/IUEast/Ivy Tech Bus)
  • Route 4 (South 8th and Country Club Bus/National Road/West Richmond Bus)
  • Route 5 (State Hospital/Earlham Bus/North 8th/Glenn Miller Bus)
  • Route 6 (East Main Shuttle Route)

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[7]

50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
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See also

References
  1. "Roseview Transit Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  2. "Transit Systems in Indiana". Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. Mike Emery (March 25, 2022). "Rose View buses provide translation devices to improve access for those not speaking English". Richmond Palladium-Item. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  4. Millie Martin Emery (December 8, 2022). "Driver shortage trims weekday bus hours". Western Wayne News. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. "Public Transportation Routes". Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  6. "Public Transportation". Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  7. "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved September 4, 2023.


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