GoBus Expands Services Making Ohio More Easily Accessible to Bus Riders
Inter-city bus operator, GoBus, has expanded its service to connect Dayton, Springfield, Middletown and Yellow Springs to many other Ohio communities, making the state more accessible to those who ride the bus.
Per an article in the Dayton Daily News, GoBus launched in 2010, with the goal of improving transportation options for rural communities in Ohio. The service seeks to make it easier for residents in rural places to get to urban centers and other places. GoBus operates 56-seat motor coaches that have Wi-Fi, restrooms and electric outlets at every seat. Now that the intercity bus operator has expanded services, it covers 64 Ohio cities. Additionally, the service offers 27 transit and 32 university connections.
The aforementioned article details what GoBus services looked like before and after the expansion. GoBus, which is administered by Hocking Athens Perry Community Action’s transportation division, had five routes prior to the expansion that went between Athens and Columbus; Athens and Cleveland; Athens and Cincinnati; Columbus and Wooster; and Columbus and Van Wert.
The service expansion added four routes that go between Toledo and Cincinnati; Toledo and Columbus; Toledo and Ashtabula; and Columbus and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a total of 26 new stops.
The Toledo to Cincinnati route, called the Red Line, has stops in Urbana, Springfield, Yellow Springs, Dayton, Middletown and Oxford. Buses swing by every stop along the Red Line twice a day heading south, and twice a day heading north.
As reported on GoBus, all buses operated by GoBus are wheelchair accessible, featuring lifts or ramps to assist with boarding. The fleet is designed to accommodate passengers with disabilities, including, but not limited to, those using mobility devices. Additionally, drivers are trained to assist with boarding and de-boarding.
Tickets for stops on the new routes went on sale on GoBus on Wednesday, February 11th and the routes went into effect on Monday, March 2nd, according to an article in Spectrum News. Tickets generally cost GoBus riders between $5 and $30 before tax and usually do not exceed $40 even when trips require transferring buses. The service operates seven days a week, 365 days of the year.
For more information regarding the expansion of GoBus services, visit www.ridegobus.com.