County of Lebanon Transit Authority (COLT)

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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
• COLT / Hershey Service
  • Route 8
  • Route 18
• 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]

COLT Fixed Route buses run six days a week, from Monday through Saturday. COLT travels throughout Lebanon County. with additional service into Hershey and the Hershey Medical Center. There is also a special route to Park City Mall in Lancaster every Saturday. All buses have wheelchair lifts for our non-ambulatory patrons.

COLT Shared Ride paratransit vans provide curb to curb service to and from any area within Lebanon County. They also provide limited service to the Hershey Medical Center. As with the buses, all vans have wheelchair lifts for our non-ambulatory patrons.

COLT / Hershey Service:

• Route 8 East / West:  Provides service between Downtown Lebanon and the Outlets at Hershey (also to Hershey Park in the summer months).  Stops along the way include: Cleona Square Mall, Annville Square, Palmyra Wal-Mart, Palmyra Cinema Center, Palmyra Shopping Center, Palmyra Square, Ask Foods, General Mills,  and Excel Logistics.

• Route 18 Hershey Medical Express: Provides service between Downtown Lebanon, Downtown Hershey, and the Hershey Medical Center.  Stops along the way include: COLT Park & Ride (Schneider Drive), COLT Terminal (7th & Willow), Lebanon Valley Mall (Boscov's Lot), Palmyra Wal-Mart Lot, and Hershey Square (Rt 743 & Rt 422).

(information above is provided by the COLT website)

Connections to Harrisburg:

• CAT Route 322 and COLT Route 8 meet at the Outlets at Hershey and during the summer months, both serve HersheyPark. 

• CAT Route 322 and COLT Route 18 Hershey Medical Center Express both serve the Hershey Medical Center.

• When the Hershey Intermodal Facility Bus Center opens, it is planned that CAT and COLT buses will meet there.

• Some COLT and Red Rose Transportation of Lancaster Routes connect at the Park City Mall.

Schedules & Maps:

• Link to COLT Schedules and Maps
  • Route 8 East / West
  • Route 18 Express to Hershey Medical Center