Frankfort Transit

Frankfort Transit
LocaleFrankfort, Kentucky
Service areaFranklin County, Kentucky
Service typeBus service, paratransit
Routes5
HubsClinton Street Transfer Hub
Fleet4 buses
Annual ridership168,494 (2019)
WebsiteFrankfort Transit

Frankfort Transit is the primary provider of mass transportation in Frankfort, Kentucky with five routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 168,494 rides over 45,964 annual vehicle revenue hours with 4 buses and 20 paratransit vehicles.[1]

History

Public transit in Frankfort began with streetcars on March 28, 1894, with the Capital Railway Co. Buses were introduced in 1926, and the streetcars were discontinued in 1934.[2][3] After a survey in February 2019 indicated 70% of riders were dissatisfied with the service, the transit system was revamped to streamline service and reduce transfers.[4] On May 9, 2023, ground was broken on a new transit center and parking garage just north of downtown Frankfort. The $6.75 million project consists of a bus transfer area, offices for Frankfort Transit, and a 300 space parking garage.[5]

Service

Frankfort Transit operates three weekday bus routes, and two Saturday routes, on a pulse system with all routes serving the Clinton Street Transfer Point.[6]

Hours of operation for the system are weekdays from 6:45 A.M. to 6:35 P.M. and Saturdays from 8:45 A.M. to 3:05 P.M. There is no service on Sundays. Regular fares are $0.25.[7]

Routes

Weekday

  • East
  • West
  • Purple

Saturday

  • East
  • West

Fixed route ridership

The ridership statistics shown here are of fixed route services only and do not include demand response services.[8]

50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

See also

References

  1. ^ "Frankfort Transit Agency Profile" (PDF). Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Transit Systems in Kentucky". Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "History". Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Chanda Veno (January 31, 2020). "FOCUS: Frankfort Transit still on the move after 30+ years". The State Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Mischa Wanek-Libman (May 11, 2023). "Groundbreaking ceremony held for Frankfort, Ky., transit center". Mass Transit Magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "Routes". Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "Schedules". Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  8. ^ "The National Transit Database (NTD)". Retrieved August 31, 2023.


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