Liberal City Bus

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Liberal City Bus
Headquarters324 N Kansas Avenue
LocaleLiberal, Kansas
Service areaSeward County, Kansas
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes3
HubsCity Hall
Fleet3 buses
Annual ridership29,637 (2019)
WebsiteLiberal City Bus

City Bus is the primary provider of mass transportation in Liberal, Kansas with three routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 29,637 rides over 11,133 annual vehicle revenue hours with 3 buses and 2 paratransit vehicles.[1]

History[edit]

Fixed route transit service in Liberal began on September 17, 2012, with the inauguration of the City Bus. Within 12 days, the service reached 1,000 passengers and the 10,000 ride was provided on March 29, 2013.[2]

Service[edit]

City Bus operates three regular weekday bus routes on a pulse system with all routes departing City Hall on the hour.[3]

Hours of operation for the system are Monday through Friday from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. There is no service on Saturdays and Sundays. Regular fares are $1.00.[4][5]

Routes[edit]

  • Blue Route
  • Red Route
  • Orange Route

Fixed route ridership[edit]

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[6]

5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Liberal City Bus Transit Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "City Bus Reaches 10,000 Passenger". KSCB News. April 2, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "City Bus Schedule". Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Andrew Lopez (August 10, 2023). "In rural Kansas, seniors are stranded by a lack of transit options — and it's getting worse". KCUR. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "City Bus". Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved September 1, 2023.

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