Butler County Regional Transit Authority
Butler County Regional Transit Authority, also stylized as BCRTA, is the primary provider of mass transportation in Butler County, Ohio with twelve routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 620,233 rides over 70,789 annual vehicle revenue hours with 18 buses and 17 paratransit vehicles.

History

Public transit in Hamilton began with horsecars in 1875, with Middletown beginning horsecar service in 1879. Horsecars in both cities were replaced with electric streetcars in the 1880s and 1890s, which in turn were replaced by buses in 1918 in Middletown and in 1932 in Hamilton.

The BCRTA will be fare-free through 2024. Service from Middletown to West Chester and Cincinnati has been proposed numerous times in recent years. The service would utilize commuter buses and provide express service to downtown Cincinnati. Previously commuter buses connected Middletown, Monroe and Dayton, where riders could transfer to the Dayton RTA.

Service

Butler County RTA operates 12 regular weekday bus routes primarily centered on Middletown and Oxford. Four routes operate in Middletown, five in Oxford, with three regional services connecting Hamilton, Middletown and Oxford. The R6 Job Connecter provides connections to SORTA in Springdale.

Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. Service in Middletown is provided from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. on Saturdays. There is no service on Sundays. Fixed route services are fare-free.

Routes

Regional
R1 Hamilton/Middletown Shuttle
R3 Hamilton/Oxford Connector
R6 Job Connector

Oxford local
U1 Campus Core
U1W Campus Core w/Wal-Mart Flyer
U3 Tollgate Loop
U4 Western Campus/North Loop
U4D Western Campus/North Loop w/Ditmer Flyer

Middletown local
Blue Line
Green Line
Gold Line
Red Line

Fixed route ridership

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

See also
List of bus transit systems in the United States
SORTA
Hamilton station
Oxford station

References

External links
 Butler County RTA

Hamilton, Ohio
Middletown, Ohio
Bus transportation in Ohio
Transit agencies in Ohio