Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (BARTA)

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1. Introduction

2. Connections

3. Capital Area Transit

4. Paratransit/Handicap

5. Reg/Ntl Pub Transit

6. PA Public Transit

7. Other Options

8. Why Transit?

9. Glossary

10. Acronyms & Abrev.

11. Appendix

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Connections to Harrisburg
• Schedules & Maps

Southeastern PA Transit Providers:

• [State Transit Map]

• [AmTran Altoona Metro]

• [BARTA Reading Metro]

• [BCTMA Bucks Cty]

• [CATA State College Metro]

• [COLT Lebanon Cty]

• [LANTA Lehigh Valley]

• [PAAC Pittsburg Metro]

• [Rabbit Transit York Cty]

• [RRT Shippensburg Metro]

• [RRTA Lancaster Cty]

• [SEPTA Philly Metro]

• [STS Schuylkill Cty]

• [TMACC Chester Cty]

BARTA is the principal provider of public transportation services in the city of Reading and Berks County.  Weekday and Saturday service is provided on 21 routes. 

The BARTA Transportation Center (BTC) opened at 8th and Cherry Streets in downtown Reading in March of 2002. This serves as a central transfer point for most of the bus routes and has a passenger waiting area with an automated bus arrival and departure system, along with many other passenger amenities. Included within this building there is a parking garage for monthly permit parking, a community police station, and potential retail space. 

Future plans for BARTA include the renovation of its headquarter building at 11th & Exeter Streets, the construction of a Park-N-Transit garage near the Franklin Station and, possibly, the restoration of the Franklin Station.

(information above is provided by the BARTA website)

Connections to Harrisburg:

• Currently there are no direct connections between BARTA and CAT.

• Capitol Trailways runs between Harrisburg and Reading on Route 7142 where connections can be made to the public transit systems in each city.

Schedules & Maps:

• http://www.bartabus.com/ and select bus schedules